Name: Utah schools on the rise · enrollment growth 2017–2024
Creator: allk12
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Keywords: public schools, K-12, enrollment growth, NCES, Utah

Utah schools on the rise

Utah public schools with the largest enrollment growth from 2017-18 to 2024-25.

Schools in this report

top growth in state

Top growth

+2994%

Southwest Educational Academy

Range

+29% to +2994%

2017-18 → 2024-25

TOP 50 UT PUBLIC SCHOOLS BY ENROLLMENT GROWTH · 2017-18 → 2024-25

School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% change ↓
Southwest Educational Academy	CEDAR CITY	Iron District	137	4,239	2994%
Salt Lake Academy High School	HERRIMAN	Salt Lake Academy High School	163	403	147%
Ashley Valley Educ. Ctr.	VERNAL	Uintah District	123	287	133%
Excelsior Academy	ERDA	Excelsior Academy	701	1,406	101%
Fast Forward High	LOGAN	Fast Forward High	236	439	86.0%
Valley Academy	HURRICANE	Valley Academy	350	642	83.4%
Polk School	OGDEN	Ogden City District	308	541	75.6%
Mountain High	KAYSVILLE	Davis District	147	255	73.5%
East Ridge Elementary School	OGDEN	Ogden City District	415	714	72.0%
Canyon Grove Academy	PLEASANT GROVE	Canyon Grove Academy	630	1,052	67.0%
Preschool	RIVERTON	Jordan District	1,073	1,773	65.2%
Fielding School	FIELDING	Box Elder District	350	574	64.0%
Juab Jr High	NEPHI	Juab District	390	629	61.3%
Lehi High	LEHI	Alpine District	1,394	2,242	60.8%
Delta Middle	DELTA	Millard District	395	613	55.2%
Freedom Preparatory Academy - Vineyard	VINEYARD	Freedom Preparatory Academy	326	505	54.9%
Midvalley School	MIDVALE	Canyons District	416	635	52.6%
Olene Walker Elementary	SALT LAKE CITY	Granite District	472	712	50.8%
Taylorsville High	TAYLORSVILLE	Granite District	1,805	2,685	48.8%
North Point School	LEHI	Alpine District	781	1,128	44.4%
Franklin Discovery Academy	VINEYARD	Franklin Discovery Academy	498	710	42.6%
Vanguard Academy	WEST VALLEY CITY	Vanguard Academy	440	623	41.6%
Independence High	PROVO	Provo District	195	276	41.5%
Maple Ridge School	MAPLETON	Nebo District	620	873	40.8%
Utah Military Academy - Camp Williams	LEHI	Utah Military Academy	255	357	40.0%
Stansbury High	STANSBURY PARK	Tooele District	1,663	2,314	39.1%
Granite Park Jr High	SALT LAKE CITY	Granite District	580	800	37.9%
Stansbury Park School	STANSBURY PARK	Tooele District	517	712	37.7%
Green Canyon High School	NORTH LOGAN	Cache District	1,218	1,677	37.7%
Beehive Science & Technology Academy	SANDY	Beehive Science & Technology Academy	308	424	37.7%
South Kearns School	KEARNS	Granite District	390	536	37.4%
Spectrum Academy - NSL	NORTH SALT LAKE	Spectrum Academy	604	829	37.3%
Family Enrichment Center	KAYSVILLE	Davis District	164	225	37.2%
Westmore School	OREM	Alpine District	396	543	37.1%
Rose Springs School	STANSBURY PARK	Tooele District	396	541	36.6%
Bastian School	HERRIMAN	Jordan District	543	741	36.5%
Horizon School	SARATOGA SPRINGS	Alpine District	122	166	36.1%
Olympus High	SALT LAKE CITY	Granite District	1,585	2,151	35.7%
Kearns Jr High	KEARNS	Granite District	545	732	34.3%
Birch Creek School	SMITHFIELD	Cache District	573	766	33.7%
Kauri Sue Hamilton	RIVERTON	Jordan District	217	286	31.8%
North Park School	TREMONTON	Box Elder District	504	661	31.2%
Success DSU	ST GEORGE	Success Academy	237	310	30.8%
American Preparatory Academy - Draper #3	DRAPER	American Preparatory Academy	552	719	30.3%
Thomas Jefferson Jr High	KEARNS	Granite District	706	915	29.6%
George Washington High	OGDEN	Ogden City District	217	281	29.5%
Wayne High	BICKNELL	Wayne District	147	190	29.3%
Guadalupe School	SALT LAKE CITY	Guadalupe School	303	390	28.7%
Diamond Valley School	ST GEORGE	Washington District	300	386	28.7%
Scholar Academy	TOOELE	Scholar Academy	537	690	28.5%

50 of 50 rows · Brick-and-mortar only. Virtual, online, and cyber schools excluded. Schools must have had ≥100 students in 2017-18 and be open in both school years.↓ Download schools-on-the-rise-by-state-ut.csv

How this list was built

Every Utah public school that reported total enrollment in both the NCES SY 2017-18 and SY 2024-25 vintages was scored on percent change in enrollment. Schools needed at least 100 students in 2017-18 to qualify, which filters out small specialty programs whose percentage swings are dominated by noise. Brick-and-mortar only: virtual academies, cyber charters, and online schools are excluded by name pattern and by NCES is_virtual flag. Those schools dominate raw growth numbers but rarely represent a school families are choosing for their neighborhood.

Enrollment growth is a leading indicator, not a quality measure. Schools grow because catchment areas shift, because districts consolidate, because a magnet program opens, or because reputation pulls in transfers. A school on this list is one that more Utahfamilies are sending their kids to in 2024-25 than in 2017-18, for whatever reason. Pair this with the school's page on allk12 for test scores, demographics, and discussion.

Source data

NCES Common Core of Data, EDGE_ADMINDATA_PUBLICSCH MapServer, vintages 2017-18 and 2024-25. Refreshed yearly when NCES publishes a new admin-data release. School names, slugs, and current district affiliation come from the 2024-25 snapshot.

HOW TO CITE THIS REPORT

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allk12 (2026). "Utah schools on the rise: enrollment growth 2017–2024." Retrieved from https://allk12.com/reports/on-the-rise/utah

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