Summary
Jordan High is a large public school serving grades 8–12 in Sandy, Utah, with approximately 1,820 students in the Canyons District. The school is in a mixed socioeconomic setting, with 34.1% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–25. Its district performs above the statewide middle, but Jordan’s school-level results are generally below district and state averages.
Academic achievement is Jordan’s clearest challenge. In 2025–26, proficiency was 16.5% in 10th-grade mathematics and 24.8% in 9th-grade mathematics, compared with 31.7% and 44.3% across the district. English language arts proficiency was 43.1% in 10th grade and 37.2% in 9th grade, while science proficiency was 35.1% in both grades. Results declined year over year in both grades for ELA and mathematics, although 10th-grade science improved. Jordan ranked 113th of 139 Utah high schools, placing it in the 19th percentile. The nearby and similarly sized traditional high school Alta High ranked 61st, and it outperformed Jordan in all six comparable assessment measures. The largest gap was in 9th-grade math, where Alta’s proficiency rate was 50.0% versus Jordan’s 24.8%.
Jordan’s graduation rate improved to 87.7% in 2024–25, though it remained below the district and state rates. Its dropout rate also improved to 11.5% but was still higher than both comparison rates. Attendance is a notable strength: chronic absenteeism was 14.3%, better than Alta’s 19.6%, the district’s 18.8%, and the state’s 23.8%. Subgroup effectiveness rankings were low for English Language Learners, low-income students, and Hispanic students, suggesting a need for stronger support for these student groups. Overall, Jordan appears to be making progress in attendance and graduation while needing focused improvement in mathematics, recent ELA performance, dropout prevention, and consistent outcomes across student populations.
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