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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CANYONS DISTRICT·NCES 490014200659

Alta High

11055 S 1000 E, SANDY, UT 84094 · (801) 826-5600 · Salt Lake County
GRADES 08–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL2,278 STUDENTS
Enrollment
2,278
High
DISTRICT 1,456 · STATE 980
Student : Teacher
24.5:1
93 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.7:1 · STATE 21.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
346 students
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 33%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K70%
Grade 954624%
Grade 1057625%
Grade 1158826%
Grade 1256125%
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 47% · US 70%
White
1,69374%
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 69% · US 43%
Hispanic
35316%
DISTRICT 21% · STATE 21% · US 30%
Black
321%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 1% · US 15%
Asian
573%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 2% · US 6%
Two+
1075%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
80%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
281%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 2% · US 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
1,15851%
Female
1,12049%

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BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
41.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.4%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.9pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% typical for Utah schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Utah's top nor bottom 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

Schools most like Alta High

Alta High's state test result (41.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Alta High this school2,27815.2%41.5%
Olympus High
SALT LAKE CITY
2,15116.6%43.9%
Stansbury High
STANSBURY PARK
2,31414.8%33.0%
Mountain Ridge High
HERRIMAN
2,73813.9%34.4%
Bingham High
SOUTH JORDAN
2,46113.1%52.3%
Herriman High
HERRIMAN
2,52217.8%33.3%
Matched among Utah high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where Alta High ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn UtahIn Salt Lake County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
41.5%#60 of 149#14 of 35
Enrollment
ranked largest first
2,278#24 of 189#15 of 47
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
24.5:1#98 of 145#28 of 38
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
42.0%#63 of 145#28 of 38
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
15.2%#135 of 169#33 of 42
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+14.1%#45 of 84#11 of 18
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
2,278
+65 (+3%) vs 2020
-11% since 2010-11, when it was 2,565
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-252,27892.924.5:115% (346)
2023-242,35093.325.2:115% (349)
2022-232,29489.225.7:115% (339)
2020-212,213N/AN/A15% (342)
2017-181,996N/AN/A21% (422)
2015-161,655N/AN/A19% (308)
2010-112,5659527.0:112% (307)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Alta High.

About Alta High

Alta High is a large high school in SANDY, Utah, administered by Canyons District. It reports enrollment of 2,278 students in grades 8 through 12. On average, high schools in Utah enroll around 980, and this school is 132% bigger than that mark.

Canyons District is made up of 47 schools with 32,688 students in all.

Federal enrollment data show Alta High is 74% White. The next largest groups are 16% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 42%.

There are 92.9 full-time-equivalent teachers at Alta High, giving a ratio of 24.5:1. The school's 24.5:1 compares with an average of 21.1:1 for high schools in Utah. By family income, 15% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 19 points below the 34% average for public schools in Salt Lake County.

The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Alta High is -10.9 points: 41.5% actual, 52.4% predicted.

Salt Lake County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $97,494 a year, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Alta High shares Salt Lake County with 324 other public schools.

A public school about 0.4 miles away, Altara School, is the closest to Alta High. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On proficiency, Alta High is behind the 56.4% nearby average, ranking 7th of 8.

Federal data place Alta High in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

Enrollment rose by 3% across 4 years, from 2,213 in 2020-21 to 2,278 in 2024-25.

On allk12, people connected to Alta High can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.

Salt Lake County at a glance

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Population
1,196,523
Census ACS
Median income
$97,494
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
325
209,757 students

Quick facts

School name
Alta High
District
Canyons District
Address
11055 S 1000 E, SANDY, UT 84094
Phone
(801) 826-5600
County
Salt Lake County
Level
High
Grade range
08–12
Total enrollment
2,278
Teachers (FTE)
93
Student–teacher ratio
24.5:1
Free and reduced lunch
346 (15%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
490014200659
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Canyons District
Other schools in SANDY
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Frequently asked questions

About Alta High
How many students attend Alta High?
Alta High enrolls approximately 2,278 students in grades 08-12.
Is Alta High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Alta High is a high school covering grades 08-12.
How many teachers does Alta High have?
Alta High employs 93 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 24.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Alta High?
At Alta High, the student body is approximately 74% White, 16% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Alta High public or private?
Alta High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Canyons District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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