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West High

Q: Is West High a good school?

West High ranks in the bottom 20.9% of Utah high schools.

Q: How many students attend West High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,503 students attended West High.

Q: What is the racial makeup of West High?

Students at West High are 47% Hispanic, 26% White, 9% Pacific Islander, 7% Asian, 5% Two or more races, 5% African American, 1% American Indian.

Q: What schools feed into West High?

West High is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Backman School Elementary : Ensign School Elementary : Escalante School Elementary : Meadowlark School Elementary : Newman School Elementary : North Star School Elementary : Rose Park School Elementary : Washington School Middle : Northwest Middle Middle : Salt Lake Center for Science Education Bryant

Public Grades 7-12

110^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 139 Utah High Schools

Better than 21% of Utah high schools

Summary

West High is a large public school in Salt Lake City serving grades 7–12, with 2,503 students in the urban Salt Lake District. The school serves a higher-need community, with 53.22% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Its current statewide ranking is 110th of 139 Utah schools, around the 21st percentile, but that overall rating does not tell the whole story: results are exceptionally strong in grades 7–8 and much weaker in grades 9–10.

The middle-grade results are a major strength. In 2025–26, 7th-grade math proficiency was 100%, while 8th-grade science reached 98.8%; 7th- and 8th-grade ELA, math, and science results were all far above state averages. By contrast, high-school results were generally below state and district averages. Proficiency was 23.1% in 10th-grade math, 30.9% in 9th-grade math, and 35% in 10th-grade ELA. Science was comparatively stronger, especially in 9th grade. This sharp transition suggests that ninth-grade support, high-school math instruction, and continued academic monitoring should be important priorities for families.

West High has several positive completion trends. Its 86.0% graduation rate is above the Salt Lake District average and higher than East High’s 78.2% and Innovations Early College High School’s 64.5%. Its 12.2% dropout rate and 26.1% chronic absenteeism rate have also improved, although attendance remains a concern. Highland High and Vanguard Academy report stronger recent high-school academics, while West High compares favorably with several nearby schools on graduation and dropout outcomes. The largest challenge is ensuring that academic gains reach students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.

2,503

Students ?

22.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,900

Per pupil spending ?

53.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

241 N 300 W
Salt Lake City, UT 84103

(801) 578-8500

District: Salt Lake District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

47.1%

White:

25.5%

Pacific Islander:

9.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 20th percentile in 2016 → 21st in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Utah average (64% vs 44% meeting standards)

Worth a look

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Dropout rate above the Utah average (12% vs 8%)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school64%

District avg40%

Utah avg44%

Middle school

1^st of 217

Utah public middle schools ?

Top 1%▬ steady since 2017

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

110^th of 139

Utah public high schools ?

Bottom 21%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3High Schools in the Salt Lake District

60^th of 92Salt Lake 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2026	100.0	1 of 217	99.5%	★★★★★
2024	99.8	1 of 210	99.5%	★★★★★
2023	99.9	1 of 216	99.5%	★★★★★
2022	99.0	1 of 209	99.5%	★★★★★
2021	98.8	1 of 213	99.5%	★★★★★
2019	99.9	1 of 222	99.5%	★★★★★
2017	99.8	1 of 206	99.5%	★★★★★
2015	99.9	2 of 210	99.0%	★★★★★
2013	87.5	1 of 243	99.6%	★★★★★
2012	84.0	4 of 238	98.3%	★★★★★
2011	88.1	5 of 222	97.7%	★★★★★
2010	88.7	3 of 201	98.5%	★★★★★
2009	89.7	4 of 205	98.0%	★★★★★
2008	90.9	2 of 200	99.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2025	99.7	1 of 159	99.4%	★★★★★
2023	99.7	1 of 191	99.5%	★★★★★
2022	97.9	1 of 191	99.5%	★★★★★

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2026	25.8	110 of 139	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	37.1	91 of 138	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.4	109 of 138	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.2	95 of 139	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.1	90 of 131	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.0	76 of 129	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.8	102 of 136	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.7	88 of 123	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.1	101 of 125	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	23.3	103 of 129	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.3	99 of 131	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	17.9	101 of 120	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	19.9	141 of 167	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	29.4	130 of 166	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	24.1	133 of 164	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	24.6	121 of 153	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	30.3	114 of 148	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	33.7	110 of 142	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2022	53.1	2 of 3	33.3%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2026	36.0	19 of 31	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.2	12 of 27	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	19.3	21 of 25	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.7	15 of 20	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.0	8 of 14	42.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2026	29.8	53 of 78	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.8	32 of 69	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	29.2	53 of 72	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.7	47 of 66	28.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.3	44 of 62	29.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2026	13.1	86 of 97	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.4	74 of 89	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.6	89 of 93	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	86 of 93	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	77 of 84	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2025	14.1	1 of 1	0.0%	★★★★★
2024	9.8	1 of 1	0.0%	★★★★★
2023	32.1	1 of 1	0.0%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2026	48.0	14 of 26	46.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.6	8 of 19	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	30.5	14 of 20	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.7	11 of 16	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2026	81.4	13 of 122	89.3%	★★★★★
2025	84.6	10 of 118	91.5%	★★★★★
2024	85.8	10 of 123	91.9%	★★★★★
2023	93.1	7 of 122	94.3%	★★★★★
2022	91.8	7 of 123	94.3%	★★★★★

