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Skyline High

Q: Is Skyline High a good school?

Yes. Skyline High ranks in the top 6.5% of Utah high schools.

Q: How many students attend Skyline High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,186 students attended Skyline High.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Skyline High?

Students at Skyline High are 77% White, 7% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 7% Two or more races.

Q: What schools feed into Skyline High?

Skyline High is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Eastwood School Elementary : Morningside School Elementary : Oakridge School Elementary : Upland Terrace School Middle : Churchill Junior High Middle : Wasatch Junior High

Public Grades 7-12

9^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 139 Utah High Schools

Better than 94% of Utah high schools

Summary

Skyline High is a large public school in Salt Lake City serving grades 7–12, with 2,186 students in a diverse urban area of the Granite District. Although the district ranks 70th out of 92 Utah districts, Skyline ranked 9th out of 139 Utah high schools in 2025–2026, placing it in the 94th percentile. It has remained in Utah’s top 10 for four consecutive reporting years, making it one of the state’s strongest large, comprehensive high schools.

Skyline’s academic results are strong across subjects. In 2025–2026, proficiency exceeded state rates in every reported English, math, and science category, with especially impressive results in 9th-grade science, where 71.2% of students were proficient—21.5 percentage points above the state. Skyline also outperformed similarly sized nearby schools such as Olympus High in all six reported subject-grade comparisons. Completion outcomes are equally notable: Skyline’s 2024–2025 graduation rate was 97.1%, compared with 92.2% at Olympus and 83.6% at Highland High. Its dropout rate was just 1.8%, suggesting that students generally stay on track and graduate.

Skyline serves a relatively low-poverty student population, with 8.65% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, so family background is important context when comparing raw scores. Even so, the school ranked 13th of 97 statewide for effectiveness among students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. The clearest improvement opportunity is attendance: 23.0% of students were chronically absent in 2024–2025, better than the district’s 30.6% but higher than Olympus’s 19.0%. The student-teacher ratio of 27.4 is also higher than at most nearby schools. Recent 10th-grade test scores declined, so maintaining academic momentum while improving attendance will be important.

2,186

Students ?

27.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,716

Per pupil spending ?

8.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

3251 E 3760 S
Salt Lake City, UT 84109

(385) 646-5420

District: Granite District

Feeder schools for Skyline High:

Elementary:	Eastwood School
	Morningside School
	Oakridge School
	Upland Terrace School
Middle:	Churchill Junior High
	Wasatch Junior High

Racial breakdown:

White:

77.1%

Hispanic:

7.4%

Asian:

7.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 67th percentile in 2016 → 94th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Utah average (59% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of Utah high schools

✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the Utah average (90%)

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 27 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school59%

District avg28%

Utah avg42%

9^th of 139

Utah public high schools ?

Top 6%▲ up 26 pts since 2016

From top 33% (2016) to top 6% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 8High Schools in the Granite District

70^th of 92Granite 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
2026	88.7	9 of 139	93.5%	★★★★★
2025	92.6	8 of 138	94.2%	★★★★★
2024	95.1	6 of 138	95.7%	★★★★★
2023	93.8	6 of 139	95.7%	★★★★★
2022	93.9	6 of 131	95.4%	★★★★★
2021	95.1	7 of 129	94.6%	★★★★★
2019	86.7	14 of 136	89.7%	★★★★★
2018	59.0	27 of 123	78.0%	★★★★☆
2017	48.5	53 of 125	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	57.0	42 of 129	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	69.9	20 of 131	84.7%	★★★★☆
2014	72.1	14 of 120	88.3%	★★★★☆
2013	55.6	62 of 167	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	56.8	45 of 166	72.9%	★★★★☆
2011	55.8	52 of 164	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	58.0	37 of 153	75.8%	★★★★☆
2009	59.2	41 of 148	72.3%	★★★★☆
2008	64.0	24 of 142	83.1%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2025	84.1	1 of 2	50.0%	★★★★★
2023	15.9	2 of 2	0.0%	★★★★☆
2022	82.9	1 of 3	66.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2026	79.8	13 of 97	86.6%	★★★★☆
2025	67.3	20 of 89	77.5%	★★★★☆
2024	97.9	3 of 93	96.8%	★★★★★
2023	94.8	3 of 93	96.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2026	75.3	20 of 122	83.6%	★★★★☆
2025	85.3	8 of 118	93.2%	★★★★★
2024	90.1	6 of 123	95.1%	★★★★★
2023	86.9	9 of 122	92.6%	★★★★★
2022	88.1	9 of 123	92.7%	★★★★★

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)87th percentile-7 vs school

White (2026)84th percentile-10 vs school

Asian (2025)50th percentile-44 vs school

By subject vs Utah (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts65%+18 vs state

Science64%+20 vs state

Mathematics48%+14 vs state

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by a parent
Saturday, May 27, 2017

