High Schools in Emery District

Emery District, a largely rural Utah district, has two high schools serving grades 7–12: Emery High serves grades 9–12, while Green River High serves grades 7–12. The schools differ substantially in size, with 614 students at Emery High and 83 at Green River High, and the Emery District ranks near the middle of Utah districts overall.

Emery High has the stronger and more complete current performance profile. Its 90.4% graduation rate is above both the district and state rates, its dropout rate is below the district rate, and its chronic absenteeism rate is 26.2%, much lower than Green River High’s 44.8%. Emery High also exceeds district averages in four of six current subject-and-grade assessment comparisons. However, its statewide ranking has declined from the 57th percentile in 2023–24 to the 32nd percentile in 2025–26. The main concern is 10th-grade performance, which fell in English, mathematics, and science, while 9th-grade results were generally stable or improved.

Green River High offers very small classes and a student–teacher ratio of 9.1, about half that of Emery High. Its 10th-grade English result may be a strength, although it is reported as a range rather than an exact score. Other available results are uneven, with several middle- and high-school scores reported as ranges, upper bounds, or suppressed values. Parents should pay particular attention to Green River’s exceptionally high absenteeism and seek current graduation, dropout, and ranking information, which is limited in the available data. Overall, Emery High appears stronger on attendance and completion outcomes, while Green River’s small scale is an advantage but does not eliminate its attendance and achievement challenges.