Warenski-Duvall Commercial Building and Apartments · Photo: Karrol Broschinsky · Public domainMurray’s public schools score below 74% of Utah districts on tests and graduation
Math proficiency in Murray’s districts is 27%, below the Utah average (39%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Murray, 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.
Murray’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 175 Utah towns with household incomes within a quarter of Murray’s, its schools beat 4%, lower than their 26% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Spending and class size
Murray spends $12,308 per student and Granite $12,019, against $11,467 across Utah (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Choice beyond the district
Academy for Math Engineering & Science, Mount Vernon Academy (private), La Europa Academy (private) and La Europa Academy (private) are in town. Utah Virtual Academy, an online school, is based here too; it isn’t counted as a local school. 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 Murray’s grade
C: better than 26% of Utah school districts, #106 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 Murray, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Murray
Woodstock School
Grades PK–6 · 625 students · 25:1 students per teacher · in Salt Lake City
7th grade in Murray · depends on your address
Hillcrest Jr High
Grades 7–9 · 696 students · 22:1 students per teacher
Riverview Jr High
Grades 7–9 · 614 students · 22:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Murray · depends on your address
Hillcrest Jr High
Grades 7–9 · 696 students · 22:1 students per teacher
Riverview Jr High
Grades 7–9 · 614 students · 22:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Murray · depends on your address
Cottonwood High
Grades 9–12 · 1,451 students · 23:1 students per teacher · in Salt Lake City
Hillcrest Jr High
Grades 7–9 · 696 students · 22:1 students per teacher
Riverview Jr High
Grades 7–9 · 614 students · 22:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Murray · depends on your address
Cottonwood High
Grades 9–12 · 1,451 students · 23:1 students per teacher · in Salt Lake City
Murray High
Grades 10–12 · 1,364 students · 21:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Murray · depends on your address
Cottonwood High
Grades 9–12 · 1,451 students · 23:1 students per teacher · in Salt Lake City
Murray High
Grades 10–12 · 1,364 students · 21:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Murray · depends on your address
Cottonwood High
Grades 9–12 · 1,451 students · 23:1 students per teacher · in Salt Lake City
Murray High
Grades 10–12 · 1,364 students · 21:1 students per teacher
Murray runs its own schools through grade 12 (Murray School District). From grade PK, students attend the Granite School District, shared with Emigration Canyon, Holladay, Kearns, Magna, Millcreek, South Salt Lake, Taylorsville and West Valley City. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Murray
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
How students score
Murray vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Utah towns that share Murray’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Murray | C | Murray PK–12 · Granite PK–12 |
| Taylorsville | C− | Granite |
| Millcreek | C− | Granite |
| Midvale | A− | Canyons |
| West Jordan | B | Jordan |
| Holladay | C− | Granite |
| Cottonwood Heights | A− | Canyons |
3 of the 6 neighbors share Granite with Murray for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Murray
18 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 (Murray Adult Transition).
Questions about Murray’s schools
Are Murray’s schools good?
On Utah’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Murray children attend score below 74% of Utah’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade, #106 of 119 Utah towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 4%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Murray in?
Two districts: Murray School District runs grades PK–12, and Granite School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Emigration Canyon, Holladay, Kearns, Magna, Millcreek, South Salt Lake, Taylorsville and West Valley City.
Where do Murray kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Cottonwood High and Murray High.
What is Murray’s graduation rate?
79% of the class of 2023 in Granite School District graduated in four years, against 88% across Utah.
How much does Murray spend per student?
$12,308 in Murray School District and $12,019 in Granite School District (FY2024), against $11,467 across Utah. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Murray?
Yes: Mount Vernon Academy (nonsectarian, grades K–12, 121 students), La Europa Academy (nonsectarian · all-girls, grades 9–12, 26 students) and La Europa Academy (nonsectarian · all-girls, grades 9–12, 26 students). Murray also has 1 charter school, free and open by application.
Parents talk
What Murray families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Murray → 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.