Best High Schools in Utah
The top 50 high schools (grades 9-12) in Utah, ranked by enrollment from NCES data with EDFacts proficiency rates where available. Average proficiency across this list is 64%.
| # | School | City | Enrollment | Proficiency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Digital Education Center | Tooele, UT | 8,561 | 60% |
| 2 | Granger High | West Valley City, UT | 3,481 | 40% |
| 3 | Cedar Valley High | Eagle Mountain, UT | 2,924 | 53% |
| 4 | Copper Hills High | West Jordan, UT | 2,841 | 56% |
| 5 | Taylorsville High | Taylorsville, UT | 2,770 | 53% |
| 6 | Cyprus High | Magna, UT | 2,709 | 55% |
| 7 | Westlake High | Saratoga Springs, UT | 2,659 | 63% |
| 8 | West High | Salt Lake City, UT | 2,600 | 46% |
| 9 | Hunter High | West Valley City, UT | 2,595 | 52% |
| 10 | Southwest Educational Academy | Cedar City, UT | 2,585 | 54% |
| 11 | Mountain Ridge High | Herriman, UT | 2,507 | 65% |
| 12 | Bingham High | South Jordan, UT | 2,482 | 59% |
| 13 | Syracuse High | Syracuse, UT | 2,452 | 68% |
| 14 | Corner Canyon High | Draper, UT | 2,434 | 63% |
| 15 | Skyridge High School | Lehi, UT | 2,387 | 67% |
| 16 | Brighton High | Salt Lake City, UT | 2,360 | 63% |
| 17 | Timpview High | Provo, UT | 2,341 | 62% |
| 18 | Alta High | Sandy, UT | 2,294 | 73% |
| 19 | Riverton High | Riverton, UT | 2,286 | 69% |
| 20 | Davis High | Kaysville, UT | 2,175 | 74% |
| 21 | Fremont High | Plain City, UT | 2,160 | 69% |
| 22 | Skyline High | Salt Lake City, UT | 2,124 | 76% |
| 23 | Olympus High | Salt Lake City, UT | 2,123 | 62% |
| 24 | Farmington High | Farmington, UT | 2,083 | 63% |
| 25 | Weber High | Ogden, UT | 2,037 | 64% |
| 26 | Provo High | Provo, UT | 1,988 | 63% |
| 27 | Lehi High | Lehi, UT | 1,982 | 66% |
| 28 | Northridge High | Layton, UT | 1,954 | 62% |
| 29 | American Fork Jr High | American Fork, UT | 1,894 | 62% |
| 30 | Jordan High | Sandy, UT | 1,785 | 66% |
| 31 | Tooele High | Tooele, UT | 1,768 | 67% |
| 32 | Willowcreek Middle | Lehi, UT | 1,746 | 67% |
| 33 | Maple Mountain High | Spanish Fork, UT | 1,740 | 62% |
| 34 | Nebo Online School | Salem, UT | 1,736 | 70% |
| 35 | Frontier Middle School | Eagle Mountain, UT | 1,634 | 63% |
| 36 | American Leadership Academy | Spanish Fork, UT | 1,629 | 65% |
| 37 | Springville High | Springville, UT | 1,612 | 64% |
| 38 | Woods Cross High | Woods Cross, UT | 1,567 | 67% |
| 39 | Spanish Fork High | Spanish Fork, UT | 1,519 | 72% |
| 40 | Vista Heights Middle | Saratoga Springs, UT | 1,519 | 63% |
| 41 | Viewmont High | Bountiful, UT | 1,518 | 68% |
| 42 | West Point Jr High | West Point, UT | 1,469 | 71% |
| 43 | Sunset Ridge Middle | West Jordan, UT | 1,454 | 69% |
| 44 | Lake Mountain Middle | Saratoga Springs, UT | 1,412 | 69% |
| 45 | Murray High | Murray, UT | 1,400 | 69% |
| 46 | Timpanogos High | Orem, UT | 1,365 | 66% |
| 47 | Bonneville High | Ogden, UT | 1,361 | 68% |
| 48 | Oak Canyon Jr High | Lindon, UT | 1,334 | 65% |
| 49 | Oquirrh Hills Middle | Riverton, UT | 1,332 | 74% |
| 50 | Dixie High | St George, UT | 1,293 | 62% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the best high school in Utah?
The largest high school in Utah is Digital Education Center in Tooele with 8,561 students and a 60% proficiency rate. Rankings are based on NCES Common Core of Data enrollment and EDFacts proficiency results.
How many high schools are in Utah?
This page shows the top 50 high schools (grades 9-12) in Utah by enrollment. Browse the full state directory to see all schools.
What does the proficiency rate measure?
Proficiency rate is the percentage of students meeting grade-level standards on combined math and reading assessments, as reported by EDFacts. Data is district-level and applied to each school in the district.
Where does this data come from?
Enrollment and school characteristics come from the NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency rates come from EDFacts assessment results. Both are official federal datasets published by the U.S. Department of Education.
The this entity category groups every U.S. K-12 school outcomes and enrollment entity sharing this attribute. The list above is the data; the paragraphs below explain what the grouping means against the broader NCES Common Core of Data and EDFacts distribution and how to read the relative rankings within the category.
For readers using this category as a starting point, the per-entity detail pages linked from the table above carry the underlying NCES Common Core of Data and EDFacts data in full. The category-level view is the filter; the per-entity pages are the actual answer.
Schools are ranked by enrollment within the state. Proficiency rates come from EDFacts assessment results, district-level figures applied to each school in the district.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, 2026.