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)

Middle school

White (2025)99th percentile

High school

White (2026)89th percentile+68 vs school

Special Education (2026)46th percentile+25 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)39th percentile+18 vs school

Asian (2022)33rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)32nd percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)11th percentile-10 vs school

Pacific Islander (2025)<1st percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs Utah (2025-2026) ?

Science97%+48 vs state

Mathematics94%+51 vs state

English Language Arts93%+49 vs state

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by a parent
Saturday, September 11, 2010

The ELP program for this school is EXCEPTIONAL and my daughter is loving her 7th grade year... I am very happy about the school. 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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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 7th Grade	RISE English Language Arts 8th 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
West High	Public	7-12	241 N 300 W	Salt Lake City	84103	Salt Lake County	Salt Lake District	No	No	No	No	(801) 578-8500	2,503	109	22.8	53.2%	639 (25.5%)	119 (4.8%)	1,178 (47.1%)	172 (6.9%)	28 (1.1%)	231 (9.2%)	136 (5.4%)	25.8	110^th of 139 public high schools	20.9%		37.1	91^st of 138 public high schools	34.1%	19	34.8	35.0	30.9	23.1	44.7	31.4	95.3	91.3	100.0	87.6	95.3	98.8	$9,900	$817	$9,083
Salt Lake Center for Science Education	Public, Charter	6-12	1400 W Goodwin Ave	Salt Lake City	84116	Salt Lake County	Salt Lake Center for Science Education	Yes	No	No	Yes	(801) 578-8226	368	22	16.8	43.8%	175 (47.6%)	1 (0.3%)	169 (45.9%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.3%)	37.9	87^th of 139 public high schools	37.4%		97.9	4^th of 138 public high schools	97.1%	83	35.0	51.8	20.2	26.6	42.5	47.1							$9,347	$717	$8,631
Horizonte Instruction & Training Center	Public	7-12	1234 S Main	Salt Lake City	84101	Salt Lake County	Salt Lake District	No	No	No	No	(801) 578-8574	259	25	10.5	94.2%	59 (22.8%)	14 (5.4%)	148 (57.1%)	5 (1.9%)	4 (1.5%)	21 (8.1%)	8 (3.1%)								(n/a)						< 41%							$12,027	$931	$11,096
Salt Lake Technology Center	Public	9-12	1560 S 200 E	Salt Lake City	84115	Salt Lake County	Salt Lake District	No	No	No	No	(801) 481-4946	0	10	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
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
Innovations Early College High School	Public	9-12	1700 South State Street	Salt Lake City	84115	Salt Lake County	Salt Lake District	No	No	No	No	(801) 481-4946	157	7	23.4	47.8%	54 (34.4%)	14 (8.9%)	76 (48.4%)	5 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	7 (4.5%)								(n/a)		< 40%		< 31%		< 40%							$6,896	$971	$5,925
Roots Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	2250 South 1300 West	West Valley City	84119	Salt Lake County	Roots Charter High School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(801) 573-8719	218	11	20.1	59.2%	103 (47.2%)	6 (2.8%)	92 (42.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (2.8%)	9 (4.1%)								(n/a)	10–40.5%	10–40.5%		< 21%	< 31%	10–30.5%							$9,972	$507	$9,465
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
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
Vanguard Academy	Public, Charter	7-12	2650 South Decker Lake Lane	West Valley City	84119	Salt Lake County	Vanguard Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(801) 327-8724	623	30	21.0	68.7%	614 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	69.4	30^th of 139 public high schools	78.4%		73.1	27^th of 138 public high schools	80.4%	3	38.3	57.1	63.9	55.9	47.7	51.0	32.5	47.1	61.9	50.4	54.0	59.3	$7,134	$804	$6,330

Frequently Asked Questions about West High

What schools feed into West High?

West High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Backman School
Elementary : Ensign School
Elementary : Escalante School
Elementary : Meadowlark School
Elementary : Newman School
Elementary : North Star School
Elementary : Rose Park School
Elementary : Washington School
Middle : Northwest Middle
Middle : Salt Lake Center for Science Education Bryant

What is the racial makeup of West High?

Students at West High are 47% Hispanic, 26% White, 9% Pacific Islander, 7% Asian, 5% Two or more races, 5% African American, 1% American Indian.

What district is West High in?

Salt Lake District

How many students attend West High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,503 students attended West High.

Is West High a good school?

West High ranks in the bottom 20.9% of Utah high schools.

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