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The Granite School District spreads across central Salt Lake County, Utah, serving
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, Millcreek, Taylorsville,
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, and
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; Kearns and Magna Townships; and parts of
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and Cottonwood Heights. About 67,000 students are enrolled in its programs ranging from
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to twelfth grade. It operates 9 high schools, 15 junior high schools, 62 elementary schools, as well as several specialty schools. This makes Granite the third largest school district in the state of
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behind Alpine School District in Utah County and Davis County School District. Other school districts in the area include the
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and the
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. All the following information is from the Granite School District website


High schools

* Cottonwood,
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Academy for Math, Engineering, and Science The Academy for Math, Engineering, & Science (AMES) is a public charter high school founded in 2003. AMES primarily focuses on a STEM based advanced curriculum and is recognized as one of Utah's best high schools. AMES serves grades 9-12 in Murray ...
(Charter School attached to Cottonwood High School) *
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, Magna **Cyprus Brockbank Campus * Granger,
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* Connection (formerly Granite Peaks;
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),
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. Multiple campuses: **Cottonwood Campus, Granger Campus, Granite Education Center Campus, Hunter Campus, Kearns Campus, Skyline Campus, Taylorsville Campus *
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* Kearns, Kearns *
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, Millcreek * Taylorsville, Taylorsville


Former

*
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(closed in 2009)


Junior high schools

*Bennion, Taylorsville *Bonneville,
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*Churchill, Millcreek *Eisenhower, Taylorsville *Evergreen, Millcreek *Granite Park,
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*Hunter,
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*Jefferson, Thomas, Kearns *Kearns, Kearns *Kennedy, John F.,
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*Matheson, Scott M., Magna *Olympus,
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*Valley,
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*Wasatch, Millcreek *
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West Valley City West Valley City is a city in Salt Lake County and a suburb of Salt Lake City in the U.S. state of Utah. The population was 140,230 at the 2020 census, making it the second-largest city in Utah. The city incorporated in 1980 from a large, quic ...
. West Lake Junior High has been relocated to the Westbrook Elementary school (which was closed in 2019) due to damages from the March 18, 2020 earthquake.


Former

* Brockbank, Magna (closed as a junior high school in 2016, campus is now the Brockbank Campus of Cyprus High School)


Elementary schools

*Academy Park,
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*Arcadia, Taylorsville *Armstrong Academy,
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*Bacchus, Thomas W., Kearns *Beehive, Kearns *Bennion, Taylorsville *Bridger, Jim.,
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*Copper Hills, Magna *Cottonwood,
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*Crestview,
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*Diamond Ridge,
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*Driggs, Howard R.,
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*Eastwood, Millcreek *Elk Run, Magna *Farnsworth, Philo T.,
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*Fox Hills, Taylorsville *Fremont, John C., Taylorsville *Frost, Robert,
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*Gourley, David, Kearns *Granger,
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*Hillsdale,
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*Hillside,
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*Holladay,
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(closed in 2002) *Hunter,
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*Jackling,
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*Lake Ridge, Magna *Lincoln,
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*Magna, Magna *Mill Creek, Millcreek *Monroe,
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*Morningside, Millcreek *Moss, James E., Millcreek *Oakridge, Millcreek *Oakwood,
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*Orchard, Douglas T.,
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*Penn, William, Millcreek *Pioneer,
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*Pleasant Green, Magna *Plymouth, Taylorsville *Redwood,
West Valley City West Valley City is a city in Salt Lake County and a suburb of Salt Lake City in the U.S. state of Utah. The population was 140,230 at the 2020 census, making it the second-largest city in Utah. The city incorporated in 1980 from a large, quic ...
*Rolling Meadows,
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*Rosecrest, Millcreek Township *Silver Hills,
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*Smith, Calvin, Taylorsville *South Kearns, Kearns *Spring Lane,
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*Stansbury,
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*Taylorsville, Taylorsville *Truman, Harry S.,
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*Twin Peaks,
Murray Murray may refer to: Businesses * Murray (bicycle company), an American manufacturer of low-cost bicycles * Murrays, an Australian bus company * Murray International Trust, a Scottish investment trust * D. & W. Murray Limited, an Australian who ...
*Upland Terrace, Millcreek *Valley Crest,
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*Vista, Taylorsville *Walker, Olene,
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*Western Hills, Kearns *West Kearns, Kearns *West Valley,
West Valley City West Valley City is a city in Salt Lake County and a suburb of Salt Lake City in the U.S. state of Utah. The population was 140,230 at the 2020 census, making it the second-largest city in Utah. The city incorporated in 1980 from a large, quic ...
*Whittier,
West Valley City West Valley City is a city in Salt Lake County and a suburb of Salt Lake City in the U.S. state of Utah. The population was 140,230 at the 2020 census, making it the second-largest city in Utah. The city incorporated in 1980 from a large, quic ...
*Wilson, Woodrow,
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Murray Murray may refer to: Businesses * Murray (bicycle company), an American manufacturer of low-cost bicycles * Murrays, an Australian bus company * Murray International Trust, a Scottish investment trust * D. & W. Murray Limited, an Australian who ...
*Wright, Gearld L.,
West Valley City West Valley City is a city in Salt Lake County and a suburb of Salt Lake City in the U.S. state of Utah. The population was 140,230 at the 2020 census, making it the second-largest city in Utah. The city incorporated in 1980 from a large, quic ...


Former

* Sandburg, Carl,
West Valley City West Valley City is a city in Salt Lake County and a suburb of Salt Lake City in the U.S. state of Utah. The population was 140,230 at the 2020 census, making it the second-largest city in Utah. The city incorporated in 1980 from a large, quic ...
(closed in 2018) *Oquirrh Hills, Kearns (closed in 2019) *Westbrook, Taylorsville (closed in 2019)


Specialty Schools and Programs

*Granite Peaks,
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*Granite Technical Institute (GTI),
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*Hartvigsen,
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*Granite Transition Services,
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*YESS Program,
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*Granite Alternative Placement Program (GAPP), Holladay, Utah *Preschool


History

The district was created in 1904 with 4,258 students. Its name and original boundaries were taken from the Granite
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of the LDS Church, which at the time spanned nearly the entire breadth of the Salt Lake Valley from Mill Creek in the east to
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in the west, and from roughly
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in the north to Bennion in the south.


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