Summary:
Canyons District has eight listed high schools serving grades 6–12, depending on the school, in the suburban Salt Lake Valley area of Utah. Enrollment totals 11,646 students, but nearly 98% attend the five large comprehensive schools: Corner Canyon High, Brighton High, Hillcrest High, Alta High, and Jordan High. Overall, families will find substantial differences in academic performance, graduation outcomes, attendance, and school size.
Brighton High currently has the strongest overall profile, ranking 15th of 139 schools and combining a 92.9% graduation rate, 5.9% dropout rate, and the lowest chronic absenteeism rate among the large schools. Its proficiency results exceeded district averages in all six reported subjects. Corner Canyon High remains the academic leader in many subjects and has the highest graduation rate at 94.4%, although its ranking has declined and science scores fell notably. Alta High also has a strong 92.1% graduation rate, but more mixed test results. Parents comparing schools should pay particular attention to both achievement and student engagement, since those measures do not always move together.
Hillcrest High is the clearest comprehensive-school concern, with the lowest graduation rate, highest dropout rate, elevated chronic absenteeism, and below-district proficiency in every reported subject. Jordan High has especially weak mathematics results and an above-district dropout rate. The smaller Diamond Ridge High School, Life Skills Academy, and Canyons Technical Education Center serve specialized populations and should not be compared directly with large high schools. Their small enrollments and limited reporting make separate evaluation more appropriate.
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