Best High Schools in Utah

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the Utah Aspire Plus test scores by the Utah State Board of Education. The most recent update was on Wednesday, September 18, 2024.

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 138)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
490093000544	81	Richfield High	Public	9-12	495 West Center	Richfield	84701	Sevier County	Sevier District	No	No	No	No	(435) 896-8247	753	36	21.1	41.0%	636 (84.5%)	5 (0.7%)	38 (5.0%)	2 (0.3%)	63 (8.4%)	9 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	$10,029			$1,283			$8,746	41.3	45.8	74	7
490018601483	82	American Academy of Innovation	Public, Charter	6-12	5410 W South Jordan Parkway	South Jordan	84009	Salt Lake County	American Academy of Innovation	Yes	No	No	Yes	(801) 810-4786	365	22	16.3	19.2%	284 (77.8%)	6 (1.6%)	50 (13.7%)	8 (2.2%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (3.6%)	$7,156			$409			$6,747	41.2	23.9	112	30
490042001338	83	Herriman High	Public	10-12	11917 S 6000 W	Herriman	84096	Salt Lake County	Jordan District	No	No	No	No	(801) 567-8530	2,415	97	24.9	16.3%	1,712 (70.9%)	21 (0.9%)	477 (19.8%)	54 (2.2%)	1 (0.0%)	40 (1.7%)	110 (4.6%)	$7,226			$201			$7,024	41	37.9	87	4
490099000557	84	South Summit High	Public	9-12	45 S 300 E	Kamas	84036	Summit County	South Summit District	No	No	No	No	(435) 783-4313	524	26	20.1	15.1%	436 (83.2%)	0 (0.0%)	84 (16.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	$13,725			$158			$13,567	40.6	50.6	66	18
490042000661	85	Riverton High	Public	10-12	12476 S Silverwolf Way (2700 W	Riverton	84065	Salt Lake County	Jordan District	No	No	No	No	(801) 256-5800	2,326	91	25.6	12.1%	1,928 (82.9%)	17 (0.7%)	244 (10.5%)	23 (1.0%)	7 (0.3%)	12 (0.5%)	95 (4.1%)	$8,019			$348			$7,670	39.2	33	91	6
490060000374	86	Murray High	Public	10-12	5440 S State	Murray	84107	Salt Lake County	Murray District	No	No	No	No	(801) 264-7460	1,374	64	21.6	31.5%	850 (61.9%)	51 (3.7%)	358 (26.1%)	27 (2.0%)	12 (0.9%)	11 (0.8%)	61 (4.4%)	$10,200			$450			$9,750	38.9	64.1	36	50
490090000537	87	San Juan High	Public	6-12	311 N 100 E	Blanding	84511	San Juan County	San Juan District	No	No	No	Yes	(435) 678-1301	426	22	19	55.9%	219 (51.4%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	163 (38.3%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.5%)	$14,526			$1,463			$13,062	38.9	31.1	100	13
490003000024	88	Pleasant Grove High	Public	10-12	700 E 200 S	Pleasant Grove	84062	Utah County	Alpine District	No	No	No	No	(801) 610-8170	2,009	79	25.3	16.6%	1,604 (79.8%)	17 (0.8%)	282 (14.0%)	11 (0.5%)	7 (0.3%)	16 (0.8%)	72 (3.6%)	$8,110			$270			$7,840	38.3	47.1	72	16
490001200673	89	Utah Arts Academy	Public, Magnet, Charter	9-12	1091 N Bluff St	Saint George	84770	Washington County	Utah Arts Academy	Yes	Yes	No	No	(435) 414-4535	272	19	14.2	27.6%	218 (80.1%)	8 (2.9%)	36 (13.2%)	4 (1.5%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	$8,797			$376			$8,421	36.3			(n/a)
490005201153	90	Paradigm High School	Public, Charter	7-12	11577 S 3600 W	South Jordan	84095	Salt Lake County	Paradigm High School	Yes	No	No	No	(801) 676-1018	384	19	20	16.4%	310 (80.7%)	1 (0.3%)	54 (14.1%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	13 (3.4%)	$7,957			$164			$7,793	34.3	47.6	71	19

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on Utah Aspire Plus English Language Arts, Utah Aspire Plus Mathematics, Utah Aspire Plus Science test scores released by the Utah State Board of Education.
These rankings were last updated on September 18, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Utah State Board of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Utah State Board of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education

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