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Best public schools in Salt Lake City, UT

91 public schools in Salt Lake City: 51 elementary · 13 middle · 15 high · 5 K-8 · 7 combined. Ranked by our score, based on 2025-26 state test results.

Rankings renumber to share equal ranks and fill gaps when schools are hidden. Scores compare each school with schools of the same type across Utah.

Elementary schools

51 schools in Salt Lake City, best first
1
Indian Hills School 99.9
Salt Lake District · Grades PK-6 · 326 students
ELA 84%Math 87%Science 93%
#1 of 544 in Utah
2
Howard R. Driggs School 99.5
Granite District · Grades PK-6 · 482 students
ELA 77%Math 81%Science 87%
#3 of 544 in Utah
3
Bonneville School 99.0
Salt Lake District · Grades K-6 · 429 students
ELA 82%Math 75%Science 89%
#6 of 544 in Utah
4
Morningside School 98.8
Granite District · Grades K-6 · 585 students
ELA 76%Math 77%Science 84%
#7 of 544 in Utah
5
Uintah School 98.6
Salt Lake District · Grades K-6 · 422 students
ELA 75%Math 79%Science 82%
#8 of 544 in Utah
6
Eastwood School 97.7
Granite District · Grades PK-5 · 314 students
ELA 79%Math 73%Science 85%
#13 of 544 in Utah
7
Dilworth School 97.2
Salt Lake District · Grades PK-6 · 445 students
ELA 71%Math 77%Science 81%
#16 of 544 in Utah
8
Cottonwood School 96.8
Granite District · Grades PK-6 · 343 students
ELA 69%Math 79%Science 82%
#18 of 544 in Utah
9
Highland Park School 96.2
Salt Lake District · Grades K-6 · 502 students
ELA 72%Math 80%Science 72%
#21 of 544 in Utah
10
Canyon View School 95.3
Canyons District · Grades K-5 · 478 students
ELA 72%Math 75%Science 72%
#26 of 544 in Utah
11
Oakridge School 94.8
Granite District · Grades K-5 · 300 students
ELA 72%Math 69%Science 82%
#29 of 544 in Utah
12
Ensign School 93.7
Salt Lake District · Grades PK-6 · 311 students
ELA 70%Math 70%Science 73%
#35 of 544 in Utah
13
Canyon Rim Academy 89.2
Canyon Rim Academy · Grades K-6 · Charter · 520 students
ELA 63%Math 65%Science 74%
#59 of 544 in Utah
14
Crestview School 86.5
Granite District · Grades PK-6 · 504 students
ELA 61%Math 62%Science 73%
#74 of 544 in Utah
15
Beacon Heights School 84.1
Salt Lake District · Grades PK-6 · 372 students
ELA 58%Math 64%Science 67%
#87 of 544 in Utah
16
Butler School 83.5
Canyons District · Grades K-5 · 610 students
ELA 60%Math 63%Science 64%
#90 of 544 in Utah
17
Upland Terrace School 83.2
Granite District · Grades PK-5 · 511 students
ELA 54%Math 66%Science 71%
#92 of 544 in Utah
18
Rosecrest School 82.8
Granite District · Grades PK-6 · 329 students
ELA 65%Math 60%Science 62%
#94 of 544 in Utah
19
William Penn School 81.7
Granite District · Grades K-6 · 666 students
ELA 65%Math 55%Science 70%
#100 of 544 in Utah
20
Emerson School 78.4
Salt Lake District · Grades K-6 · 462 students
ELA 62%Math 55%Science 65%
#118 of 544 in Utah
21
Wasatch School 69.4
Salt Lake District · Grades K-6 · 332 students
ELA 57%Math 51%Science 61%
#167 of 544 in Utah
22
Oakwood School 67.2
Granite District · Grades PK-6 · 579 students
ELA 54%Math 51%Science 63%
#179 of 544 in Utah
23
Woodstock School 66.1
Granite District · Grades PK-6 · 633 students
ELA 55%Math 46%Science 68%
#185 of 544 in Utah
24
Whittier School 54.9
Salt Lake District · Grades PK-6 · 477 students
ELA 49%Math 47%Science 58%
#246 of 544 in Utah
25
Fox Hills School 50.5
Granite District · Grades K-6 · 548 students
ELA 46%Math 51%Science 49%
#270 of 544 in Utah
26
Bella Vista School 47.5
Canyons District · Grades K-5 · 212 students
ELA 46%Math 47%Science 50%
#286 of 544 in Utah
27
Diamond Ridge School 40.5
Granite District · Grades K-6 · 515 students
ELA 44%Math 41%Science 55%
#324 of 544 in Utah
28
Bennion School 34.7
Granite District · Grades PK-6 · 445 students
ELA 39%Math 39%Science 53%
#356 of 544 in Utah
29
Mountain View School 22.0
Salt Lake District · Grades PK-6 · 588 students
ELA 32%Math 36%Science 34%
#425 of 544 in Utah
30
Taylorsville School 20.3
Granite District · Grades PK-6 · 427 students
ELA 31%Math 31%Science 41%
#434 of 544 in Utah
31
Edison School 14.8
Salt Lake District · Grades PK-6 · 377 students
ELA 28%Math 29%Science 29%
#464 of 544 in Utah
32
Washington School 14.1
Salt Lake District · Grades PK-6 · 332 students
ELA 28%Math 27%Science 31%
#468 of 544 in Utah
33
Newman School 12.8
Salt Lake District · Grades PK-6 · 248 students
ELA 25%Math 30%Science 25%
#475 of 544 in Utah
34
Escalante School 11.3
Salt Lake District · Grades PK-6 · 371 students
ELA 23%Math 25%Science 32%
#483 of 544 in Utah
35
Woodrow Wilson School 8.9
Granite District · Grades PK-6 · 602 students
ELA 26%Math 22%Science 20%
#496 of 544 in Utah
36
James E. Moss School 8.4
Granite District · Grades PK-6 · 522 students
ELA 18%Math 25%Science 28%
#499 of 544 in Utah
37
Guadalupe School 8.2
Guadalupe School · Grades PK-6 · Charter · 396 students
ELA 22%Math 23%Science 27%
#500 of 544 in Utah
38
Parkview School 6.3
Salt Lake District · Grades PK-6 · 273 students
ELA 20%Math 23%Science 21%
#510 of 544 in Utah
39
North Star School 4.5
Salt Lake District · Grades PK-6 · 385 students
ELA 20%Math 18%Science 26%
#520 of 544 in Utah
40
Olene Walker Elementary 3.4
Granite District · Grades PK-6 · 674 students
ELA 15%Math 18%Science 26%
#526 of 544 in Utah
41
Lincoln School 3.2
Granite District · Grades PK-6 · 483 students
ELA 17%Math 19%Science 20%
#527 of 544 in Utah
42
Meadowlark School 2.7
Salt Lake District · Grades PK-6 · 385 students
ELA 13%Math 20%Science 14%
#530 of 544 in Utah
43
Rose Park School 2.3
Salt Lake District · Grades PK-6 · 300 students
ELA 14%Math 18%Science 19%
#532 of 544 in Utah
44
Plymouth School 2.1
Granite District · Grades PK-6 · 542 students
ELA 18%Math 13%Science 19%
#533 of 544 in Utah
45
Liberty School 1.0
Salt Lake District · Grades PK-6 · 378 students
ELA 14%Math 11%Science 15%
#539 of 544 in Utah
46
Franklin School 0.6
Salt Lake District · Grades PK-6 · 291 students
ELA 13%Math 12%Science 19%
#541 of 544 in Utah
47
Backman School 0.5
Salt Lake District · Grades PK-6 · 345 students
ELA 13%Math 12%Science 12%
#542 of 544 in Utah
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Gearld Wright School —
Granite District · Grades PK-6 · 523 students
No published test results
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Granite Preschool —
Granite District · Grades PK · 0 students
No published test results
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Headstart Preschool Special Education —
Granite District · Grades PK-K · 1 students
No published test results
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Salt Lake Head Start —
Salt Lake District · Grades PK · 68 students
No published test results

