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The highest-poverty public K-12 schools in Utah

This ranking covers the highest-poverty public K-12 schools in Utah, drawn from 42 qualifying public K-12 schools. Pleasant Creek High School leads the list at 86.4%, against a median of 25.1% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Utah

Top % FRL

86.4%

Median % FRL

25.1%

HIGHEST POVERTY · UTAH

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Pleasant Creek High School	MOUNT PLEASANT, UT	North Sanpete District	Combined	103	86.4%
2	Ogden Preparatory Academy	OGDEN, UT	Ogden Preparatory Academy	Combined	1,014	64.1%
3	Granite Connection High	SALT LAKE CITY, UT	Granite District	Combined	541	61.7%
4	Entheos Academy Magna	MAGNA, UT	Entheos Academy	Combined	475	59.8%
5	Bridges Nebo Transition Center	SPRINGVILLE, UT	Nebo District	Combined	175	52.6%
6	Landmark High	SPANISH FORK, UT	Nebo District	Combined	323	46.4%
7	Blue Peak High	TOOELE, UT	Tooele District	Combined	128	43.8%
8	Valley Academy	HURRICANE, UT	Valley Academy	Combined	642	42.5%
9	Entheos Academy Kearns	KEARNS, UT	Entheos Academy	Combined	579	42.1%
10	Athlos Academy of Utah	HERRIMAN, UT	Athlos Academy of Utah	Combined	458	41.3%
11	Kauri Sue Hamilton	RIVERTON, UT	Jordan District	Combined	286	39.2%
12	Vista School	IVINS, UT	Vista School	Combined	1,114	36.3%
13	Vista School	TAYLORSVILLE, UT	Granite District	Combined	551	36.1%
14	Snow Canyon Middle	ST GEORGE, UT	Washington District	Combined	796	34.8%
15	Ascent Academies of Utah West Jordan	WEST JORDAN, UT	Ascent Academies of Utah	Combined	761	33.1%
16	Hurricane Middle	HURRICANE, UT	Washington District	Combined	780	31.5%
17	Post HS Self-Cont	ST GEORGE, UT	Washington District	Combined	114	30.7%
18	North Davis Preparatory Academy	LAYTON, UT	North Davis Preparatory Academy	Combined	966	27.8%
19	Horizon School	SARATOGA SPRINGS, UT	Alpine District	Combined	166	27.7%
20	Hurricane High	HURRICANE, UT	Washington District	Combined	1,177	27.4%
21	Hawthorn Academy West Jordan	WEST JORDAN, UT	Hawthorn Academy	Combined	743	26.1%
22	Dan W. Peterson	AMERICAN FORK, UT	Alpine District	Combined	257	24.1%
23	Career Tech High School	SAINT GEORGE, UT	Washington District	Combined	592	23.1%
24	Jean Massieu School for the Deaf	SALT LAKE CITY, UT	Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind	Combined	147	22.4%
25	Quest Academy	WEST HAVEN, UT	Quest Academy	Combined	1,009	22.4%
26	American Preparatory Academy - Salem	SALEM, UT	American Preparatory Academy	Combined	570	21.2%
27	Dugway	DUGWAY, UT	Tooele District	Combined	112	20.5%
28	Syracuse Arts Academy - Antelope	SYRACUSE, UT	Syracuse Arts Academy	Combined	988	17.9%
29	Legacy Preparatory Academy	WOODS CROSS, UT	Legacy Preparatory Academy	Combined	1,016	17.4%
30	Mountain West Montessori Academy	South Jordan, UT	Mountain West Montessori Academy	Combined	450	16.7%
31	Lincoln Academy	PLEASANT GROVE, UT	Lincoln Academy	Combined	911	16.1%
32	Ascent Academies of Utah Lehi	LEHI, UT	Ascent Academies of Utah	Combined	646	15.8%
33	Early Light Academy at Daybreak	SOUTH JORDAN, UT	Early Light Academy at Daybreak	Combined	1,022	14.7%
34	Ascent Academies of Utah Farmington	FARMINGTON, UT	Ascent Academies of Utah	Combined	385	14.3%
35	Lakeview Academy	SARATOGA SPRINGS, UT	Lakeview Academy	Combined	1,061	12.4%
36	Renaissance Academy	LEHI, UT	Renaissance Academy	Combined	742	10.6%
37	Southwest Educational Academy	CEDAR CITY, UT	Iron District	Combined	4,239	10.0%
38	Maria Montessori Academy	OGDEN, UT	Maria Montessori Academy	Combined	402	8.5%
39	North Star Academy	Bluffdale, UT	North Star Academy	Combined	522	6.7%
40	Mountainville Academy	ALPINE, UT	Mountainville Academy	Combined	716	3.4%
41	Navigator Pointe Academy	WEST JORDAN, UT	Navigator Pointe Academy	Combined	375	1.1%
42	Highmark Charter School	SOUTH WEBER, UT	Highmark Charter School	Combined	668	0.6%

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