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How has Delta High changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
592
High
DISTRICT 332 · STATE 980
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MILLARD DISTRICT·NCES 490054000356
Delta High
50 W 300 N, DELTA, UT 84624 · (435) 864-5610 · Millard County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL592 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 65% of Utah public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Utah public high schools
Student : Teacher
21.9:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 21.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
221 students
DISTRICT 43% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 148 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 146 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 175 | 30% |
| Grade 12 | 123 | 21% |
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 47% · US 70%
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
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
40.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.5%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Delta High
Delta High's state test result (40.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta High this school | 592 | 37.3% | 40.6% |
| Manti High MANTI | 690 | 39.3% | 39.6% |
| Enterprise High ENTERPRISE | 537 | 38.4% | 42.2% |
| Beaver High BEAVER | 442 | 40.5% | 40.8% |
| Carbon High PRICE | 1,004 | 39.6% | 36.2% |
| Duchesne High DUCHESNE | 408 | 34.8% | 26.2% |
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 Delta High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Utah |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.6% | #70 of 149 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 592 | #99 of 189 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.9:1 | #62 of 145 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.6% | #104 of 145 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.3% | #50 of 169 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +15.0% | #42 of 84 |
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 2024-25Enrollment
592
+56 (+10%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 650
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 592 | 27.1 | 21.9:1 | 37% (221) |
| 2023-24 | 592 | 27.5 | 21.5:1 | 42% (246) |
| 2022-23 | 561 | 26.5 | 21.2:1 | 40% (222) |
| 2020-21 | 536 | N/A | N/A | 41% (222) |
| 2017-18 | 515 | N/A | N/A | 47% (240) |
| 2015-16 | 508 | N/A | N/A | 43% (220) |
| 2010-11 | 586 | 29 | 20.2:1 | 39% (231) |
| 2000-01 | 784 | 30 | 26.1:1 | 35% (274) |
| 1990-91 | 650 | 27 | 24.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Delta High.
About Delta High
Delta High is a low-enrollment high school in Utah, with an address in DELTA. The school enrolls 592 students, from grades 9 through 12. An average school in this group (high schools in Utah) has about 980 students.
Millard District is responsible for 9 schools, Delta High included, with 3,198 students in all.
White students are the large majority at Delta High, with 81% of enrollment. The next largest groups are 18% Hispanic. The White share in Millard County as a whole is similar, at about 85%. The chance that two students picked at random at Delta High belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 32%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 21.9:1, with 27.1 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The 21.1:1 average for high schools in Utah is lower than this school's figure. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Delta High is 37%.
allk12 grades Delta High a B+. The grade compares the school only with Utah public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
After adjusting for student poverty, Delta High lands between the top and bottom 10% of Utah schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 40.6%; the prediction is 41.5%.
In Millard County (population about 13,315), median household income is about $73,639, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 9 public schools operate in Millard County, serving about 3,198 students.
The closest other public school is Delta Middle, about 0.3 miles away. Around the school, 3 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Delta High is behind the 53.8% nearby average, ranking 6th of 6.
Its location is classified as Rural: Remote by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment was 536 in 2020-21 and 592 in 2024-25, a gain of 56 students.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Delta High. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Millard County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
13,315
Census ACS
Median income
$73,639
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
3,198 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Millard District
- Delta MiddleMiddle · 613 students
- Fillmore SchoolElementary · 483 students
- Delta North SchoolElementary · 427 students
- Millard HighHigh · 382 students
- Fillmore MiddleMiddle · 347 students
- Delta South SchoolElementary · 315 students
Other schools in DELTA
- Delta MiddleMiddle · 613 students
- Delta North SchoolElementary · 427 students
- Delta South SchoolElementary · 315 students
Other Delta High schools
6 other US public schools in 5 states are named Delta High. Delta High is the 3rd largest of the 7.
- Delta High SchoolMuncie, IN · 848 students
- Delta High SchoolDELTA, CO · 626 students
- Delta HighSanta Maria, CA · 291 students
- Delta HighClarksburg, CA · 196 students
- DELTA HIGHDELTA, MO · 117 students
Nearby schools
- Delta Middle0.3 mi · 613
- Delta North School0.3 mi · 427
- Delta South School1.0 mi · 315
- Millard High29.9 mi · 382
- Fillmore School30.3 mi · 483
- Fillmore Middle30.4 mi · 347
Frequently asked questions
About Delta HighHow large is Delta High?
Delta High enrolls approximately 592 students in grades 09-12.
Is Delta High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Delta High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Delta High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Delta High is approximately 21.9:1 (27 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Delta High?
Delta High reports a student body of 81% White, 18% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Delta High public or private?
Delta High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Millard District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.