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Cyprus High
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Cyprus High
As a sizable secondary school in MAGNA, Utah, Cyprus High enrolls 2,762 students from grades 9 through 12, part of Granite District. That puts it 182% larger than the typical public school in Utah, which averages around 980 students.
Granite District comprises 85 schools with combined enrollment of 59,404 students; Cyprus High is among them.
For racial and ethnic makeup, Cyprus High shows that the most-represented group is Hispanic (47%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 41% White, 4% multiracial, 3% Pacific Islander, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 21% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.
Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 106 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 26.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 21.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 46% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Salt Lake County (around 34%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Cyprus High falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 37.3%; this one comes in at 19.1%, -18.2 points off the demographic line.
Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Salt Lake County put median household income runs about $97,494, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Salt Lake County runs 325 public schools (combined enrollment of about 209,757 students), of which Cyprus High is one.
The closest other public school is Magna School, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Cyprus High ranks 4th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 21.3%.
Cyprus High operates from a residential location.
Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 10%: 2,518 students in 2018 compared to 2,762 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 55% to 41%.
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