ALTA HIGH
Principal:	Mont Widerberg
Assistant Principals:	David Breen Jana Crist	Mark Mitchell Alan Parrish
Address:	11055 S. Hawk Highway (1000 E.) Sandy, UT 84094
Phone:	(801) 256-5000
Fax:	(801) 256-5081
Mascot:	Hawks
School Colors:	Red & Black
Home Page:	http://www.alta.jordan.k12.ut.us
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Alta High School is located in south Salt Lake County, approximately 15 miles from Salt Lake City. The school encompasses suburban and rural areas and includes the city of Draper and a large portion of Sandy City.

Residents here are supportive and anxious to see that graduating students are prepared to compete academically and socially in a pluralistic society. Students of all ability levels are given opportunities for growth and development. Specific school goals are outlined each year.

• Alta serves 2,460 students in grades 10-12.
• The school opened in 1978. The modern, two-level brick building is situated on a 37-acre site which enjoys an unobstructed view of both Oquirrh and Wasatch Mountain ranges. Two-thirds of the building has undergone extensive remodeling in the past two years.
• School is in session for 180 days per year on a traditional 9-month calendar. Students attend four eighty minute classes each day on an alternating block schedule beginning at 7:30 a.m. and ending at 2:25 p.m.
• The teacher/pupil ratio used for hiring is 1 to 26.50 students. (Actual class sizes vary.)
• Alta offers a broad and varied curriculum which exceeds requirements of the Utah State Core Curriculum.
• Students must earn 27 credits and pass competency tests in basic skills in order to graduate.
• The Alta staff includes ninety classroom teachers, five counselors, a school psychologist, a vocational coordinator, a media coordinator, a principal and four assistant principals. All of these educators are state certificated and hold bachelor's, master's, or educational specialist degrees.
• The faculty is organized by departments where teachers coordinate and plan together. Instruction is delivered in self-contained classrooms. Some classes are team taught.
• All teachers and administrators are evaluated on a regular basis. Career ladder teachers are evaluated every three years, while new teachers are evaluated at least twice a year.
• Counselors are available to assist students who have questions or problems.
• Students are expected to maintain appropriate dress, attendance and discipline standards.
• Honors and advanced placement courses are available to gifted/superior students.
• Student incentive and recognition programs are used extensively.
• Special services are available to students with learning disabilities.
• Technology training is available to students in all grades.
• A full activity program is provided including sports, forensics, drama, dance, music, art, clubs, and student government.
• Bus service is provided for students who live two miles or more from school.
• A hot lunch program is available to students daily at a cost of $1.75.
• Alta High has an active and supportive PTSA as well as the Alta Action Committee which meets monthly as an advisory board and decision-making body on school-related issues.
• Adult visitors and volunteers are welcome and asked to check in at the office upon arrival.
• Alta High has one of the nation's most effective advanced placement programs and the highest number of student participants in the state of Utah. Alta seniors earn well over 5,500 quarter hours of college credit each year through advanced placement classes.
• Alta has the District's largest concurrent enrollment program with Salt Lake Community College. Courses are taught on the Alta campus by Alta teachers for college credit.
• Alta High athletic teams have captured state championships in football and boys' track, gymnastics, basketball, girls' cross country, baseball, softball, boys' soccer, girls' soccer and boys' tennis.
• Alta has Jordan District's largest vocational enrollment and active, competitive VICA, FCCLA, FBLA, HOSA and DECA programs.

American College Test (ACT)
The ACT includes testing in the areas of Math, Science, Reading and English. Scale scores range from 1 (low) to 36 (high) for each of the four tests and for the Composite. The Composite score is the average of the four test scores, rounded to the nearest whole number.

Year	School Composite	District Composite	Utah Composite	National Composite
2006-2007	22.3	22.0	21.7	21.2
2005-2006	22.4	22.0	21.7	21.1
2004-2005	22.2	22.0	21.5	20.9
2003-2004	22.1	22.0	21.5	20.9
2002-2003	21.9	21.8	21.3	20.8
2001-2002	21.7	21.8	21.4	20.8
2000-2001	22.4	21.8	21.4	21.0

Advanced Placement Test (AP)
Advanced Placement classes are college-level classes offered at the high school campus. Advanced Placement is a national program administered by the College Board. Many colleges and universities around the nation award credit based on scores from the AP Exams.

Year	School % Passing	District % Passing	State % Passing	Nation % Passing
2006-2007	65.9	67.5	65.9	59.3
2005-2006	70.4	69.6	65.5	59.6
2004-2005	67.1	70.9	65.5	59.6
2003-2004	75	75.2	68.1	61.6
2002-2003	67	70.8	67.2	61.7
2001-2002	70	70.0	69.0	63.0
2000-2001	72	70.3	66.1	61.6

• U-PASS REPORTS
• 2005-06 Reports
• 2004-05 Reports
• The purpose of the Utah Performance Assessment System for Students (U-PASS) is to provide information about how students in Utah schools are doing relative to the Utah State Core Curriculum and State requirements for school performance. Information is compiled and presented by the Utah State Office of Education in accordance with Utah State law. If you have any questions about the data, please contact the school.