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American Fork High

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American Fork High ranks 61 st of 138 Utah high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 10-12

61^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 138 Utah High Schools

Better than 56% of Utah high schools

Summary

American Fork High is a public high school located in American Fork, Utah, serving grades 10-12 with a total enrollment of 2,335 students. It is part of the Alpine School District, which is ranked 30th out of 93 districts in Utah and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. Over the past 10 years, American Fork High has consistently ranked in the top 50 high schools in Utah, with a peak ranking of 20th in the 2022-2023 school year.

American Fork High consistently outperforms the state and Alpine District averages in proficiency rates for the Utah Aspire Plus assessments in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. The school has particularly strong performance among its Hispanic and Special Education student subgroups, ranking 3rd out of 66 Utah high schools for Hispanic students and 1st out of 16 Utah high schools for Special Education students in recent years. American Fork High also maintains high 4-year graduation rates, ranging from 88.3% to 92.1% over the past few years, and relatively low dropout rates.

Compared to nearby high schools in the Alpine School District, such as Timpanogos High, Skyridge High, Lehi High, and Pleasant Grove High, American Fork High performs better in terms of overall state rankings and proficiency rates. However, Lone Peak High, located about 2 miles away, is also a strong performer, ranking 14th out of 138 Utah high schools in the 2023-2024 school year.

2,316

Students ?

25.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,219

Per pupil spending ?

14%

Free/discounted lunch ?

510 N 600 E
American Fork, UT 84003

(801) 610-8800

District: Alpine District

Feeder schools for American Fork High:

Elementary:	Barratt School
	Deerfield School
	Forbes School
	Greenwood School
	More...
	Legacy School
	Shelley School
Middle:	American Fork Junior High

Racial breakdown:

White:

81.6%

Hispanic:

12.9%

Two or more races:

2.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 83rd percentile in 2015 → 56th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the Utah median (56th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 27 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Near the bottom of Alpine District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg42%

Utah avg39%

61^st of 138

Utah public high schools ?

Top 44%▼ down 27 pts since 2015

From top 17% (2015) to top 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 9High Schools in the Alpine District

30^th of 93Alpine District among Utah districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2025	53.2	61 of 138	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.1	26 of 138	81.2%	★★★★☆
2023	78.5	20 of 139	85.6%	★★★★☆
2022	66.8	29 of 131	77.9%	★★★★☆
2021	59.3	39 of 129	69.8%	★★★★☆
2019	60.4	46 of 136	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.3	24 of 123	80.5%	★★★★☆
2017	64.8	26 of 125	79.2%	★★★★☆
2016	54.8	47 of 129	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	68.7	22 of 131	83.2%	★★★★☆
2014	66.8	21 of 120	82.5%	★★★★☆
2013	72.6	10 of 167	94.0%	★★★★★
2012	56.5	47 of 166	71.7%	★★★★☆
2011	46.3	89 of 164	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	51.5	65 of 153	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	52.5	62 of 148	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	55.3	55 of 142	61.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2025	68.2	17 of 69	75.4%	★★★★☆
2024	72.2	13 of 72	81.9%	★★★★☆
2023	95.2	3 of 66	95.5%	★★★★★
2022	78.3	12 of 62	80.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2025	53.7	38 of 89	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.5	16 of 93	82.8%	★★★★☆
2023	82.1	9 of 93	90.3%	★★★★★
2022	85.6	9 of 84	89.3%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2022	96.6	1 of 16	93.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2025	39.5	70 of 118	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	70.7	23 of 123	81.3%	★★★★☆
2023	72.5	22 of 122	82.0%	★★★★☆
2022	59.0	40 of 123	67.5%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2022)94th percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2025)75th percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)57th percentile~ school

White (2025)41st percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Utah (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts59%+7 vs state

