Summary:
Provo, Utah, has three public high schools in the Provo District: Timpview High serves grades 9–12, Provo High serves grades 7–12, and Independence High serves grades 5–12. Together, they enroll about 4,600 students, but they differ considerably in size, grade levels, and student needs. The district ranks 47th of 92 Utah districts, while school-level results vary widely.
Timpview High is the clear overall standout. It ranks 35th of 139 Utah schools, placing it in the 75th percentile, and it performs above district and state results in all six reported 2025–26 testing areas. Its 94.1% graduation rate, 3.6% dropout rate, and 11.9% chronic absenteeism rate are the strongest combination in Provo. Provo High is improving: its ranking rose from 118th to 99th, and science, mathematics, and ninth-grade ELA results generally increased. Its 91.1% graduation rate is above district and state levels, although all six current testing results remain below those comparison benchmarks. The largest gap between the two schools is in mathematics, where Timpview leads by roughly 19 percentage points in both reported grades.
Independence High has a substantially different profile and is much smaller, with 276 students. Its 68.8% graduation rate, 21.2% dropout rate, and 50.9% chronic absenteeism rate indicate significant challenges with persistence and attendance. Its latest available ranking was 138th of 138, and some 2025–26 test results are reported only as under 21%. Because it serves grades 5–12 and has a different enrollment size and mission, comparisons should be made cautiously. For families prioritizing the strongest overall academic and completion outcomes, Timpview currently leads; Provo shows encouraging progress, while Independence may require the greatest level of support.
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