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1 / 25#25. Viewmont High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Davis School District, UT
- Enrollment: 1,518 (25:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A minus
Best high schools in the Salt Lake City metro area
According to the latest data from the National Center for Education Statistics, 15.5 million students attend public high school every year, and more than 3.76 million are expected to graduate in 2025. However, those students have a wide variety of experiences over the course of their high school careers.
To start, issues surrounding equal educational access persist throughout the United States. A January 2025 report published in Frontiers found that disparities across socioeconomic status, race, gender, and geography can lead to negative outcomes and the perpetuation of systemic barriers.
Outside of these issues, students also pursue many different paths within high school. Roughly 8.3 million high schoolers attend educational programs to prepare for careers in fields like transportation, landscaping, and culinary arts. Meanwhile, nearly 2.5 million are in dual enrollment programs that offer high school and college credit for the same course, allowing students to get a jump on higher education degrees.
Dual enrollment programs are particularly useful considering that more than 3 in 5 (61%) high school graduates head to college, per a 2024 Bureau of Labor Statistics report. Unfortunately, high school doesn't always guarantee college success. In 2024, the average SAT score declined for the third straight year, and nearly 2 in 5 (39%) test-takers met or exceeded the test's college readiness benchmarks. ACT scores are also on the decline year over year, down to 19.4 out of 36, and just 3 in 10 students met at least three of the ACT's college readiness benchmarks.
With that said, attending a quality high school will typically help prepare students for their next steps in life, whether that's college, technical school, or going straight into the workforce. Stacker compiled a list of the best high schools in the Salt Lake City metro area using data from Niche, which uses seven weighted factors for its rankings. Most of the score is based on academics, but other factors include culture and diversity; sports; clubs and activities; resources; and surveys of parents, teachers, and students.
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2 / 25#24. Weber Innovation High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Weber School District, UT
- Enrollment: 390 (35:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A minus
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3 / 25#23. Lone Peak High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Alpine School District, UT
- Enrollment: 2,469 (28:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A minus
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4 / 25#22. Olympus High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Granite School District, UT
- Enrollment: 2,123 (24:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A minus
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5 / 25#21. Anthem Preparatory School
- School type: Private School
- Location: South Jordan, UT
- Enrollment: 180 (5:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A minus
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6 / 25#20. Layton Christian Academy
- School type: Private School
- Location: Layton, UT
- Enrollment: 580 (11:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A minus
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7 / 25#19. Davis High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Davis School District, UT
- Enrollment: 2,175 (26:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A minus
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8 / 25#18. Timpanogos High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Alpine School District, UT
- Enrollment: 1,365 (22:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
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9 / 25#17. Intermountain Christian School
- School type: Private School
- Location: Salt Lake City, UT
- Enrollment: 297 (8:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
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10 / 25#16. Beehive Science & Technology Academy
- School type: Public School
- Location: Beehive Science & Technology Academy, UT
- Enrollment: 366 (19:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
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11 / 25#15. Mount Vernon Academy
- School type: Private School
- Location: Murray, UT
- Enrollment: 142 (11:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
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12 / 25#14. West High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Salt Lake School District, UT
- Enrollment: 2,600 (22:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
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13 / 25#13. Corner Canyon High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Canyons School District, UT
- Enrollment: 2,434 (26:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
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14 / 25#12. Skyline High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Granite School District, UT
- Enrollment: 2,124 (27:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
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15 / 25#11. No. Ut. Academy of Math Engineering & Science Ogden
- School type: Public School
- Location: Northern Utah Academy for Math Engineering & Science (Nuames), UT
- Enrollment: 450 (20:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
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16 / 25#10. Academy for Math, Engineering & Science (AMES)
- School type: Public School
- Location: Salt Lake City, UT
- Enrollment: 454 (21:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
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17 / 25#9. No. Ut. Academy for Math Engineering & Science
- School type: Public School
- Location: Northern Utah Academy for Math Engineering & Science (Nuames), UT
- Enrollment: 673 (22:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
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18 / 25#8. Saint Joseph Catholic High School
- School type: Private School
- Location: Ogden, UT
- Enrollment: 175 (10:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A
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19 / 25#7. Itineris Early College High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: West Jordan, UT
- Enrollment: 390 (20:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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20 / 25#6. Karl G. Maeser Preparatory Academy
- School type: Public School
- Location: Lindon, UT
- Enrollment: 625 (16:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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21 / 25#5. Judge Memorial Catholic High School
- School type: Private School
- Location: Salt Lake City, UT
- Enrollment: 504 (8:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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22 / 25#4. Juan Diego Catholic High School
- School type: Private School
- Location: Draper, UT
- Enrollment: 730 (10:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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23 / 25#3. Utah County Academy of Sciences (UCAS)
- School type: Public School
- Location: Orem, UT
- Enrollment: 505 (14:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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24 / 25#2. Rowland Hall
- School type: Private School
- Location: Salt Lake City, UT
- Enrollment: 983 (9:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
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25 / 25#1. Waterford School
- School type: Private School
- Location: Sandy, UT
- Enrollment: 1,100 (7:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
This story features data reporting by Rob Powell, writing by Jill Jaracz, and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 97 metros.
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