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Water Canyon High

Public Grades 7-12
59th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 138 Utah High Schools
Better than 57% of Utah high schools
Summary

Water Canyon High is a public high school located in Hildale, Utah, serving grades 7-12 with a total enrollment of 344 students. The school is part of the Washington District, which is ranked 37 out of 93 districts in Utah and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Water Canyon High has shown mixed academic performance compared to the state and district averages. While the school's 10th-grade proficiency rates in English Language Arts (61%) were higher than the state (51.8%) and district (57.5%) averages, their 10th-grade math proficiency rates (22.5%) were lower than the state (29%) and district (35.9%) averages. The school's graduation rates have also fluctuated, ranging from 69.8% to 92.5% in recent years, with the most recent 4-year graduation rate being 88.8% in 2023-2024. Interestingly, Water Canyon High ranked 3rd out of 84 Utah high schools for low socioeconomic status students in 2021-2022, indicating that the school is effectively serving this population.

Despite the challenges faced by the school's high-poverty student population, Water Canyon High has shown strong performance in serving low-socioeconomic status students. However, the school's fluctuating academic performance, high rates of chronic absenteeism, and varying graduation rates suggest the need for a closer examination of the school's curriculum, instructional practices, and support systems to identify areas for improvement and ensure more consistent student outcomes.

311
Students ?
16.0
Student/teacher ratio ?
$24,795
Per pupil spending ?
60.5%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 880 N. Carling St.
       Hildale, UT  84784

(435) 847-1407

District: Washington District


Feeder schools for Water Canyon High:

Elementary:    Water Canyon School
Racial breakdown:

White:
93.6%
Hispanic:
4.2%
American Indian:
1.3%
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At a glance
▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 57th percentile in 2022 → 57th in 2025
Strengths
✓Above the Utah median (57th percentile)
Worth a look
!Dropout rate above the Utah average (15% vs 8%)
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school42%
District avg47%
Utah avg40%
59th of 138
Utah public high schools ?
Top 43%▬ steady since 2022
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SchoolDigger rating ?
4th of 7High Schools in the Washington District
37th of 93Washington 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankUtah percentileRating
202350.1105 of 21651.4%★★★☆☆
20197.1213 of 2224.1%☆☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankUtah percentileRating
202333.0141 of 19126.2%★☆☆☆☆
High school ranking
Show full rank history (all student groups)

All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankUtah percentileRating
202553.959 of 13857.2%★★★☆☆
202448.271 of 13848.6%★★☆☆☆
202350.567 of 13951.8%★★★☆☆
202254.256 of 13157.3%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankUtah percentileRating
202295.33 of 8496.4%★★★★★

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankUtah percentileRating
202237.083 of 12332.5%★★☆☆☆
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 (2023)26th percentile-25 vs school
High school
Low Socio Economic Status (2022)96th percentile+39 vs school
White (2022)33rd percentile-25 vs school
By subject vs Utah (2024-2025) ?
English Language Arts61%+9 vs state
Mathematics22%-6 vs state

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Water Canyon High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Water Canyon School

In the 2024-25 school year, 311 students attended Water Canyon High.

Water Canyon High ranks 59th of 138 Utah high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students at Water Canyon High are 94% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% American Indian.


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