Hillside Middle

Hillside Middle serves 516 seventh and eighth graders in Salt Lake City as a regular public school. It earns a composite score of 9.2 and an Exceptional rating — the result of strong performance across both academic achievement and student growth. The school ranks 24th out of 1,014 public schools statewide, outperforming 98% of Utah schools across all levels and types.

Those numbers hold up under peer comparison too. Among Utah's 143 middle schools, Hillside ranks 4th. Within Salt Lake City, it places 4th out of 85 public schools.

A 9.3 academic score points to high current proficiency, while a 9.5 growth score signals that students here are advancing faster than their peers — not just holding a strong baseline, but building on it. The school runs at a 20.6-to-1 student-teacher ratio across its two-grade span of 7th and 8th. For families comparing middle school options in Salt Lake City, Hillside sits near the top of any shortlist.

Its combination of top-tier achievement scores and growth metrics is uncommon at this level, and its statewide ranking reflects that consistently.

The student-teacher ratio at Hillside Middle is 20.6:1, which is higher than the national average. This may mean larger class sizes, so parents should ask about classroom support, teaching assistants, and how the school differentiates instruction for students who need extra help.