Summary:
Highland, Utah, has five public schools serving students from prekindergarten through 12th grade in the Alpine District, a generally strong suburban school system ranked about 65th percentile statewide. Together, the schools enroll 5,443 students, with Lone Peak High serving nearly half of them. All five schools rank well above the statewide midpoint, creating a notably consistent K–12 pathway for families in the area.
Highland School is the city’s top academic performer, ranking fourth among 563 Utah elementary schools and earning a five-star rating. Its proficiency rates were at least 75% in every reported subject and grade, with especially strong science and mathematics results. Mountain Ridge Junior High is another standout, ranking seventh of 217 middle schools statewide and performing particularly well in science. The other elementary schools are also solid: Freedom School ranked 70th and Ridgeline School ranked 79th statewide. However, both had several results near 50%, well below Highland’s consistently high scores.
Lone Peak High ranked 19th among Utah high schools and had the city’s strongest completion and attendance measures: a 97% graduation rate, a 2.4% dropout rate, and only 10.1% chronic absenteeism. Mathematics is its clearest academic improvement area. Attendance deserves the closest attention at Ridgeline School, where chronic absenteeism reached 26.8%, the highest local rate. Overall, families can expect strong schools across Highland, with the most consistent academic results at Highland School and Mountain Ridge, excellent persistence outcomes at Lone Peak, and targeted opportunities to improve math and attendance.
Thank you for your feedback!