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If you had an hour of school board time for East High, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
1,764
High
DISTRICT 1,110 · STATE 980
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SALT LAKE DISTRICT·NCES 490087000486
East High
840 S 1300 E, SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84102 · (801) 583-1661 · Salt Lake County
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,764 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 39% of Utah public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
21.1:1
84 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 21.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
963 students
DISTRICT 59% · 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 | 412 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 465 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 473 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 414 | 23% |
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
26.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.1%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 East High
East High's state test result (26.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| East High this school | 1,764 | 54.6% | 26.1% |
| Hunter High WEST VALLEY CITY | 2,480 | 53.1% | 16.6% |
| Kearns High KEARNS | 2,313 | 52.8% | 18.6% |
| Granger High WEST VALLEY CITY | 3,267 | 58.6% | 14.3% |
| West High SALT LAKE CITY | 2,503 | 53.2% | 59.3% |
| Cottonwood High SALT LAKE CITY | 1,451 | 49.6% | 18.6% |
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 East High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Salt Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.1% | #122 of 149 | #23 of 35 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,764 | #42 of 189 | #20 of 47 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.1:1 | #53 of 145 | #15 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.4% | #9 of 145 | #8 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.6% | #15 of 169 | #7 of 42 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.5% | #22 of 51 | #8 of 17 |
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
1,764
-221 (-11%) vs 2020
+1% since 1990-91, when it was 1,746
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 | 1,764 | 83.5 | 21.1:1 | 55% (963) |
| 2023-24 | 1,863 | 84.9 | 21.9:1 | 55% (1,019) |
| 2022-23 | 1,886 | 85 | 22.2:1 | 51% (957) |
| 2020-21 | 1,985 | N/A | N/A | 46% (921) |
| 2017-18 | 1,972 | N/A | N/A | 57% (1,122) |
| 2015-16 | 1,923 | N/A | N/A | 59% (1,131) |
| 2010-11 | 2,095 | 88 | 23.8:1 | 66% (1,377) |
| 2000-01 | 2,060 | 87 | 23.7:1 | 35% (722) |
| 1990-91 | 1,746 | 79 | 22.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for East High.
About East High
Located in SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, East High is a large high school. Its 1,764 students are spread across grades 9 through 12. The school's enrollment is 80% bigger than the 980 average for high schools in Utah.
Salt Lake District is the district for East High. It has 39 schools and 20,086 students.
East High has no majority group; Hispanic students are the largest, at 49%. The rest of enrollment is 32% White, 6% Pacific Islander, 5% Black, and 4% Asian. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Salt Lake County's population at about 21%. East High's diversity index is 64%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at East High total 83.5 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 21.1:1. For comparison, high schools in Utah average 21.1:1. The school counts 963 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 55%. Across public schools in Salt Lake County, the average is 34%.
allk12 grades East High a C+. The grade compares the school only with Utah public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, East High is 7.0 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 26.1% actual, 33.1% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Utah.
Salt Lake County has about 1,196,523 residents, and the median household income is $97,494, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 39%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Besides East High, Salt Lake County has 324 other public schools.
The closest other public school is Uintah School, about 0.8 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 26.1% is below the 62.5% average for nearby schools.
East High falls in the City: Mid-size locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Federal data show an 11% enrollment decrease, from 1,985 in 2020-21 to 1,764 in 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for East High covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Salt Lake County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in Salt Lake District
- West HighHigh · 2,503 students
- Highland HighHigh · 1,973 students
- Glendale MiddleMiddle · 678 students
- Mountain View SchoolElementary · 629 students
- Clayton MiddleMiddle · 567 students
- Northwest MiddleMiddle · 542 students
Other schools in SALT LAKE CITY
- West HighHigh · 2,503 students
- Brighton HighHigh · 2,435 students
- Skyline HighHigh · 2,186 students
- Olympus HighHigh · 2,151 students
- Highland HighHigh · 1,973 students
- Cottonwood HighHigh · 1,451 students
Other East High schools
19 other US public schools in 11 states are named East High. East High is the 5th largest of the 20.
- East High SchoolAurora, IL · 4,020 students
- East High SchoolDENVER, CO · 2,476 students
- East HighWichita, KS · 2,435 students
- East High SchoolDes Moines, IA · 1,952 students
- East HighMadison, WI · 1,643 students
Nearby schools
- Uintah School0.8 mi · 464
- Emerson School0.8 mi · 395
- M. Lynn Bennion School0.9 mi · 171
- Bonneville School1.1 mi · 414
- Clayton Middle1.3 mi · 567
- Wasatch School1.3 mi · 387
Frequently asked questions
About East HighHow large is East High?
East High enrolls approximately 1,764 students in grades 09-12.
Is East High an elementary, middle, or high school?
East High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does East High have?
East High employs 84 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.1:1.
How diverse is East High?
East High reports a student body of 32% White, 49% Hispanic, 5% Black, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is East High public or private?
East High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Salt Lake District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.