Summary:
The Salt Lake Center for Science Education is the only school in the Salt Lake Center for Science Education district, serving 368 students in grades 6–12 in Salt Lake City, Utah. As a small, single-school district, it does not offer parents a choice among several local schools, so the most useful comparisons are with Utah’s statewide averages and the school’s results over time.
The school’s strongest features are graduation, attendance, and student engagement. In 2024–2025, its graduation rate was 94.2%, above Utah’s 89.8%; its dropout rate was 5.8%, below the state’s 8.5%; and chronic absenteeism was 14.3%, substantially better than the statewide 23.8%. The school also has a moderate 16.8-to-1 student-teacher ratio. Academic results were especially strong in 2024–2025, when 9th- and 10th-grade ELA and science proficiency exceeded state levels by wide margins. The school serves a fairly economically diverse student population, with 43.75% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.
Parents should also be aware that academic performance changed sharply in 2025–2026. The school’s ranking fell from 4th of 138 schools in 2024–2025 to 87th of 139, and current proficiency was below Utah averages in 9th-grade ELA, both reported math grades, and 9th-grade science. Mathematics is the clearest concern: proficiency was 20.2% in 9th grade and 26.6% in 10th grade, compared with 39.4% and 29.4% statewide. Results were closer to or above state levels in 10th-grade ELA and science. Overall, the school appears supportive and effective in helping students attend and graduate, but families should ask how the school is responding to the recent decline, especially in 9th-grade math, and whether strong prior-year practices are being restored.
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