Desert Hills High

828 E Desert Hills Drive, St. George UT, 84790 | Washington School District | 435-674-0885
  • grades 10-12
  • students 1425
  • type High
PROFICIENCY 57% 27% higher than state average
School Rankings
  • Ranked #0 of 33 in St. George
  • Ranked #0 of 1228 in Utah
Proficiency Averages
49%St. George
45%Utah

Desert Hills High is a school servicing grades 10 to 12 and is located in the district of "Washington School District" in St. George, UT. There are a total of 1,425 students and n/a teachers at Desert Hills High, for a student to teacher ratio of n/a.

Desert Hills High has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 57.0%, which is 27% higher than the Utah average.

Desert Hills High location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students1425
Teachers
Student/Teacher ration/a

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollment407
Taking some courses384
Taking some courses (not tests)25
Passing some courses290
Passing no courses86

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Desert Hills High, there are a total of 407 students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with 384 taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All56%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School56%

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All58%
3n/a
4n/a
5n/a
6n/a
7n/a
8n/a
High School58%

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Desert Hills High race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictUtahNational
White 91.7% 81.3% 75.9% 51.1%
Black 0.6% 1.0% 1.3% 15.9%
Asian 1.4% 0.8% 1.7% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 4.2% 12.3% 16.2% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.3% 1.7% 1.2% 1.2%
Hawaiian 1.6% 1.7% 1.5% 0.4%
Multiracial 0.2% 1.2% 2.2% 3.1%

St. George demographics profile

StatisticSt. GeorgeUtahNational
Population87,1763,205,958328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)1,1114091
Median age38.130.337.7
Male/Female ratio1.0:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)64%60%55%
Speak English88%85%79%
Speak Spanish9%10%13%

Education level achieved in St. George

IndexSt. GeorgeUtahNational
Completed 8th grade90.7%89.1%84.3%
Completed high school90.2%88.6%83.0%
Completed some college69.7%68.5%59.4%
Completed associate degree40.8%41.4%38.5%
Completed bachelors29.3%31.7%30.3%
Completed masters11.6%10.7%11.5%
Completed professional degree3.5%3.1%3.3%
Completed doctorate1.8%1.4%1.3%
Write a school review about Desert Hills High Tell people what you like or don't like about Desert Hills High…
Depends what your student needs
Academics3/10
Teachers5/10
Administration1/10
Sports8/10
Facilities8/10
I have had 3 kids go to this school, one that had an IEP, one that took all Honors/AP classes and one that took a few honors classes. The services for a child with a disability were horrible. At the middle school and earlier, the services were acceptable but at the high school they were not. My child's IEP was 6 months late and the special education teacher did not show up! I was not the only one this happened to, other parents left the school or home schooled because it got so bad. It was only because of wonderful classrooms teachers that worked together to help my child they were able to get through this school. Of course it meant carefully selecting teachers that had the time and were willing to help. I do not fault any teacher that did not want to help, the classes here are usually 40-45 students so teachers have over 250 students at a time so having time for students with special needs is hard and the lack of special education teachers has not been solved. Many teachers are also only part time and have to work at 2-3-4 schools or second jobs. My honors students was bored. It is easy to get an A here. There is also the issue of the lack of math and science teachers. During my kids years the main biology, chemistry and physics teacher all quit, without stable long term degreed teachers to replace. The low wages and high housing cost makes it very hard to find new teachers. I do not see this problem getting better. Teachers lost their free healthcare and are making less then 40k a year after 10 years with a degree so I understand the struggle for newer schools here to get teachers. There are few, maybe 3? academic clubs so not much to do outside of classes. The high school pushes the bored honors students to the college. For some, this works, free college credit (beware not all the college classes will transfer out of Utah), but did I really want my 15 year old at college? Not only did I want my 15 year old to have a more normal high school experience with friends, clubs, yearbooks, concerts but the college is a mix of all ages and large classes and not a contained campus. My honors student was really bored but because DH is a rural school where not many women finish college in under 6 years, my honors student got scholarships to out of state schools. Of course it is a shock going from an easy A school to a comepetitive college. The best match is for a normal student. If your child wants a safe school that they can get an A easy, little to no homework, plenty of time to work after school, and graduate with the ability to go to college locally in Utah for free, this is the place. A vast majority do just this. Just as an example, last honors night I went to, 83 , yes 83 kids had a 4.0 so basically 20% of students had straight A's, then over 250 had above a 3.75 (over a 3.75 gives you free local college when you graduate). I feel the school is very safe, gives out A's like candy and gives kids plenty of free time to do what they want. I am someone that bought my house for my kids to go to school at DH. Looking back over the last 10 years I would probably have chosen Dixie. This shocks people that know me but as much as Dixie has more social issues, they have better special edu services and the teachers have been there long term and are degreed in their fields and they love what they do.
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Source: The Desert Hills High data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.