Middle schools

13 schools in Salt Lake City, best first
1
Wasatch Jr High 98.2
Granite District · Grades 6-8 · 813 students
ELA 67%Math 66%Science 69%
#3 of 142 in Utah
2
Clayton Middle 97.5
Salt Lake District · Grades 7-8 · 555 students
ELA 63%Math 68%Science 70%
#4 of 142 in Utah
3
Olympus Jr High 95.4
Granite District · Grades 5-9 · 790 students
ELA 59%Math 62%Science 72%
#7 of 142 in Utah
4
Hillside Middle 89.8
Salt Lake District · Grades 7-8 · 516 students
ELA 59%Math 64%Science 62%
#15 of 142 in Utah
5
Churchill Jr High 89.1
Granite District · Grades 6-8 · 534 students
ELA 61%Math 56%Science 72%
#16 of 142 in Utah
6
Butler Middle 88.4
Canyons District · Grades 6-8 · 904 students
ELA 58%Math 57%Science 77%
#17 of 142 in Utah
7
Salt Lake Arts Academy 83.5
Salt Lake Arts Academy · Grades 5-8 · Charter · 403 students
ELA 63%Math 48%Science 65%
#24 of 142 in Utah
8
Evergreen Jr High 57.4
Granite District · Grades 6-9 · 633 students
ELA 45%Math 50%Science 53%
#61 of 142 in Utah
9
Bonneville Jr High 30.3
Granite District · Grades 6-8 · 624 students
ELA 38%Math 35%Science 48%
#99 of 142 in Utah
10
Salt Lake Center for Science Education Bryant 8.8
Salt Lake District · Grades 7-8 · 394 students
ELA 27%Math 21%Science 27%
#130 of 142 in Utah
11
Glendale Middle 4.2
Salt Lake District · Grades 6-8 · 663 students
ELA 20%Math 17%Science 32%
#136 of 142 in Utah
12
Northwest Middle 2.5
Salt Lake District · Grades 7-8 · 579 students
ELA 20%Math 19%Science 25%
#139 of 142 in Utah
13
Granite Park Jr High 0.7
Granite District · Grades 6-8 · 800 students
ELA 18%Math 16%Science 26%
#141 of 142 in Utah

