Amanda Conk Best House · Photo: Tsayrate · CC BY-SA 3.0Millcreek’s public schools score below 80% of Utah districts on tests and graduation
In Millcreek, 26% of tested students are proficient in math, below the Utah average (39%). The grade covers the public school district serving Millcreek, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Utah, not nationally.
From Utah state tests taken in spring 2021, when nearly all of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Millcreek’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 172 Utah towns with household incomes within a quarter of Millcreek’s, its schools beat 1%, lower than their 20% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $12,019 per student, against $11,467 across Utah (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Seven elementary schools, then four middle and one high school
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Canyon Rim Academy, Utah International Charter School, Elizabeth Academy (private), Learning Tree East (private), Montessori of Salt Lake (private), Mount Olympus Preparatory/Eva Carlston Academy (private) and Oasis Millcreek (private) are in town. Every school ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Millcreek’s grade
C−: better than 20% of Utah school districts, #112 of 119 Utah towns. Both inputs trail the Utah average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Millcreek, with each school’s own grade.
9th grade in Millcreek · depends on your address
Skyline High
Grades 7–12 · 2,186 students · 27:1 students per teacher · in Salt Lake City
Evergreen Jr High
Grades 6–9 · 600 students · 24:1 students per teacher · in Salt Lake City
10th grade in Millcreek
Skyline High
Grades 7–12 · 2,186 students · 27:1 students per teacher · in Salt Lake City
11th grade in Millcreek
Skyline High
Grades 7–12 · 2,186 students · 27:1 students per teacher · in Salt Lake City
12th grade in Millcreek
Skyline High
Grades 7–12 · 2,186 students · 27:1 students per teacher · in Salt Lake City
Millcreek’s public schools are run by Granite School District, which also serves Emigration Canyon, Holladay, Kearns and Magna and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
How students score
Millcreek vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Utah towns that share Millcreek’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Millcreek | C− | Granite |
| Salt Lake City | C− | Salt Lake City |
| Murray | C | Murray PK–12 · Granite PK–12 |
| Holladay | C− | Granite |
| Taylorsville | C− | Granite |
| South Salt Lake | C− | Granite |
4 of the 5 neighbors share Granite with Millcreek, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.
Every school in Millcreek
19 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Utah’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (Blind Region 2).
Questions about Millcreek’s schools
Are Millcreek’s schools good?
On Utah’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Millcreek children attend score below 80% of Utah’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade, #112 of 119 Utah towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 1%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Millcreek in?
Granite School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 59,106 students in 84 schools (2024–25).
Where do Millcreek kids go to high school?
Skyline High in Salt Lake City, with 2,186 students; its own test results earn an A.
What is Millcreek’s graduation rate?
79% of the class of 2023 in Granite School District graduated in four years, against 88% across Utah.
How much does Millcreek spend per student?
$12,019 in Granite School District (FY2024), against $11,467 across Utah. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Millcreek?
Yes: Elizabeth Academy (nonsectarian, grades PK–12, 314 students), Learning Tree East (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 72 students), Montessori of Salt Lake (nonsectarian, grades PK–2, 50 students), Mount Olympus Preparatory/Eva Carlston Academy (nonsectarian · all-girls, grades 7–12, 23 students) and Oasis Millcreek (nonsectarian · all-girls, grades 7–11, 10 students). Millcreek also has 2 charter schools, free and open by application.
Parents talk
What Millcreek families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Millcreek → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Utah. Stars are from neighbors.