📍 178 E. 5300 S., Murray, Salt Lake County, 84107
Hillcrest Jr High is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Murray, Salt Lake County. The school has 776 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Murray District school district. It serves grades 7–9 in an urban setting. The school employs 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 22.2:1. 31% of students are proficient in reading. 24% are proficient in maths. The school offers a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Hillcrest Jr High enrolls 776 students across grades 7–9. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 35 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 22.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 54% White, 31% Hispanic or Latino and 6.6% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 422 | 54% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 242 | 31% |
| Black or African American | 51 | 6.6% |
| Two or more races | 32 | 4.1% |
| Asian | 14 | 1.8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 11 | 1.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
304 of the school's 776 students (39%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 254 qualify for free lunch and 50 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Hillcrest Jr High is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district UT-40, state senate district 8, state house district 37.
Hillcrest Jr High is one of 12 schools in Murray District, based in Murray, Utah. The district serves 5,678 students district-wide and employs 274 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 776 students, Hillcrest Jr High is larger than the district average of about 473 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small