Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Alta

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
Alta ski lessons - Feb 21, 2011Photo: Scott Catron from Sandy, Utah, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0
Schools in Alta

Alta’s public schools

Canyons School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Alta. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/5schools above Utah’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 89% of students in Utah’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Math proficiency
49%
2020–21
Graduate on time
89%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.1K
▲ 5% vs UT $11.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
21.5
UT 21.2
Schools in town
1
11,402 students on the public path
In brief

Alta’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Alta’s 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Utah’s 936 public schools. Corner Canyon High places highest (better than 88%); Jordan High lowest (33%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Alta, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–8Goldminer's DaughterCanyons School DistrictNo scores
9–125 high schoolsDepends on your addressC to A

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Canyons School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Canyons School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 47 schools · 32,688 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 21.5 per teacher (UT 21.2)
$12,093UT $11,467 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2020–21

How students score

Math49%
State average 38.8% · 15957 students tested

Alta vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Utah towns that share Alta’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Alta—Canyons
Brighton—Canyons

Every school in Alta

6 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Utah’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Altaby address
Goldminer's Daughter
Elementary · Grades K–8
11 students11:1Rate it →
Also serving Altain other towns
Corner Canyon High
High · Grades 8–12 · Draper
A
2,437 students26:1Rate it →
Brighton High
High · Grades 8–12 · Salt Lake City
A−
2,435 students26:1Rate it →
Hillcrest High
High · Grades 8–12 · Midvale
C+
2,421 students25:1Rate it →
Alta High
High · Grades 8–12 · Sandy
B
2,278 students25:1Rate it →
Jordan High
High · Grades 8–12 · Sandy
C
1,820 students23:1Rate it →

Questions about Alta’s schools

Are Alta’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Alta. Canyons School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Alta. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 5 district schools with test results score above the middle of Utah’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Alta in?

Canyons School District.

Where do Alta kids go to high school?

One of five high schools, depending on your address: Corner Canyon High, Brighton High, Hillcrest High, Alta High and Jordan High.

Parents talk

What Alta families are saying about school.

Town Square →
Start the conversation

Looking for colleges? Colleges near Alta → They have their own page.

School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.