Summary:
Salt Lake Center for Science Education is the only high school listed in the Salt Lake Center for Science Education area, serving grades 6–12 in Salt Lake City. The school has 368 students, a 16.8-to-1 student-teacher ratio, and a reported 43.75% free- or reduced-price lunch participation rate. Its per-student spending figure is $9,347, although that number comes from 2018–2019 and may not reflect current funding.
The school’s strongest measures relate to attendance and graduation. Its 2024–2025 graduation rate was 94.2%, higher than Utah’s 89.8%, while its dropout rate was 5.8%, below the statewide 8.5%. Chronic absenteeism was also notably lower than the state rate: 14.3% compared with 23.8%. These results suggest that students generally remain engaged and complete high school at strong rates. In the latest testing year, Grade 10 science was a standout, with 47.1% of students proficient compared with 39.3% statewide. Grade 10 English language arts also slightly exceeded the state.
Parents should be aware that academic performance is uneven, especially in mathematics and Grade 9. Only 20.2% of Grade 9 students and 26.6% of Grade 10 students were proficient in mathematics, both below Utah results; the Grade 9 gap was particularly large. Grade 9 performance was below the state in English, mathematics, and science, while Grade 10 results were stronger. Test results also dropped sharply from 2024–2025, when every reported subject and grade exceeded state averages, and the school ranking fell from 4th of 138 schools to 87th of 139. Because rankings and scores can vary by student cohort and testing conditions, parents may want to ask about recent changes in instruction, ninth-grade supports, and math intervention. Overall, the school shows strong graduation and attendance outcomes but needs closer attention to current academic consistency.
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