Summary:
ZIP code 84784, which includes Hildale, Utah, has one high school: Water Canyon High, serving grades 7–12 with 311 students in the Washington District. The school has a 16:1 student-teacher ratio, about 60% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and its latest ranking was 68th out of 139 Utah schools, placing it near the statewide middle at the 51st percentile.
Water Canyon High has several academic strengths, especially when compared with Utah overall. Seventh-grade math performance was reported between 50% and 68%, above the statewide result of 46.2%. Ninth-grade English language arts and science also exceeded state results, and 10th-grade English language arts was above the state level across its reported range. In 2024–2025, 10th-grade English language arts reached 61%, surpassing both the district’s 57.5% and Utah’s 51.8%. Because some newer results are reported as ranges, parents should avoid treating their midpoint as an exact score.
The most important concerns involve attendance, graduation, and mathematics. The school’s 85.0% graduation rate was below the Washington District rate of 93.1% and Utah’s 89.8%, while its 15.0% dropout rate was substantially higher than the district’s 4.1% and the state’s 8.5%. Chronic absenteeism was 22.8%, much higher than the district’s 15.4%, although slightly below Utah’s 23.8%. High school math was a recurring weakness: ninth-grade proficiency was 27.1%, compared with 47.7% districtwide and 39.4% statewide, and 10th-grade math was also below recent district and state results. Families may want to ask about attendance supports, graduation planning, math intervention, course options, and counseling services.
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