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Alta High
B

Alta High

PublicHighGrades 8–12

11055 S 1000 E, Sandy, UT 84094 · (801) 826-5600 · Part of Canyons School District

Sandy’s School Grade A− better than 75% of Utah school districts

Directions
Photo: BuffaloJay1 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Students
2,278
Students per teacher
25:1
Free or reduced lunch
15%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
8–12
The gist

What stands out about Alta High

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 58% of Utah’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 12 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 16 pts above the state
  • Larger classes: 25 students per teacher

On the path

Where Sandy kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–85 middle schoolsDepends on your address
8–12Alta HighYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency27%
State average 38.8%
Reading / language arts59%
State average 42.6%

Its own letter, B, places these results among Utah’s 936 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

11055 S 1000 E, Sandy

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K7
Grade 9546
Grade 10576
Grade 11588
Grade 12561
Enrollment over time
2,213’20
2,286’21
2,294’22
2,350’23
2,278’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 74%Hispanic 15%Two or more races 5%Asian 3%Black 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Alta High from Sandy families.

Other schools in Canyons School District

The district →
Sandy School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sandy
C−
514 students19:1
Special Ed Preschool
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Sandy
312 students13:1
Draper School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Draper
A+
680 students22:1
Sunrise School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Sandy
A+
647 students22:1
Midvale School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Midvale
D
644 students18:1
Midvalley School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Midvale
C+
635 students23:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Utah’s other public schools; Sandy’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.