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The highest-poverty public high schools in Salt Lake County, Utah

Across Salt Lake County, Utah, 42 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Utah International Charter School leads the list at 96.7%, against a median of 30.2% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Salt Lake County, Utah

Top % FRL

96.7%

Median % FRL

30.2%

HIGHEST POVERTY · SALT LAKE COUNTY, UTAH

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Utah International Charter School	SALT LAKE CITY, UT	Utah International Charter School	High	244	96.7%
2	Horizonte Instruction & Training Center	SALT LAKE CITY, UT	Salt Lake District	High	259	94.2%
3	Vanguard Academy	WEST VALLEY CITY, UT	Vanguard Academy	High	623	68.7%
4	Roots Charter High School	WEST VALLEY CITY, UT	Roots Charter High School	High	218	59.2%
5	Granger High	WEST VALLEY CITY, UT	Granite District	High	3,267	58.6%
6	East Hollywood High	WEST VALLEY CITY, UT	East Hollywood High	High	318	58.2%
7	East High	SALT LAKE CITY, UT	Salt Lake District	High	1,764	54.6%
8	West High	SALT LAKE CITY, UT	Salt Lake District	High	2,503	53.2%
9	Hunter High	WEST VALLEY CITY, UT	Granite District	High	2,480	53.1%
10	Kearns High	KEARNS, UT	Granite District	High	2,313	52.8%
11	Cottonwood High	SALT LAKE CITY, UT	Granite District	High	1,451	49.6%
12	Innovations Early College High School	SALT LAKE CITY, UT	Salt Lake District	High	157	47.8%
13	Cyprus High	MAGNA, UT	Granite District	High	2,762	46.0%
14	Taylorsville High	TAYLORSVILLE, UT	Granite District	High	2,685	44.5%
15	Salt Lake Center for Science Education	SALT LAKE CITY, UT	Salt Lake Center for Science Education	High	368	43.8%
16	Diamond Ridge High School	SANDY, UT	Canyons District	High	184	39.7%
17	West Jordan High	WEST JORDAN, UT	Jordan District	High	1,761	38.8%
18	Hillcrest High	MIDVALE, UT	Canyons District	High	2,421	35.8%
19	Jordan High	SANDY, UT	Canyons District	High	1,820	34.1%
20	South Valley School	WEST JORDAN, UT	Jordan District	High	165	33.3%
21	Murray High	MURRAY, UT	Murray District	High	1,364	31.3%
22	Highland High	SALT LAKE CITY, UT	Salt Lake District	High	1,973	29.1%
23	Valley High School	SOUTH JORDAN, UT	Jordan District	High	347	28.8%
24	Itineris Early College High	WEST JORDAN, UT	Itineris Early College High	High	366	26.2%
25	Copper Hills High	WEST JORDAN, UT	Jordan District	High	2,837	25.7%
26	American Academy of Innovation	SOUTH JORDAN, UT	American Academy of Innovation	High	373	23.1%
27	Paradigm High School	SOUTH JORDAN, UT	Paradigm High School	High	361	21.3%
28	Beehive Science & Technology Academy	SANDY, UT	Beehive Science & Technology Academy	High	424	20.0%
29	Academy for Math Engineering & Science	SALT LAKE CITY, UT	Academy for Math Engineering & Science	High	460	18.0%
30	Herriman High	HERRIMAN, UT	Jordan District	High	2,522	17.8%
31	Olympus High	SALT LAKE CITY, UT	Granite District	High	2,151	16.6%
32	American Preparatory Academy - Draper #3	DRAPER, UT	American Preparatory Academy	High	719	15.9%
33	Alta High	SANDY, UT	Canyons District	High	2,278	15.2%
34	Summit Academy High School	BLUFFDALE, UT	Summit Academy High School	High	511	14.9%
35	Mountain Ridge High	HERRIMAN, UT	Jordan District	High	2,738	13.9%
36	Salt Lake School for the Performing Arts	SALT LAKE CITY, UT	Salt Lake School for the Performing Arts	High	163	13.5%
37	Riverton High	RIVERTON, UT	Jordan District	High	2,295	13.4%
38	Bingham High	SOUTH JORDAN, UT	Jordan District	High	2,461	13.1%
39	Brighton High	Salt Lake City, UT	Canyons District	High	2,435	12.8%
40	Corner Canyon High	DRAPER, UT	Canyons District	High	2,437	10.0%
41	Skyline High	SALT LAKE CITY, UT	Granite District	High	2,186	8.6%
42	Salt Lake Academy High School	HERRIMAN, UT	Salt Lake Academy High School	High	403	5.5%

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