Summary:
ZIP code 84096 has three high schools serving about 5,663 students: Mountain Ridge High and Herriman High serve grades 10–12 in the Jordan District, while Salt Lake Academy High School serves grades 9–12. The area includes two very large traditional high schools and one much smaller school. Their results vary considerably, so families may want to consider academic achievement, graduation, attendance, and school size together.
Herriman High is the strongest overall academic performer. It ranked 32nd of 139 Utah high schools in 2025–2026 and was above state averages in English, math, and science. Its graduation rate was 94.7%, and its dropout rate was 4.5%. The school also improved sharply from the prior year, with proficiency gains of roughly 11 to 13 percentage points across the three tested subjects. Mountain Ridge High had the area’s highest graduation rate at 95.1%, along with the lowest chronic absenteeism rate at 15.9%, but its academic ranking fell to 102nd statewide. Its math proficiency was 18.2%, and its English results were also below the state average.
Salt Lake Academy High School is the smallest school, with 403 students, and has the lowest student-teacher ratio at 18.8. However, it also has the weakest academic results and highest chronic absenteeism rate: 30.4% of students were chronically absent. Its 10th-grade proficiency rates were 27.2% in English, 9.8% in math, and 13.0% in science. Its graduation rate of 92.9% remains above the Utah average, showing that graduation and test performance measure different outcomes. Across all three schools, mathematics is the most consistent academic concern, while attendance is the clearest difference between the schools.
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