Granger High

Granger High is a public high school located in West Valley City, Utah, serving grades 8-12 with a total enrollment of 3,434 students. The school is part of the Granite School District, which is ranked 70 out of 93 districts in Utah and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Granger High has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of Utah high schools over the past decade, with rankings ranging from 121 to 136 out of 123-139 schools. The school's performance for specific student subgroups is also concerning, with the school ranking in the bottom 10% for Hispanic students, bottom 5% for White students, and bottom 25% for English Language Learners and Low Socioeconomic Status students. Granger High has had four-year graduation rates ranging from 72.5% to 88.8% over the past few years, which are significantly lower than the state average, and correspondingly, the school's dropout rates have ranged from 9.4% to 26.3%, much higher than the state average. Additionally, Granger High has had chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 23.8% to 45.8%, which are very high compared to the state and district averages.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the Granite School District, such as Taylorsville High, Hunter High, and Kearns High, also perform poorly, with rankings in the bottom 15-20% of Utah high schools. However, these schools generally outperform Granger High on key metrics like graduation rates, dropout rates, chronic absenteeism, and academic proficiency. Additionally, the Granite Technical Institute, a small, specialized high school within the Granite District, outperforms Granger High on several metrics, and Murray High, a high school in the neighboring Murray School District, significantly outperforms Granger High across the board.