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Enrollment
2,685
High
DISTRICT 2,153 · STATE 980
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRANITE DISTRICT·NCES 490036000764
Taylorsville High
5225 S REDWOOD ROAD, TAYLORSVILLE, UT 84123 · (385) 646-5455 · Salt Lake County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,685 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 27% 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.
- C+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
26.3:1
102 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.7:1 · STATE 21.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
1,196 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 | 703 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 692 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 677 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 613 | 23% |
Student demographics
63%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
24.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.0%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Taylorsville High
Taylorsville High's state test result (24.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taylorsville High this school | 2,685 | 44.5% | 24.7% |
| Cyprus High MAGNA | 2,762 | 46.0% | 19.1% |
| Logan High LOGAN | 1,465 | 40.7% | 29.4% |
| West Jordan High WEST JORDAN | 1,761 | 38.8% | 23.6% |
| Cottonwood High SALT LAKE CITY | 1,451 | 49.6% | 18.6% |
| Kearns High KEARNS | 2,313 | 52.8% | 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 Taylorsville High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Salt Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.7% | #126 of 149 | #25 of 35 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,685 | #7 of 189 | #5 of 47 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 26.3:1 | #128 of 145 | #36 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.3% | #10 of 145 | #9 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.5% | #30 of 169 | #14 of 42 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +48.8% | #3 of 84 | #1 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
2,685
+746 (+38%) vs 2020
+33% since 1990-91, when it was 2,016
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 | 2,685 | 102.1 | 26.3:1 | 45% (1,196) |
| 2023-24 | 2,694 | 99.3 | 27.1:1 | 45% (1,214) |
| 2022-23 | 2,770 | 106.8 | 25.9:1 | 42% (1,173) |
| 2020-21 | 1,939 | N/A | N/A | 44% (846) |
| 2017-18 | 1,805 | N/A | N/A | 50% (902) |
| 2015-16 | 1,743 | N/A | N/A | 50% (865) |
| 2010-11 | 1,859 | 75 | 24.8:1 | 35% (646) |
| 2000-01 | 2,170 | 90 | 24.1:1 | 15% (323) |
| 1990-91 | 2,016 | 77 | 26.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Taylorsville High.
About Taylorsville High
Taylorsville High is a large high school in TAYLORSVILLE, Utah, administered by Granite District. Classes run from 9 through 12, and the school has 2,685 students. The average for high schools in Utah is about 980 students, so this school is 174% larger than average.
Granite District, which runs Taylorsville High, has 85 schools and 59,404 students.
Taylorsville High has no majority group; White students are the largest, at 43%. Beyond that, enrollment is 42% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% multiracial, and 3% Asian. In Salt Lake County overall, about 70% of residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is a 63% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The teaching staff at Taylorsville High is 102.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 26.3:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 21.1:1 average for high schools in Utah. About 45% of students, or 1,196, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Salt Lake County average 34%.
The allk12 Grade for Taylorsville High is C. Compared with Utah public high schools, the school scored higher than 27% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Taylorsville High scores 24.7% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 38.0%.
Census estimates describe Salt Lake County this way: 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 Taylorsville High, Salt Lake County has 324 other public schools.
Hartvigsen School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles away. The five-mile area around Taylorsville High holds at least 8 other public schools. Taylorsville High's average proficiency of 24.7% compares with 38.6% for its nearest scored neighbors.
NCES assigns Taylorsville High the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment at Taylorsville High climbed 38% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 1,939 to 2,685 students.
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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
- Hunter HighHigh · 2,480 students
- Kearns HighHigh · 2,313 students
- Skyline HighHigh · 2,186 students
- Olympus HighHigh · 2,151 students
Other schools in TAYLORSVILLE
- Eisenhower Jr HighMiddle · 1,036 students
- Bennion Jr HighMiddle · 1,022 students
- Vista SchoolCombined · 551 students
- Calvin S. Smith SchoolElementary · 525 students
- Arcadia SchoolElementary · 433 students
- John C. Fremont SchoolElementary · 374 students
Nearby schools
- Hartvigsen School0.2 mi · 76
- Plymouth School0.3 mi · 535
- Vista School0.8 mi · 551
- Calvin S. Smith School1.2 mi · 525
- Eisenhower Jr High1.4 mi · 1,036
- Horizon School1.4 mi · 664
Frequently asked questions
About Taylorsville HighHow large is Taylorsville High?
Taylorsville High enrolls approximately 2,685 students in grades 09-12.
Is Taylorsville High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Taylorsville High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Taylorsville High?
Approximately 26.3:1 students per teacher at Taylorsville High.
How diverse is Taylorsville High?
Taylorsville High reports a student body of 43% White, 42% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Taylorsville High?
Taylorsville 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.