High schools

15 schools in Salt Lake City, best first
1
Skyline High 92.5
Granite District · Grades 7-12 · 2,125 students
ELA 65%Math 48%Science 65%
#12 of 153 in Utah
2
Brighton High 89.2
Canyons District · Grades 8-12 · 2,393 students
ELA 62%Math 46%Science 57%
#17 of 153 in Utah
3
Academy for Math Engineering & Science 87.3
Academy for Math Engineering & Science · Grades 9-12 · Charter · 469 students
ELA 56%Math 50%Science 53%
#20 of 153 in Utah
4
Highland High 79.4
Salt Lake District · Grades 9-12 · 2,009 students
ELA 55%Math 42%Science 46%
#32 of 153 in Utah
5
Olympus High 78.1
Granite District · Grades 9-12 · 2,167 students
ELA 52%Math 41%Science 55%
#34 of 153 in Utah
6
West High 53.3
Salt Lake District · Grades 7-12 · 2,505 students
ELA 43%Math 39%Science 46%
#72 of 153 in Utah
7
City Academy 36.9
City Academy · Grades 7-12 · Charter · 99 students
ELA 46%Math 20%Science 40%
#97 of 153 in Utah
8
East High 19.3
Salt Lake District · Grades 9-12 · 1,863 students
ELA 27%Math 24%Science 29%
#124 of 153 in Utah
9
Cottonwood High 11.4
Granite District · Grades 9-12 · 1,495 students
ELA 24%Math 13%Science 19%
#136 of 153 in Utah
10
Innovations Early College High School 8.8
Salt Lake District · Grades 9-12 · 284 students
ELA 25%Math 10%Science 10%
#140 of 153 in Utah
11
Horizonte Instruction & Training Center 2.9
Salt Lake District · Grades 7-12 · 303 students
ELA 5%Math 10%Science 5%
#149 of 153 in Utah
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Granite Technical Institute —
Granite District · Grades 7-12 · 98 students
No published test results
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Salt Lake School for the Performing Arts —
Canyon Grove Academy · Grades 9-12 · Charter
No published test results
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Salt Lake Technology Center —
Salt Lake District · Grades 9-12 · 0 students
No published test results
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Sky View Academy —
Salt Lake District · Grades 12 · 0 students
No published test results

K-8 schools

5 schools in Salt Lake City, best first
1
Open Classroom 56.8
Open Classroom · Grades PK-8 · Charter · 289 students
ELA 43%Math 48%Science 57%
#29 of 66 in Utah
2
Wallace Stegner Academy 46.2
Wallace Stegner Academy · Grades K-8 · Charter · 670 students
ELA 45%Math 41%Science 51%
#36 of 66 in Utah
3
Nibley Park School 43.2
Salt Lake District · Grades PK-8 · 350 students
ELA 44%Math 42%Science 48%
#38 of 66 in Utah
4
Pacific Heritage Academy 14.4
Pacific Heritage Academy · Grades K-8 · Charter · 300 students
ELA 29%Math 26%Science 32%
#57 of 66 in Utah
5
Dual Immersion Academy 9.8
Dual Immersion Academy · Grades PK-8 · Charter · 456 students
ELA 24%Math 28%Science 26%
#60 of 66 in Utah

Combined schools

7 schools in Salt Lake City, best first
1
Salt Lake Center for Science Education 60.2
Salt Lake Center for Science Education · Grades 6-12 · Charter · 363 students
ELA 43%Math 23%Science 45%
#20 of 49 in Utah
2
Utah Connections Academy 41.8
Utah Connections Academy · Grades K-12 · Charter · 947 students
ELA 34%Math 21%Science 37%
#29 of 49 in Utah
3
Granite Connection High 7.1
Granite District · Grades K-12 · 513 students
ELA 5%Math 5%Science 5%
#46 of 49 in Utah
4
Jean Massieu School for the Deaf 3.1
Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind · Grades PK-12 · 143 students
ELA 3%Math 3%Science 3%
#48 of 49 in Utah
5
Utah International Charter School 1.0
Utah International Charter School · Grades 6-12 · Charter · 221 students
ELA 3%Math 1%Science 3%
#49 of 49 in Utah
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Blind Region 2 —
Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind · Grades PK-12 · 11 students
No published test results
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Youth Educational Support School —
Granite District · Grades K-12 · 80 students
Math 10%

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