Utah · EDFacts 2021-22

Chronic Absenteeism in Utah

The 100 schools with the highest chronic absenteeism rates in Utah, ranked by the share of students missing 15 or more school days a year.

Compiled from official source data by PlainSchools. · Updated August 2026

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The 100 Utah schools listed here average 63.3% chronic absenteeism, against a national school average of 29.5%, and 100 of them sit above the 50% critical line.

63.3%
average across these 100 schools: 29.5%
national school average: 97.5%
highest rate (Millcreek High): 100
schools above 50%

#	School	Enrollment	Status	Absent %
1	Millcreek HighST GEORGE	118	Critical	97.5%
2	Ashley Valley Educ. Ctr.VERNAL	287	Critical	96.2%
3	James Madison SchoolOGDEN	321	Critical	94.7%
4	Bonneville AcademySTANSBURY PARK	337	Critical	91.1%
5	Mountain HighKAYSVILLE	255	Critical	89.8%
6	The Center for Creativity Innovation and DiscoveryPROVIDENCE	332	Critical	87.7%
7	Landmark HighSPANISH FORK	323	Critical	84.5%
8	Jordan Valley SchoolMIDVALE	79	Critical	82.3%
9	East Hollywood HighWEST VALLEY CITY	318	Critical	80.5%
10	Summit HighAMERICAN FORK	104	Critical	79.8%
11	Roots Charter High SchoolWEST VALLEY CITY	218	Critical	78.9%
12	Willow SchoolGRANTSVILLE	425	Critical	78.8%
13	Tse'bii'nidzisgai SchoolMONUMENT VALLEY	255	Critical	76.9%
14	C.S. Lewis AcademySANTAQUIN	224	Critical	75.4%
15	Riley SchoolSALT LAKE CITY	223	Critical	75.3%
16	George Washington HighOGDEN	281	Critical	75.1%
17	Eagle View SchoolROOSEVELT	278	Critical	74.1%
18	Independence HighPROVO	276	Critical	73.6%
19	Wilson SchoolLOGAN	340	Critical	73.2%
20	Fast Forward HighLOGAN	439	Critical	73.1%
21	Montezuma Creek SchoolMONTEZUMA CREEK	282	Critical	72.3%
22	Copperview SchoolMIDVALE	328	Critical	71.6%
23	Lincoln SchoolOGDEN	488	Critical	68.6%
24	Bonneville SchoolOGDEN	442	Critical	68.6%
25	Midvale SchoolMIDVALE	644	Critical	68.5%
26	Mountain View MontessoriWASHINGTON	210	Critical	68.1%
27	Wasatch SchoolOGDEN	357	Critical	66.9%
28	Mountain Trails SchoolEAGLE MOUNTAIN	846	Critical	66.5%
29	Leadership Learning Academy - OgdenOGDEN	385	Critical	66.2%
30	Mountain Sunrise AcademySARATOGA SPRINGS	493	Critical	65.9%
31	Uintah River HighFORT DUCHESNE	82	Critical	65.9%
32	Hillcrest SchoolOGDEN	336	Critical	65.8%
33	Grand County MiddleMOAB	221	Critical	65.2%
34	Heritage SchoolOGDEN	647	Critical	64.8%
35	Endeavor HallWEST VALLEY CITY	257	Critical	64.6%
36	Utah Arts AcademySAINT GEORGE	311	Critical	64.0%
37	Myton SchoolMYTON	120	Critical	63.3%
38	M. Lynn Bennion SchoolSALT LAKE CITY	175	Critical	62.9%
39	East Midvale SchoolMIDVALE	499	Critical	62.5%
40	Parkside SchoolMURRAY	454	Critical	62.3%
41	Valley High SchoolSOUTH JORDAN	347	Critical	62.0%
42	Helen M. Knight SchoolMOAB	686	Critical	61.5%
43	Redwood SchoolWEST VALLEY CITY	511	Critical	61.4%
44	Mound Fort Junior HighOGDEN	561	Critical	61.3%
45	Odyssey SchoolOGDEN	520	Critical	61.3%
46	Neola SchoolNEOLA	137	Critical	61.3%
47	Huntington SchoolHUNTINGTON	224	Critical	61.2%
