Best Public Schools in Midvale, UT

Midvale, Utah, has eight schools serving about 6,460 students from kindergarten through grade 12, including four elementary schools, one middle school, one high school, and two alternative schools. Seven schools are part of Canyons District, while Utah Connections Academy is an online alternative school. The area offers different learning settings, but school results vary widely by grade level and measure.

Among traditional schools, Midvalley School is the strongest elementary option, with higher reading, math, and science results than the other local elementary schools, although it still trails district averages. East Midvale School, Midvale School, and Copperview School have lower achievement and high chronic absenteeism; East Midvale and Copperview exceed 40% absenteeism. Copperview has the lowest elementary test results despite a relatively low student-teacher ratio. Midvale Middle ranks near the bottom statewide and has especially weak science and math results, though its chronic absenteeism is unusually low at 3%.

Hillcrest High has stronger academic results than most traditional local schools, but its 79.2% graduation rate and 19.1% dropout rate are major concerns compared with state figures. Utah Connections Academy stands out for a 95.2% graduation rate, low dropout rate, and very low absenteeism, but its math proficiency is weak, so strong completion results do not mean uniformly strong academics. Jordan Valley School is a very small specialized setting and should not be compared directly with conventional schools. Parents may wish to focus on attendance support and foundational skills in elementary grades, math improvement across schools, and graduation and dropout prevention at Hillcrest High. Historical spending figures date to 2018–2019 and are not reliable measures of current value.