Based on my experiences with two children I'd say that Skyline is not what it's cracked up to be. There is a blatant class system (IB vs non-IB), which along with pressures to appear perfect make for a stressful student experience. The administration is mainly concerned with keeping up appearances. The school is in a rich neighborhood and the students mostly come from privileged backgrounds so you'd think things could be great--but what happens is that very small infractions get blown up and punished harshly and there's a culture of ratting out your peers for even minor things to earn brownie points with the admin. Most of the teachers are good and some are great, but a few are the sort who think students who challenge them in discussion just need to be put in their place. At graduation the principal gave a lengthy recitation of numbers proving how great the place must be. If it were really great, then bragging about gpa's and scholarship dollars shouldn't be necessary. And we'd hear more genuine cheering from the student section. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Utah Aspire Plus English Language Arts (2026)		Utah Aspire Plus Mathematics (2026)		Utah Aspire Plus Science (2026)		RISE English Language Arts (2026)			RISE Mathematics (2026)			RISE Science (2026)			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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 English Language Arts 6th Grade	RISE English Language Arts 7th Grade	RISE English Language Arts 8th Grade	RISE Mathematics 6th Grade	RISE Mathematics 7th Grade	RISE Mathematics 8th Grade	RISE Science 6th Grade	RISE Science 7th Grade	RISE Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Skyline High	Public	7-12	3251 E 3760 S	Salt Lake City	84109	Salt Lake County	Granite District	No	No	No	No	(385) 646-5420	2,186	80	27.4	8.6%	1,685 (77.1%)	20 (0.9%)	162 (7.4%)	153 (7.0%)	2 (0.1%)	15 (0.7%)	149 (6.8%)	88.7	9^th of 139 public high schools	93.5%		92.6	8^th of 138 public high schools	94.2%	1	63.7	65.7	53.8	42.5	71.2	57.7										$8,716	$500	$8,215
Olympus High	Public	9-12	4055 S 2300 E	Salt Lake City	84124	Salt Lake County	Granite District	No	No	No	No	(385) 646-5400	2,151	86	24.9	16.6%	1,691 (78.6%)	32 (1.5%)	279 (13.0%)	52 (2.4%)	5 (0.2%)	10 (0.5%)	82 (3.8%)	69.7	29^th of 139 public high schools	79.1%		72.7	28^th of 138 public high schools	79.7%	1	51.1	53.3	49.5	33.3	64.7	46.0										$9,882	$729	$9,153
Utah International Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	3761 South 1100 East	Salt Lake City	84106	Salt Lake County	Utah International Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(385) 290-1306	244	15	16.5	96.7%	89 (36.5%)	101 (41.4%)	34 (13.9%)	17 (7.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)								(n/a)		< 31%		< 21%	< 21%	< 21%										$9,469	$1,355	$8,114
Highland High	Public	9-12	2166 S 1700 E	Salt Lake City	84106	Salt Lake County	Salt Lake District	No	No	No	No	(801) 484-4343	1,973	85	23.2	29.1%	1,210 (61.3%)	77 (3.9%)	467 (23.7%)	54 (2.7%)	32 (1.6%)	32 (1.6%)	101 (5.1%)	65.1	36^th of 139 public high schools	74.1%		74.4	24^th of 138 public high schools	82.6%	12	54.3	56.6	50.0	34.0	50.9	40.7										$10,968	$734	$10,234
Academy for Math Engineering & Science	Public, Magnet, Charter	9-12	5715 S 1300 E	Salt Lake City	84121	Salt Lake County	Academy for Math Engineering & Science	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	(801) 278-9460	460	24	19.0	18.0%	270 (58.7%)	18 (3.9%)	75 (16.3%)	49 (10.7%)	5 (1.1%)	20 (4.3%)	23 (5.0%)	76.4	22^nd of 139 public high schools	84.2%		79.4	20^th of 138 public high schools	85.5%	2	55.1	55.9	53.8	46.1	63.7	41.7										$8,828	$269	$8,559
Cottonwood High	Public	9-12	5715 S 1300 E	Salt Lake City	84121	Salt Lake County	Granite District	No	No	No	Yes	(385) 646-5264	1,451	63	23.1	49.6%	592 (40.8%)	94 (6.5%)	565 (38.9%)	87 (6.0%)	20 (1.4%)	20 (1.4%)	73 (5.0%)	4.9	131^st of 139 public high schools	5.8%		9.5	128^th of 138 public high schools	7.2%	3	19.0	28.3	15.2	10.5	16.6	21.1										$10,505	$1,063	$9,442
Murray Adult Transition	Public	9-12	147 E 5065 S	Murray	84107	Salt Lake County	Murray District	No	No	No	No	(801) 957-4693	0	0		—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Granite Technical Institute	Public	7-12	2500 S State	Salt Lake City	84115	Salt Lake County	Granite District	No	No	No	No	(385) 646-4350	86	37	2.3	22.1%	67 (77.9%)	6 (7.0%)	6 (7.0%)	4 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	2 (2.3%)								(n/a)																$45,780	$449	$45,331
East High	Public	9-12	840 S 1300 E	Salt Lake City	84102	Salt Lake County	Salt Lake District	No	No	No	No	(801) 583-1661	1,764	84	21.1	54.6%	565 (32.0%)	83 (4.7%)	873 (49.5%)	67 (3.8%)	12 (0.7%)	101 (5.7%)	63 (3.6%)	12.9	124^th of 139 public high schools	10.8%		28.8	100^th of 138 public high schools	27.5%	24	28.5	24.7	25.7	20.9	34.3	22.4										$10,321	$734	$9,587
Murray High	Public	10-12	5440 S State	Murray	84107	Salt Lake County	Murray District	No	No	No	No	(801) 264-7460	1,364	64	21.4	31.3%	843 (61.8%)	46 (3.4%)	363 (26.6%)	27 (2.0%)	12 (0.9%)	14 (1.0%)	58 (4.3%)	26.5	108^th of 139 public high schools	22.3%		49.6	67^th of 138 public high schools	51.4%	41		40.5		20.3		33.0										$10,200	$450	$9,750

Frequently Asked Questions about Skyline High

Is Skyline High a good school?

Yes. Skyline High ranks in the top 6.5% of Utah high schools.

What district is Skyline High in?

Granite District

What is the racial makeup of Skyline High?

Students at Skyline High are 77% White, 7% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 7% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Skyline High?

Skyline High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Eastwood School
Elementary : Morningside School
Elementary : Oakridge School
Elementary : Upland Terrace School
Middle : Churchill Junior High
Middle : Wasatch Junior High

How many students attend Skyline High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,186 students attended Skyline High.

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