Summary:
ZIP code 84078, in Vernal, contains two high schools serving grades 8–12: Uintah High serves grades 9–12, while Ashley Valley Educ. Center serves grades 8–12. Both are operated by Uintah District and together enroll 2,130 students. Uintah High is the larger traditional high school, with 1,843 students, while Ashley Valley has 287 students and may serve a different type of educational program. The district ranks 33rd out of 92 Utah districts, at the 64th percentile, with three stars.
Uintah High has the stronger and more complete current profile. It ranked 46th out of 139 Utah schools in 2025–2026, placing it at the 67th percentile. Its graduation rate was 89.3%, close to the Utah rate of 89.8%, and its dropout rate of 8.8% was better than the district’s 11.4%. Students exceeded statewide proficiency levels in four of six reported testing areas, with especially strong results in 10th-grade mathematics, where 44.4% were proficient compared with 29.4% statewide. Tenth-grade math, science, and English results improved from the prior year, although 9th-grade English and science results were weaker. Chronic absenteeism remains a concern: 31.6% of students were chronically absent, above the state rate of 23.8% but below the district rate of 50.9%.
Ashley Valley Educ. Center is much smaller, but current academic information is limited. No current graduation, dropout, or test-score results are provided, and its latest listed ranking is from 2012–2013, so it cannot be compared fairly with Uintah High on overall academic performance. Its clearest warning sign is chronic absenteeism: 81.1% of students were chronically absent in 2024–2025, far above both Uintah High and state and district rates. Parents should ask about the school’s program, attendance practices, student mobility, and current completion outcomes. Older spending data and an unusually reported student-teacher ratio should also be interpreted cautiously.
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