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If you could change one rule at Kearns High, what would it be?
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Enrollment
2,313
High
DISTRICT 2,153 · STATE 980
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRANITE DISTRICT·NCES 490036000234
Kearns High
5525 S COUGAR LN, KEARNS, UT 84118 · (385) 646-5380 · Salt Lake County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,313 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 20% of Utah public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
24.4:1
95 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.7:1 · STATE 21.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
1,222 students
DISTRICT 39% · 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 | 583 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 583 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 590 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 557 | 24% |
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
18.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.0%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Kearns High
Kearns High's state test result (18.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kearns High this school | 2,313 | 52.8% | 18.6% |
| East High SALT LAKE CITY | 1,764 | 54.6% | 26.1% |
| Hunter High WEST VALLEY CITY | 2,480 | 53.1% | 16.6% |
| Granger High WEST VALLEY CITY | 3,267 | 58.6% | 14.3% |
| Cyprus High MAGNA | 2,762 | 46.0% | 19.1% |
| Ben Lomond High OGDEN | 1,180 | 53.9% | 15.3% |
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 Kearns High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Salt Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.6% | #137 of 149 | #28 of 35 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,313 | #21 of 189 | #13 of 47 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.4:1 | #95 of 145 | #26 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.2% | #18 of 145 | #17 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.8% | #19 of 169 | #10 of 42 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.6% | #47 of 51 | #16 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
2,313
+19 (+1%) vs 2020
+25% since 1990-91, when it was 1,853
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 | 2,313 | 94.7 | 24.4:1 | 53% (1,222) |
| 2023-24 | 2,408 | 94 | 25.6:1 | 55% (1,322) |
| 2022-23 | 2,382 | 92.4 | 25.8:1 | 51% (1,214) |
| 2020-21 | 2,294 | N/A | N/A | 55% (1,269) |
| 2017-18 | 2,374 | N/A | N/A | 60% (1,417) |
| 2015-16 | 2,325 | N/A | N/A | 61% (1,420) |
| 2010-11 | 1,703 | 77 | 22.1:1 | 50% (856) |
| 2000-01 | 2,183 | 98 | 22.3:1 | 26% (570) |
| 1990-91 | 1,853 | 80 | 23.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kearns High.
About Kearns High
Kearns High is a high school located in KEARNS, Utah, in Salt Lake County. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 2,313 students in grades 9 through 12. Against the 980-student average for high schools in Utah, enrollment here is 136% higher.
Granite District enrolls 59,404 students, and its 85 schools include Kearns High.
Kearns High's enrollment is 53% Hispanic. The remaining shares are 34% White, 4% Pacific Islander, 4% Black, and 3% multiracial. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Salt Lake County's population at about 21%. By the diversity index, Kearns High comes in at 60%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 24.4:1, with 94.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among high schools in Utah is 21.1:1, lower than at this school. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 53% of enrollment. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Salt Lake County is 34%.
Kearns High is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 20% of Utah public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Kearns High sits between the top and bottom 10% of Utah schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 18.6% and a predicted 34.0%.
Across Salt Lake County, median household income is about $97,494, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 39%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Kearns High is among the 325 public schools in Salt Lake County.
South Kearns School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Kearns High's average proficiency of 18.6% compares with 28.1% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Kearns High is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
Federal data show 2,294 students in 2020-21 and 2,313 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%.
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at Kearns High. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Granite District
- Granger HighHigh · 3,267 students
- Cyprus HighHigh · 2,762 students
- Taylorsville HighHigh · 2,685 students
- Hunter HighHigh · 2,480 students
- Skyline HighHigh · 2,186 students
- Olympus HighHigh · 2,151 students
Other schools in KEARNS
- Thomas Jefferson Jr HighMiddle · 915 students
- Kearns Jr HighMiddle · 732 students
- Entheos Academy KearnsCombined · 579 students
- West Kearns SchoolElementary · 548 students
- South Kearns SchoolElementary · 536 students
- Beehive SchoolElementary · 489 students
Nearby schools
- South Kearns School0.4 mi · 536
- Beehive School0.5 mi · 489
- Western Hills School0.6 mi · 298
- Entheos Academy Kearns0.7 mi · 579
- West Kearns School0.9 mi · 548
- Kearns Jr High1.0 mi · 732
Frequently asked questions
About Kearns HighHow large is Kearns High?
Kearns High enrolls approximately 2,313 students in grades 09-12.
Is Kearns High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Kearns High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Kearns High?
Approximately 24.4:1 students per teacher at Kearns High.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Kearns High?
At Kearns High, the student body is approximately 34% White, 53% Hispanic, 4% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Kearns High in?
Kearns High is part of Granite District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.