About Oquirhh Hills Middle

LogoOquirrh Hills Middle School is a public institution located in Riverton, Utah, approximately 15 miles south of Salt Lake City. The school serves over 1,000 students from the communities of Riverton and South Jordan. Oquirrh Hills bears the Native American name of the mountain range to the west. The traditionally rural area has undergone a rapid transition to suburbia with middle and upper income housing development. Oquirrh Hills currently meets accreditation standards and has enjoyed accreditation status since it’s inception in 1979. School patrons are highly supportive and work with the faculty to see that the special, individual needs of each student are met.

Student Achievement

Criterion Referenced Tests (CRT)
The Core Criterion Referenced Tests (CRTs) are administered at the end of each school year to help assess how well students have mastered the standards and objectives set forth in the State of Utah Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science core curricula.   Student achievement is reported as the percent of students reaching “proficient” by earning a Level 3 or Level 4 performance on the Core CRT.

Year
7th Lang. Arts
8th Lang. Arts
9th Lang. Arts
7th Math
Pre-Algebra
Algebra 1
Geometry
2003-04
58%
77%
73%
61%
64%
68%
73%
2004-05
87%
75%
85%
78%
76%
70%
84%
2005-06
79%
78%
83%
65%
73%
74%
85%
2006-07
81%
90%
88%
73%
81%
79%
89%
2007-08
83%
87%
87%
85%
87%
74%
92%
Year
7th Science
8th Science
9th Earth Sci.
Biology
 
2003-04
58%
66%
60%
93%
     
2004-05
69%
65%
67%
95%
     
2005-06
61%
73%
70%
87%
     
2006-07
64%
72%
79%
94%
     
2007-08
64%
74%
75%
98%
     
Detailed Core CRT results by student subgroups PDF

IOWA Tests
The IOWA Test of Basic Skills provides a comparison of achievement to students across the United States in reading, language arts, math, science and social studies.  The IOWA test is given each fall to students in grades 3, 5, and 8.  The Jordan School District School also administers the IOWA to students in grade 6.  Results are reported as the average percentile rank.  The national average is the 50th percentile in each area.

 8th Grade
Norms
Year
Reading
Language
Math
Core Total
Soc. Studies
Science
Total Composite
2000 Norms
2004-05
61
54
59
58
49
66
58
2000 Norms
2005-06
68
61
60
62
53
70
62
2005 Norms*
2006-07
60
56
53
56
51
65
57
2005 Norms*
2007-08
62
60
62
61
52
67
61
* It is not appropriate to formally compare school results between the old norms and the new norms.

Direct Writing Assessment (DWA)
The Direct Writing Assessment (DWA) is designed to assess the writing skills of 6th and 9th grade students in February and March each year.  The following six components of writing are assessed: ideas & content, organization, voice, word choice, sentence fluency, and conventions.
 
 Grade 9 Average Points Earned
Year
Ideas / Content
Organization
Voice
Word Choice
Sentence Fluency
Conventions
Composite
2003/04
3.8
3.7
3.7
3.5
3.6
3.6
21.9
2004/05
3.7
3.7
3.9
3.5
3.7
3.6
22
2005/06
3.6
3.5
3.6
3.5
3.5
3.5
21.2
2006/07
3.5
3.6
3.6
3.5
3.6
3.6
21.4
2007/08*
3.5
3.5
3.5
3.4
3.5
3.5
20.9
* Each year the direct writing prompt changes, therefore caution should be used in making year to year conclusions.
 
Boundary Description

MiddleBegin at the Utah & Salt Lake Canal (approx. 2480 W.) and 11800 S.; east along 11800 S. (south side) to 1700 W.; north along 1700 W. (east side) to the So. Jordan/Riverton City Line (approx. 11695 S.); east and northeast along the So. Jordan/Riverton City Line (south side) to 1300 W. and approx. 11600 S.; south along 1300 W. (west side) to the So. Jordan/Riverton City Line (11745 S.); east along the So. Jordan/Riverton City Line (south side) to the Jordan River; south along the Jordan River (west side) to Bangerter Highway; west along Bangerter Highway (north side) to 2700 W.; north along 2700 W. (east side) to 13400 S.; west along 13400 S. (north side) to the Utah Lake Distributing Canal (approx. 3300 W.); north along the Utah Lake Distributing Canal (east side) to 12200 S.; east along 12200 S. (south side) to the Utah & Salt Lake Canal; north along the Utah & Salt Lake Canal (east side) to 11800 S.

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