The top reported proficiency rate is 58% in Science. The lowest is 51% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Midas Creek School
Midas Creek School is a K-6 elementary school serving the Riverton community as part of Jordan School District. It is a standard public school, not a charter or magnet school, and the data does not indicate Title I status, so it operates without that federal designation.
The school is solidly performing, and a parent looking at the numbers would see a place where students, on the whole, meet the state bar on state assessments at a rate that places the school in the top quartile for overall proficiency among elementary schools within Salt Lake County. In math, the share of students scoring at the proficient or above level on the RISE assessment is above what is typical for the county. The same is true for English language arts, where performance is similarly at that stronger end of the spectrum. Science proficiency is higher still, the strongest of the three subjects for which results were reported, and that also sits well above the county median. For a parent weighing academic strength at the elementary level, this school offers a consistent picture of above-average performance across the core subjects. The district is one of the largest in Utah, and the school’s results reflect that stability.
The enrollment, while the precise figure is on the page, can be described as moderately large for an elementary school. The student body is predominantly white, with the next largest group being Hispanic students, followed by small shares of students who are of two or more races and then very small numbers of other racial groups. A relatively modest share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, meaning the school serves a predominantly middle- to upper-middle-income population. The data does not provide a count for students with disabilities or English learners, so a parent with a child in those categories may want to ask the school directly about its special education staffing and English language development programs. Information on chronic absenteeism and discipline was also not available, leaving gaps in understanding the school climate from data alone.
Riverton itself is a rapidly growing suburban city in the southwest corner of the Salt Lake Valley, having shifted from its rural farming roots to a place defined by family-oriented subdivisions and suburban-style commercial nodes. The city does not have a dense walkable downtown; civic life centers on locations like Mountain View Village, a large mixed-use development, and the Old Dome Meeting Hall. Housing values in the school’s zip code are high, well above the national median, and rents are commensurate with a community that has experienced substantial growth. The area is car-dependent, and while the Utah Transit Authority added a bus route in 2025 that runs hourly along a major thoroughfare, most families will rely on personal vehicles for getting around. Major employment anchors include the Intermountain Riverton Hospital, the Riverton Office Building, and the Jordan School District itself. The rapid growth of the area means that Jordan School District has been managing enrollment increases, school construction, and boundary adjustments, which can affect which school a child attends and the size of classes, though Midas Creek is an established campus.
For a family looking at this school, the core takeaway is an elementary school with above-average test scores in a growing, family-oriented, car-dependent suburb with high housing costs. It fits a parent who wants a neighborhood school within a large district, with strong academic marks in the early years, and who values the suburban lifestyle Riverton offers. The missing data points on special populations and school climate are not red flags on their own—they may simply not have been reported in the source data—but a parent with specific concerns about those areas would want to follow up with the school office.
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