Photo: Ntsimp · Public domainTooele’s public schools score below 74% of Utah districts on tests and graduation
32% of students in Tooele’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Utah average (39%). The grade covers the public school district serving Tooele, 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 about 6 in 10 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.
Tooele’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 174 Utah towns with household incomes within a quarter of Tooele’s, its schools beat 5%, lower than their 26% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $12,548 per student, against $11,467 across Utah (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Seven elementary schools, then two middle and two high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is down 25% since 2020–21. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Scholar Academy and St. Marguerite Catholic School (private) are in town. Digital Education Center, an online school, is based here too; it isn’t counted as a local school. 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 Tooele’s grade
C: better than 26% of Utah school districts, #106 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 Tooele, with each school’s own grade.
7th grade in Tooele · depends on your address
Clarke N. Johnsen Jr High
Grades 7–8 · 840 students · 21:1 students per teacher
Tooele Jr High
Grades 7–8 · 769 students · 17:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Tooele · depends on your address
Clarke N. Johnsen Jr High
Grades 7–8 · 840 students · 21:1 students per teacher
Tooele Jr High
Grades 7–8 · 769 students · 17:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Tooele · depends on your address
Tooele High
Grades 9–12 · 1,900 students · 24:1 students per teacher
Tooele Community Learning Center
Grades 9–12 · 1 students · 0:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Tooele · depends on your address
Tooele High
Grades 9–12 · 1,900 students · 24:1 students per teacher
Tooele Community Learning Center
Grades 9–12 · 1 students · 0:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Tooele · depends on your address
Tooele High
Grades 9–12 · 1,900 students · 24:1 students per teacher
Tooele Community Learning Center
Grades 9–12 · 1 students · 0:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Tooele · depends on your address
Tooele High
Grades 9–12 · 1,900 students · 24:1 students per teacher
Tooele Community Learning Center
Grades 9–12 · 1 students · 0:1 students per teacher
Tooele’s public schools are run by Tooele School District, which also serves Erda, Grantsville, Lake Point and Rush Valley 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
Tooele vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Utah towns that share Tooele’s borders.
Every school in Tooele
15 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).
Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (Deseret Peak High).
Questions about Tooele’s schools
Are Tooele’s schools good?
On Utah’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Tooele children attend score below 74% of Utah’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade, #106 of 119 Utah towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 5%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Tooele in?
Tooele School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 16,088 students in 27 schools (2024–25).
Where do Tooele kids go to high school?
One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Tooele High and Tooele Community Learning Center.
What is Tooele’s graduation rate?
77% of the class of 2023 in Tooele School District graduated in four years, against 88% across Utah.
How much does Tooele spend per student?
$12,548 in Tooele School District (FY2024), against $11,467 across Utah. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Tooele?
Yes: St. Marguerite Catholic School (Catholic, grades PK–6, 106 students). Tooele also has 1 charter school, free and open by application.
Parents talk
What Tooele families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Tooele → 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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Utah. Stars are from neighbors.