Summary:
ZIP code 84036 has one high school, South Summit High, serving grades 9–12 in Kamas, Utah. The school enrolls 486 students and is part of the South Summit District. With a student-teacher ratio of 19.7 to 1, it offers a relatively small-school setting, while its 15.84% free- or reduced-price lunch participation rate provides additional context about the student population. Since there is no other high school in the ZIP code, families comparing local high schools will primarily want to examine South Summit High’s recent trends and its performance against district and statewide results.
South Summit High has shown encouraging overall progress. Its statewide ranking improved from 85th of 138 schools in 2024–2025 to 69th of 139 schools in 2025–2026, moving from the 38th to the 50th percentile and from two stars to three stars. The 2024–2025 graduation rate was 89.5%, nearly matching the district’s 89.4% and Utah’s 89.8%. Its dropout rate was 8.1%, slightly better than both the district and state rates of 8.5%. Chronic absenteeism was 16.3%, considerably lower than Utah’s 23.8%, though slightly higher than the district’s 15.2%. These results suggest that most students are completing high school, while attendance remains an area worth monitoring.
Academic results are improving but uneven across subjects and grades. Mathematics was the strongest area compared with Utah overall: proficiency exceeded the state by 5.5 points in Grade 10 and 5.8 points in Grade 9, although both grades trailed district results. Science posted the largest gains, with Grade 10 proficiency rising 11.5 points to 40.2%; however, Grade 9 science remained 11.2 points below the state. Grade 10 ELA slightly exceeded the state, while Grade 9 ELA fell 8.2 points year over year to 40.7%, below both district and state performance. For parents, the main takeaway is a school with improving rankings, solid graduation outcomes, and promising math and science growth, but with important opportunities in Grade 9 ELA and science.
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