48	Ridge View ElementaryHERRIMAN	713	Critical	61.0%
49	Ignite Entrepreneurship AcademyLEHI	489	Critical	60.7%
50	Maria Montessori AcademyOGDEN	402	Critical	60.0%
51	American Academy of InnovationSOUTH JORDAN	373	Critical	59.8%
52	North Star SchoolSALT LAKE CITY	336	Critical	59.8%
53	Ashley SchoolVERNAL	442	Critical	59.5%
54	Eureka SchoolEUREKA	101	Critical	59.4%
55	New Bridge SchoolOGDEN	665	Critical	59.1%
56	Cache HighLOGAN	125	Critical	58.4%
57	Centennial SchoolROOSEVELT	438	Critical	58.2%
58	Mary W. Jackson SchoolSALT LAKE CITY	388	Critical	58.2%
59	St. George AcademyWASHINGTON	229	Critical	58.1%
60	Escalante SchoolSALT LAKE CITY	352	Critical	58.0%
61	Hillsdale SchoolWEST VALLEY CITY	548	Critical	57.8%
62	Canyon View Middle SchoolHUNTINGTON	215	Critical	56.7%
63	City AcademySALT LAKE CITY	92	Critical	56.5%
64	Manila SchoolMANILA	73	Critical	56.2%
65	Magna SchoolMAGNA	549	Critical	56.1%
66	Liberty SchoolMURRAY	244	Critical	55.7%
67	Advantage Arts AcademyHERRIMAN	354	Critical	55.6%
68	Naples SchoolVERNAL	456	Critical	55.5%
69	Davis SchoolVERNAL	442	Critical	55.4%
70	Oquirrh SchoolWEST JORDAN	524	Critical	55.3%
71	Copper Canyon SchoolWest Jordan	497	Critical	55.3%
72	Hartvigsen SchoolTAYLORSVILLE	76	Critical	55.3%
73	Highland Junior HighOGDEN	649	Critical	55.2%
74	Monticello SchoolMONTICELLO	277	Critical	55.2%
75	San Rafael Middle SchoolFERRON	221	Critical	55.2%
76	Grantsville SchoolGRANTSVILLE	695	Critical	55.1%
77	Lapoint SchoolLA POINT	147	Critical	55.1%
78	Edgemont SchoolPROVO	611	Critical	55.0%
79	Westvale SchoolWEST JORDAN	462	Critical	55.0%
80	Meadowbrook SchoolBOUNTIFUL	366	Critical	54.9%
81	Ascent Academies of Utah - West ValleyWEST VALLEY CITY	425	Critical	54.6%
82	Pacific Heritage AcademySALT LAKE CITY	327	Critical	54.4%
83	West Point SchoolWEST POINT	658	Critical	54.1%
84	Granite Park Jr HighSALT LAKE CITY	800	Critical	53.9%
85	Wallace Stegner AcademySALT LAKE CITY	683	Critical	53.9%
86	Mount Mahogany SchoolPLEASANT GROVE	631	Critical	53.9%
87	Shadow Valley SchoolOGDEN	594	Critical	53.9%
88	Duchesne SchoolDUCHESNE	419	Critical	53.9%
89	Ashman SchoolRICHFIELD	466	Critical	53.6%
90	Foxboro SchoolNORTH SALT LAKE	486	Critical	53.5%
91	Franklin SchoolSALT LAKE CITY	325	Critical	53.5%
92	Philo T. Farnsworth SchoolWEST VALLEY CITY	448	Critical	53.1%
93	Lake View SchoolBRIGHAM CITY	573	Critical	52.4%
94	Alpine Online SchoolAMERICAN FORK	106	Critical	51.9%
95	Columbia SchoolWEST JORDAN	599	Critical	51.4%
96	Terra AcademyVERNAL	595	Critical	51.4%
97	Robert Frost SchoolWEST VALLEY CITY	304	Critical	51.0%
98	Willard SchoolWILLARD	267	Critical	50.9%
99	Utah Military Academy - Camp WilliamsLEHI	357	Critical	50.7%
100	Ascent Academies of Utah West JordanWEST JORDAN	761	Critical	50.6%

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Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts, Chronic Absenteeism Data (SY 2021-22). Schools with fewer than 50 students excluded. Percentage = chronically absent students / total enrollment

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.