Alta High

Public high school, grades 8 to 12 · Sandy, Utah

Alta High in Sandy, Utah enrolled 2,278 students in 2024-25 with 92.8 full-time teachers, 24.5 students per teacher against the Utah high-school median of 21.4. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 37% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Utah: 40.2%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 91% (Utah: 88.3%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 4%

2,294 students in 2022-23, 2,350 students in 2023-24, 2,278 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 89.2 to 92.8.

Students enrolled at Alta High by school year2022-23: 2,294, 2023-24: 2,350, 2024-25: 2,27801k2k3k2022-232,2942023-242,3502024-252,278
Students enrolled at Alta High by school year2022-23: 2,294, 2023-24: 2,350, 2024-25: 2,27801k2k3k2022-232,2942023-242,3502024-252,278
Students enrolled at Alta High by school year2022-23: 2,294, 2023-24: 2,350, 2024-25: 2,27801k2k3k2022-232,2942023-242,3502024-252,278
Students enrolled at Alta High by school year2022-23: 2,294, 2023-24: 2,350, 2024-25: 2,27801k2k3k2022-232,2942023-242,3502024-252,278
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-232,29489.225.7
2023-242,35093.325.2
2024-252,27892.824.5

24.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 73 of every 100 Utah high schools

Among the 184 Utah high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 21.4; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Utah high schools, 2024-25184 values from 4.8 to 49.1; Alta High 24.5; state median 21.4.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherAlta High 24.5state median 21.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Utah high schools, 2024-25184 values from 4.8 to 49.1; Alta High 24.5; state median 21.4.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherAlta High 24.5state median 21.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Utah high schools, 2024-25184 values from 4.8 to 49.1; Alta High 24.5; state median 21.4.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherAlta High 24.5state median 21.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Utah high schools, 2024-25184 values from 4.8 to 49.1; Alta High 24.5; state median 21.4.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherAlta High 24.5state median 21.4U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

29 AP courses and one counselor per 327 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Alta High enrolled 2,289 students and had 7.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 29 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses29
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)7.0, one per 327 of the 2,289 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions29
  • Chronically absent26.3% (2022-23)

Who attends

74.3% of students were White, 15.5% Hispanic, 4.7% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White74.3%
  2. Hispanic15.5%
  3. Two or more races4.7%
  4. Asian2.5%
  5. Black1.4%
  6. Pacific Islander1.2%
  7. American Indian0.4%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at Alta High scored proficient or above: 37% in math, against 40.2% in math across Utah. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Utah, not across states. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtUtah
Math37%not published40.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express; for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

91% of the 563 students in Alta High's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88.3% across Utah. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtUtah
Four-year graduation rate91%89%88.3%
Students in the class5632,85552,066

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in Sandy

5 public high schools in Sandy report 2024-25 enrollment; Alta High is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Alta High2,27824.512.9%
Jordan High1,82023.028.8%
Beehive Science & Technology Academy42417.016.3%
Diamond Ridge High School18412.833.7%
Canyons Transition Academy6311.593.7%

All public schools in Sandy →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Alta High

  1. Diamond Ridge High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 1.7 miles away: 184 students, 12.8 per teacher (2024-25).1.7 mi
  2. Valley High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 2.1 miles away: 347 students, 14.2 per teacher (2024-25).2.1 mi
  3. Compare Alta High with Diamond Ridge High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Canyons District spends per student$11,268 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,268
  5. The largest public schools in UtahAlta High is the number 24 by size of 190 Utah high schools open in 2024-25.#24 of 190
  6. Utah schools by students per teacher24.5 students per teacher here against the Utah median of 21.4 for high schools.24.5:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Alta High

  1. How many students attend Alta High?
    2,278 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 2,294 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Sandy, UT.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Alta High?
    24.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Utah median for high schools is 21.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Alta High a Title I school?
    Alta High was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Alta High do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Alta High scored proficient or above: 37% in math, against 40.2% in math across Utah. Utah's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Alta High?
    91% of the 563 students in Alta High's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88.3% across Utah. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Alta High in?
    Canyons District, NCES district ID 4900142. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 490014200659 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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