Science34%~ state avg

Mathematics28%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Utah Aspire Plus English Language Arts (2025)		Utah Aspire Plus Mathematics (2025)		Utah Aspire Plus Science (2025)		RISE Mathematics (2025)		RISE Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Utah Aspire Plus English Language Arts 9th Grade	Utah Aspire Plus English Language Arts 10th Grade	Utah Aspire Plus Mathematics 9th Grade	Utah Aspire Plus Mathematics 10th Grade	Utah Aspire Plus Science 9th Grade	Utah Aspire Plus Science 10th Grade	RISE Mathematics 7th Grade	RISE Mathematics 8th Grade	RISE Science 7th Grade	RISE Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
American Fork High	Public	10-12	510 N 600 E	American Fork	84003	Utah County	Alpine District	No	No	No	No	(801) 610-8800	2,316	92	25.0	14.0%	1,890 (81.6%)	10 (0.4%)	299 (12.9%)	19 (0.8%)	10 (0.4%)	23 (1.0%)	65 (2.8%)	53.2	61^st of 138 public high schools	55.8%		73.1	26^th of 138 public high schools	81.2%	35		59.2		28.0		33.9					$8,219	$231	$7,987
East Shore Online	Public, Virtual	9-12	1551 W 1000 S	Orem	84058	Utah County	Alpine District	No	No	Yes	No	(801) 227-2440	0	4	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Summit High	Public	7-12	704 S Utah Valley Drive	American Fork	84003	Utah County	Alpine District	No	No	No	No	(801) 610-8183	104	15	6.8	74.0%	76 (73.1%)	1 (1.0%)	25 (24.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)								(n/a)											$48,927	$314	$48,613
Polaris High School	Public	9-12	708 So Utah Valley Drive	American Fork	84003	Utah County	Alpine District	No	No	No	No	(801) 610-8180	160	20	8.1	40.0%	100 (62.5%)	2 (1.3%)	46 (28.8%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	8 (5.0%)								(n/a)											$22,725	$566	$22,158
Lone Peak High	Public	10-12	10189 N 4800 W	Highland	84003	Utah County	Alpine District	No	No	No	No	(801) 610-8810	2,484	90	27.5	6.4%	2,145 (86.4%)	23 (0.9%)	149 (6.0%)	29 (1.2%)	4 (0.2%)	28 (1.1%)	106 (4.3%)	62.8	38^th of 138 public high schools	72.5%		81.1	14^th of 138 public high schools	89.9%	24		52.9		30.9		47.7					$8,013	$243	$7,770
Lehi High	Public	10-12	180 N 500 E	Lehi	84043	Utah County	Alpine District	No	No	No	No	(801) 610-8805	2,242	83	27.1	12.0%	1,838 (82.0%)	25 (1.1%)	238 (10.6%)	14 (0.6%)	10 (0.4%)	26 (1.2%)	91 (4.1%)	55.3	56^th of 138 public high schools	59.4%		55.4	57^th of 138 public high schools	58.7%	1		57.7		28.3		37.0					$9,138	$262	$8,876
Pleasant Grove High	Public	10-12	700 E 200 S	Pleasant Grove	84062	Utah County	Alpine District	No	No	No	No	(801) 610-8170	1,905	78	24.4	15.0%	1,509 (79.2%)	19 (1.0%)	295 (15.5%)	10 (0.5%)	5 (0.3%)	12 (0.6%)	55 (2.9%)	60	46^th of 138 public high schools	66.7%		38.3	88^th of 138 public high schools	36.2%	42		56.1		33.6		38.3					$8,110	$270	$7,840
Skyridge High School	Public	9-12	3000 North Center Street	Lehi	84043	Utah County	Alpine District	No	No	No	No	(801) 610-8820	2,483	95	26.2	9.5%	1,963 (79.1%)	19 (0.8%)	280 (11.3%)	37 (1.5%)	6 (0.2%)	51 (2.1%)	126 (5.1%)	68.7	31^st of 138 public high schools	77.5%		72.1	28^th of 138 public high schools	79.7%	3		58.9		33.6		44.7					$7,343	$235	$7,109
Karl G. Maeser Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	7-12	320 W 600 S	Lindon	84042	Utah County	Karl G. Maeser Preparatory Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(801) 235-9000	656	37	17.5	7.6%	445 (67.8%)	10 (1.5%)	115 (17.5%)	56 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.6%)	98.1	3^rd of 138 public high schools	97.8%		97.4	4^th of 138 public high schools	97.1%	1	76.5	89.8	69.4	67.2	68.6	68.1	51.5	39.5	55.3	56.3	$6,273	$122	$6,151
Timpanogos High	Public	10-12	1450 N 200 E	Orem	84057	Utah County	Alpine District	No	No	No	No	(801) 610-8175	1,471	65	22.6	19.4%	1,013 (68.9%)	5 (0.3%)	351 (23.9%)	24 (1.6%)	4 (0.3%)	19 (1.3%)	55 (3.7%)	60.5	43^rd of 138 public high schools	68.8%		68.8	31^st of 138 public high schools	77.5%	12		56.9		34.3		37.4					$8,923	$322	$8,602

Frequently Asked Questions about American Fork High

What district is American Fork High in?

Alpine District

How many students attend American Fork High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,316 students attended American Fork High.

What is the racial makeup of American Fork High?

Students at American Fork High are 82% White, 13% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

What schools feed into American Fork High?

American Fork High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Barratt School
Elementary : Deerfield School
Elementary : Forbes School
Elementary : Greenwood School
Elementary : Legacy School
Elementary : Shelley School
Middle : American Fork Junior High

Is American Fork High a good school?

American Fork High ranks 61^st of 138 Utah high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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