Summary:
ZIP code 84107 has one listed middle school, Hillcrest Junior High, serving grades 7–9 in Murray, Utah. The school enrolls 696 students and is part of the Murray District. Because it is the only middle school identified in the ZIP code, there are no nearby schools in this data set for direct school-to-school comparison.
Hillcrest Junior High has a mixed but improving academic profile. Its strongest 2025–2026 results were in ninth-grade science, where 57.2% of students were proficient, exceeding both the district’s 53.8% and Utah’s 49.7%. Ninth-grade mathematics was another strength, with 45.8% proficiency compared with 43.9% in the district and 39.4% statewide. Seventh-grade mathematics and science also exceeded district results, although they remained below statewide levels. Results improved in every subject and grade with comparable data, including a notable 12-point increase in ninth-grade mathematics and a 10.5-point increase in ninth-grade science.
The main academic concern is eighth-grade mathematics: 34.7% of students were proficient, compared with 42.9% in the district and 39.3% statewide. English language arts was also below district and state results in grades 7 and 8, although ninth-grade ELA matched the state rate at 45.4%. Attendance deserves close attention as well. Chronic absenteeism was 35.0%, substantially higher than the district’s 23.5% and Utah’s 23.8%. The school has a 21.7-to-1 student-teacher ratio, and 46.26% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch. Overall, the school ranked at the 41st percentile and received two stars, suggesting performance near the lower-middle range, with meaningful strengths in ninth-grade math and science and clear opportunities in attendance, literacy, and eighth-grade math.
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