Summary:
ZIP code 84119 in West Valley City includes four high schools serving grades 7–12: Granger High, Vanguard Academy, East Hollywood High, and Roots Charter High School. Together, they enroll about 4,426 students, but the schools differ greatly in size, grade span, academic results, attendance, and structure. Granger High is by far the largest, serving about 74% of the students represented.
Vanguard Academy stands out as the strongest overall option in the available data. It ranks 30th out of 139 Utah schools, has a four-star rating, and reports the lowest chronic absenteeism rate at 9.3%. Its mathematics results are especially strong, with 63.9% of ninth graders and 55.9% of tenth graders proficient, well above state averages. It also performs well in several middle-grade subjects. By comparison, Granger High ranks near the bottom statewide and reports low proficiency, a 73.4% graduation rate, a 25.8% dropout rate, and 40.3% chronic absenteeism. Its large enrollment means these challenges affect the greatest number of local students.
Roots Charter High School reports the highest graduation rate among schools with current data, at 89.6%, close to Utah’s 89.8% rate, but its chronic absenteeism is an exceptionally high 82.0%. East Hollywood High also faces serious attendance and completion concerns, including 78.3% chronic absenteeism, a 70.7% graduation rate, and a 26.8% dropout rate. Its statewide ranking has improved but remains near the bottom. Parents should view small-school test results cautiously because some are reported as ranges, upper limits, or suppressed values. Overall, attendance is the clearest dividing line, while mathematics shows the widest academic gap between schools.
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