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West High

Q: Is West High a good school?

West High ranks 91 st of 138 Utah high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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

91^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 138 Utah High Schools

Better than 34% of Utah high schools

Summary

West High is a public high school located in Salt Lake City, Utah, serving grades 7-12 with a total enrollment of 2,505 students. It is part of the Salt Lake District, which is ranked 55 out of 93 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

West High consistently outperforms the Salt Lake District and the state of Utah in standardized test scores, particularly in science, where 94.4% of 8th-grade students are proficient or better, compared to 50.1% for the district and 49.7% for the state. However, the school struggles with lower-performing student subgroups, such as English Language Learners and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, ranking in the bottom half or bottom quarter of Utah high schools for these groups. West High's four-year graduation rate ranges from 75.5% to 88.8%, which is comparable to the district and state averages, but its dropout rate, ranging from 9.8% to 22.6%, is higher than the district and state.

Compared to nearby schools, West High's performance is mixed. While it outperforms schools like East High and Innovations High in test scores and graduation rates, it lags behind Highland High, which is ranked significantly higher in the state. The nearby charter schools, such as Vanguard Academy and Salt Lake Center for Science Education, also tend to outperform West High in various metrics, including test scores and student group performance.

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: Improving — 24th percentile in 2015 → 34th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Utah average (50% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

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

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

District avg42%

Utah avg43%

91^st of 138

Utah public high schools ?

Bottom 34%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 24% (2015) to bottom 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

55^th of 93Salt 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 (2025)92nd percentile+57 vs school

Special Education (2024)58th percentile+37 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)56th percentile+21 vs school

Hispanic (2025)54th percentile+20 vs school

Asian (2022)33rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)17th percentile-17 vs school

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

By subject vs Utah (2024-2025) ?

Science94%+45 vs state

Mathematics85%+45 vs state

English Language Arts44%-4 vs state

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What people are saying

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

Schools Near West High

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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 8th 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%)	37.1	91^st of 138 public high schools	34.1%		23.4	109^th of 138 public high schools	21.0%	18	37.5	50.6	38.4	20.9	43.5	33.0	85.0	94.4	$9,900	$817	$9,083
Salt Lake School for the Performing Arts	Public, Charter	9-12	350 South 400 East	Salt Lake City	84111	Salt Lake County	Canyon Grove Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(801) 466-6700	0	10	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
City Academy	Public, Charter	7-12	555 E 200 S	Salt Lake City	84102	Salt Lake County	City Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(801) 596-8489	92	14	6.3	51.1%	37 (40.2%)	2 (2.2%)	40 (43.5%)	5 (5.4%)	2 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.5%)								(n/a)									$12,723	$956	$11,767
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%)	97.9	4^th of 138 public high schools	97.1%		48.6	69^th of 138 public high schools	50.0%	65	78.1	79.6			70.0	73.2			$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)									$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%)	28.8	100^th of 138 public high schools	27.5%		19.9	117^th of 138 public high schools	15.2%	17	44.7	47.6	37.1	17.1	33.3	21.7			$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)									$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)									$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%)	54.2	57^th of 138 public high schools	58.7%					(n/a)					49.3	37.8			$45,780	$449	$45,331

Frequently Asked Questions about West High

Is West High a good school?

West High ranks 91^st of 138 Utah high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is West High in?

Salt Lake District

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.

How many students attend West High?

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

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