Kearns’s public schools score below 80% of Utah districts on tests and graduation
On the state math tests, 26% of Kearns’s students scored proficient, below the Utah average (39%). The grade covers the public school district serving Kearns, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Utah, not nationally.
From Utah state tests taken in spring 2021, when nearly all of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Kearns’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 174 Utah towns with household incomes within a quarter of Kearns’s, its schools beat 1%, lower than their 20% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $12,019 per student, against $11,467 across Utah (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Five elementary schools, then two middle and one high school
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Entheos Academy Kearns and St. Francis Xavier Catholic School (private) are in town. Every school ↓
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.
What’s behind Kearns’s grade
C−: better than 20% of Utah school districts, #112 of 119 Utah towns. Both inputs trail the Utah average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Kearns, with each school’s own grade.
7th grade in Kearns · depends on your address
Thomas Jefferson Jr High
Grades 6–8 · 915 students · 23:1 students per teacher
Kearns Jr High
Grades 6–8 · 732 students · 18:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Kearns · depends on your address
Thomas Jefferson Jr High
Grades 6–8 · 915 students · 23:1 students per teacher
Kearns Jr High
Grades 6–8 · 732 students · 18:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Kearns
Kearns High
Grades 9–12 · 2,313 students · 24:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Kearns
Kearns High
Grades 9–12 · 2,313 students · 24:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Kearns
Kearns High
Grades 9–12 · 2,313 students · 24:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Kearns
Kearns High
Grades 9–12 · 2,313 students · 24:1 students per teacher
Kearns’s public schools are run by Granite School District, which also serves Emigration Canyon, Holladay, Magna and Millcreek and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
How students score
Kearns vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Utah towns that share Kearns’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Kearns | C− | Granite |
| West Valley City | C− | Granite |
| Taylorsville | C− | Granite |
| West Jordan | B | Jordan |
2 of the 3 neighbors share Granite with Kearns, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.
Every school in Kearns
10 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).
Questions about Kearns’s schools
Are Kearns’s schools good?
On Utah’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Kearns children attend score below 80% of Utah’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade, #112 of 119 Utah towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 1%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Kearns in?
Granite School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 59,106 students in 84 schools (2024–25).
Where do Kearns kids go to high school?
Kearns High, with 2,313 students; its own test results earn a D−.
What is Kearns’s graduation rate?
79% of the class of 2023 in Granite School District graduated in four years, against 88% across Utah.
How much does Kearns spend per student?
$12,019 in Granite School District (FY2024), against $11,467 across Utah. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Kearns?
Yes: St. Francis Xavier Catholic School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 218 students). Kearns also has 1 charter school, free and open by application.
Parents talk
What Kearns 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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Utah. Stars are from neighbors.