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How has Olympus High changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
2,151
High
DISTRICT 2,153 · STATE 980
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRANITE DISTRICT·NCES 490036000248
Olympus High
4055 S 2300 E, SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84124 · (385) 646-5400 · Salt Lake County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL2,151 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 67% of Utah public high schools
- B+Test 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
24.9:1
86 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.7:1 · STATE 21.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
17%
356 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 | 558 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 543 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 537 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 513 | 24% |
Student demographics
36%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
43.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.7%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% 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 Olympus High
Olympus High's state test result (43.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olympus High this school | 2,151 | 16.6% | 43.9% |
| Alta High SANDY | 2,278 | 15.2% | 41.5% |
| Stansbury High STANSBURY PARK | 2,314 | 14.8% | 33.0% |
| Woods Cross High WOODS CROSS | 1,555 | 18.8% | 38.0% |
| Syracuse High SYRACUSE | 2,608 | 14.9% | 29.2% |
| Bountiful High BOUNTIFUL | 1,550 | 13.9% | 35.9% |
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 Olympus High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Salt Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.9% | #43 of 149 | #11 of 35 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,151 | #30 of 189 | #17 of 47 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.9:1 | #105 of 145 | #30 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.3% | #81 of 145 | #35 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 16.6% | #127 of 169 | #31 of 42 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +35.7% | #9 of 84 | #4 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 2024-25Enrollment
2,151
+10 (+0%) vs 2020
+65% since 1990-91, when it was 1,300
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 | 2,151 | 86.2 | 24.9:1 | 17% (356) |
| 2023-24 | 2,167 | 83.2 | 26.0:1 | 18% (398) |
| 2022-23 | 2,123 | 87.8 | 24.2:1 | 16% (331) |
| 2020-21 | 2,141 | N/A | N/A | 19% (408) |
| 2017-18 | 1,585 | N/A | N/A | 22% (351) |
| 2015-16 | 1,560 | N/A | N/A | 22% (348) |
| 2010-11 | 1,454 | 56 | 26.0:1 | 15% (218) |
| 2000-01 | 1,595 | 36 | 44.3:1 | 7% (104) |
| 1990-91 | 1,300 | 54 | 24.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Olympus High.
About Olympus High
Olympus High is a large high school for students in SALT LAKE CITY, Utah. It had 2,151 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 9 through 12. High schools in Utah average about 980 students, which makes this school 119% above average.
Granite District has 59,404 students spread across 85 schools.
Federal enrollment data show Olympus High is 79% White. The remaining shares are 13% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Salt Lake County as a whole is about 70% White, so the school's share is higher. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 36, compared with 70 nationally.
There are 86.2 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 24.9:1. The average for high schools in Utah, 21.1:1, is lower. Of all students at Olympus High, 17% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Salt Lake County is 34%.
On the allk12 Grade, Olympus High lands at B+, ahead of 67% of Utah public high schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Olympus High would score about 51.7%. It scores 43.9%, 7.8 points below that figure.
For the population of Salt Lake County, the median household earns about $97,494 a year, about 39% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Across Salt Lake County, 325 public schools serve about 209,757 students.
Olympus High's closest public school neighbor is Crestview School, about 0.5 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Olympus High is behind the 65.3% nearby average, ranking 9th of 9.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 2,141 in 2020-21, 2,151 in 2024-25.
Olympus High has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
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Nearby schools
- Crestview School0.5 mi · 485
- Howard R. Driggs School0.7 mi · 469
- Upland Terrace School0.7 mi · 477
- Morningside School0.9 mi · 564
- Wasatch Jr High1.0 mi · 829
- Evergreen Jr High1.1 mi · 600
Frequently asked questions
About Olympus HighHow large is Olympus High?
Olympus High enrolls approximately 2,151 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Olympus High serve?
Olympus High serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Olympus High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Olympus High is approximately 24.9:1 (86 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Olympus High?
At Olympus High, the student body is approximately 79% White, 13% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Olympus High?
Olympus High is overseen by Granite District in Salt Lake County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.