Summary:
Moab, Utah, has one listed high school, Grand County High, serving grades 9–12 with 469 students in the Grand District. As the area’s only high school, it offers a small-school setting, a 15.2-to-1 student–teacher ratio, and a free or reduced-price lunch participation rate of 36.89%. Because there is no second local high school for comparison, the most useful measures are the school’s recent progress and its results compared with district and Utah averages.
Grand County High has shown encouraging academic momentum. Its ranking improved from 124th of 138 Utah schools, at the 10th percentile with one star, in 2023–2024 and 2024–2025 to 97th of 139, at the 30th percentile with two stars, in 2025–2026. Proficiency increased in every reported subject and grade. The strongest result was 10th-grade English Language Arts, where 55.6% of students were proficient, exceeding Utah’s 48.2%. The largest year-over-year gains were in 10th-grade ELA and math, each improving by about 17 percentage points. These results suggest that recent instructional or student-support efforts may be producing progress, although the year-to-year figures represent different student groups.
Parents should also consider the school’s continuing challenges. Mathematics remains the weakest area: only 22.3% of ninth graders and 25.9% of tenth graders were proficient, both below state results. Science proficiency was also below Utah levels. In 2024–2025, the graduation rate was 85.8%, compared with 89.8% statewide, while the dropout rate was 13.4%, higher than Utah’s 8.5%. Chronic absenteeism was the most serious concern, affecting 39.1% of students versus 23.8% statewide and 38.0% in the district. Overall, Grand County High appears to be improving academically, but attendance, graduation completion, dropout prevention, and mathematics remain important priorities.
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