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Schools in Alton

Alton’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?4/6schools above Utah’s middle

Tests spring 2021, when 95% 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
51%
2020–21
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.9K
▲ 30% vs UT $11.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
19.6
UT 21.2 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,089 students on the public path
In brief

Alton’s schools, in brief

School by school

4 of Alton’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Utah’s 936 public schools. Valley High places highest (better than 88%); Big Water High lowest (16%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Four elementary schools serve Alton, graded from B− to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then four middle schools: Kanab Middle, Valley High, Big Water High and Lake Powell High School. 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 Alton, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–64 schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A−
7–124 schoolsDepends on your addressC− to A

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Kane 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.

Alton vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Alton—Kane

Every school in Alton

8 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).

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Questions about Alton’s schools

Are Alton’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Alton. Kane School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Alton. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 4 of its 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Utah’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Alton in?

Kane School District.

Where do Alton kids go to high school?

One of four high schools, depending on your address: Kanab Middle, Valley High, Big Water High and Lake Powell High School.

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What Alton families are saying about school.

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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.