Monticello High

Monticello High is a small public school in Monticello, Utah, serving grades 7–12 and 211 students in the rural southeastern Utah area. Its size may allow for more personal attention: the school’s student-teacher ratio was 15.6 in 2024–2025, compared with 17.9 at nearby San Juan High, which enrolls 425 students and serves grades 5–12. Monticello is part of the San Juan District, which ranks relatively low statewide, but Monticello’s available results are often stronger than the district’s overall performance.

The school’s clearest strengths are in middle-school academics and grade 9 science. In 2025–2026, grade 7 proficiency reached 50.1% in English, 59.6% in math, and 57.5% in science—above state rates in all three subjects. Grade 8 English was also strong at 52.3%, although grade 8 math and science were close to or slightly below state results. High-school results generally exceeded district figures, with grade 9 science especially notable at 60–78%; even the lower end of that range was above the school, district, and state comparison rates. Because several high-school results are ranges, exact comparisons with San Juan High are not always possible. High-school mathematics, particularly grade 10, appears less consistent.

Graduation outcomes have generally been favorable: Monticello reported a 93.3% graduation rate in 2022–2023, after earlier rates of 98.0% and 100.0%. However, recent school-level graduation data is unavailable, and the only reported school-level dropout rate—11.5% in 2020–2021—was higher than district and state figures. Attendance is a relative strength: chronic absenteeism was 23.5% in 2024–2025, below San Juan High at 28.7% and the district at 32.3%, though nearly one in four students was still chronically absent. Parents may want to ask about current dropout, graduation, and high-school math trends, while recognizing that small cohorts can produce substantial year-to-year swings.