📍 840 S 1300 e, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, 84102
East High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County. The school has 1,886 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Salt Lake District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 85.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 22.2:1. 36% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 84%. The school offers 20 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
East High enrolls 1,886 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 85.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 22.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 46% Hispanic or Latino, 34% White and 5.7% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 868 | 46% |
| White | 646 | 34% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 108 | 5.7% |
| Black or African American | 96 | 5.1% |
| Asian | 90 | 4.8% |
| Two or more races | 58 | 3.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 20 | 1.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
957 of the school's 1,886 students (51%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 878 qualify for free lunch and 79 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
East High is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district UT-10, state senate district 2, state house district 25.
East High is one of 41 schools in Salt Lake District, based in SALT LAKE CITY, Utah. The district serves 19,049 students district-wide and employs 1,087 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,886 students, East High is larger than the district average of about 465 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize