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Best Schools in Utah (2026)

1,198 schools across 157 districts and 192 cities, starting with the place you want to live.

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  1. Salt Lake City

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The districts

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The schools

The ten highest-rated schools; open a profile for the evidence.

The map

Where the highest-rated schools sit.
The 50 highest-rated schools in Utah, pinned and colored by score.Pins are locations, not attendance boundaries.

The cities

The twenty places with the most schools.

The record

Total schools
1,198
Districts
157
Cities/towns
192
Average rating
6.4
out of 10
Math proficiency
50%
avg across schools
ELA proficiency
52%
avg across schools
Avg student-teacher ratio
20.6:1
Estimated scores
10%
118 of 1,198 schools use estimated academic data from nearby schools

Questions

How many schools are ranked in Utah?

MySchoolScout has rankings and data for 1,198 public schools across 157 districts in Utah.

What is the average school rating in Utah?

The average MySchoolScout composite score for ranked schools in Utah is 6.4 out of 10.

What percentage of students in Utah are proficient in math?

On average, 49.7% of students across ranked schools in Utah are proficient in math, based on the most recent state assessment data.

What percentage of students in Utah are proficient in reading?

On average, 52.4% of students across ranked schools in Utah are proficient in reading and ELA, based on the most recent state assessment data.

What is the average student-teacher ratio in Utah?

The average student-teacher ratio across ranked schools in Utah is 20.6:1.

What is the top-ranked school in Utah?

The top-ranked school in Utah on MySchoolScout is North Rich School in Laketown, with a composite score of 10.0/10.

How does MySchoolScout rate schools in Utah?

MySchoolScout rates schools using publicly available data from the NCES Common Core of Data and the Utah Department of Education. Each school receives a 1-10 composite score built from Student Growth, Poverty-Adjusted Academic Achievement, and School Environment — plus College Readiness for high schools. Weights vary by school level, and equity data is shown for context but not scored.

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Data from NCES Common Core of Data, Utah Dept. of Education, and U.S. Census ACS for the 2023–24 school year. Rankings computed by MySchoolScout. See all data sources.