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Box Elder School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Utah for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there are 7 public high schools serving 4,916 students in Box Elder School District. This district's average high testing ranking is 8/10, which is in the top 30% of public high schools in Utah.
Public High Schools in Box Elder School District have an average math proficiency score of 40% (versus the Utah public high school average of 34%), and reading proficiency score of 47% (versus the 43% statewide average).
Public High School in Box Elder School District have a Graduation Rate of 86%, which is less than the Utah average of 88%.
The school with highest graduation rate is Bear River High School, with 91% graduation rate. Read more about public school graduation rate statistics in Utah or national school graduation rate statistics.
Minority enrollment is 14% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Utah public high school average of 28% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (UT)
# Schools
23 Schools
355 Schools
# Students
12,649 Students
310,546 Students
# Teachers
571 Teachers
13,546 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
22:1
22:1
District Rank
Box Elder School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 154 school districts in Utah (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 86% has decreased from 89% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#58 out of 154 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)41%
39%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)42%
43%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)47%
45%
Graduation Rate
86%
88%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.28
0.45
# American Indian Students
64 Students
2,737 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
1%
# Asian Students
43 Students
5,345 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
2%
# Hispanic Students
1,563 Students
59,659 Students
% Hispanic Students
12%
19%
# Black Students
49 Students
4,053 Students
% Black Students
1%
1%
# White Students
10,663 Students
223,756 Students
% White Students
84%
72%
# Hawaiian Students
41 Students
4,779 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
2%
# Two or more races Students
223 Students
9,889 Students
% of Two or more races Students
2%
3%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
324
297
# Students in K Grade:
831
4,144
# Students in 1st Grade:
946
4,281
# Students in 2nd Grade:
981
4,409
# Students in 3rd Grade:
907
4,414
# Students in 4th Grade:
949
4,310
# Students in 5th Grade:
898
4,328
# Students in 6th Grade:
949
5,776
# Students in 7th Grade:
951
28,392
# Students in 8th Grade:
1,009
35,453
# Students in 9th Grade:
992
55,319
# Students in 10th Grade:
1,056
55,533
# Students in 11th Grade:
988
53,074
# Students in 12th Grade:
868
50,816
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $10,262 in this school district is less than the state median of $10,563. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $10,765 is higher than the state median of $10,658. The school district spending/student has grown by 8% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$130 MM
$7,309 MM
Spending
$136 MM
$7,375 MM
Revenue / Student
$10,262
$10,563
Spending / Student
$10,765
$10,658
Best Box Elder School District Public High Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Sunrise High School
Alternative School
Magnet School
Magnet School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
230 W 200 S
Brigham City, UT 84302
(435) 734-4834
Brigham City, UT 84302
(435) 734-4834
Grades: 5-12
| 159 students
Rank: #22.
Box Elder Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 54% | Reading: 43%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
18 S 500 E
Brigham City, UT 84302
(435) 734-4880
Brigham City, UT 84302
(435) 734-4880
Grades: 8-9
| 1,153 students
Rank: #33.
Park Valley Secondary
Magnet School
(Math: ≥50% | Reading: ≥50% )
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
17845 N 54000 W
Park Valley, UT 84329
(435) 871-4411
Park Valley, UT 84329
(435) 871-4411
Grades: 7-10
| 5 students
Rank: #44.
Bear River Middle School
Magnet School
(Math: 43% | Reading: 49%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
300 E 1500 S
Garland, UT 84312
(435) 257-2540
Garland, UT 84312
(435) 257-2540
Grades: 8-10
| 843 students
Rank: #55.
Box Elder High School
Magnet School
(Math: 29% | Reading: 50%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
380 S 600 W
Brigham City, UT 84302
(435) 734-4840
Brigham City, UT 84302
(435) 734-4840
Grades: 10-12
| 1,583 students
Rank: #66.
Bear River High School
Magnet School
(Math: 28% | Reading: 45%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
1450 S Main
Garland, UT 84312
(435) 257-2500
Garland, UT 84312
(435) 257-2500
Grades: 10-12
| 1,172 students
Rank: n/an/a
Grouse Creek Secondary
Magnet School
76785 W 11900 N
Grouse Creek, UT 84313
(435) 747-7321
Grouse Creek, UT 84313
(435) 747-7321
Grades: 7-10
| 1 students
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