Executive Summary

Because quality education enriches lives, we are committed to work together to ensure high levels of learning and growth for everyone at Payson High School.

Campus Tour

Payson High School is an historic school with a long history and deep tradition. Scroll through the images attached here to get an overall sense of our school.

Tour of Payson City

The city of Payson, Utah, produced this video as an introduction to the great city that PHS calls home.

Executive Summary PHS 2020-2021

Executive Summary

See the attached document to read through the executive summary of our school's accreditation process. By hovering over the image, you can click on the arrow that appears in order to expand the document to full screen.

PHS Accreditation Faculty Presentation

Principal's Presentation

Principal Jesse Sorenson's slideshow to introduce PHS to the accreditation review team and summarize our accreditation journey.

Raw Data

PHS gathered data from a variety of sources and through a variety of media, including the statewide SHARP Survey, other district and state data like graduation rates and ACT scores, as well as the eProve surveys available from the Cognia (AdvancED) accreditation system. We have included the raw data from four such surveys HERE. The most salient data have been analyzed and included in the Executive Summary above as well as in the Domains and Standards to which they pertain.

PHS accreditation review 2021.pdf

Results from our Accreditation Review

The attached PDF contains the results of our accreditation review. We received a quantitative score for each standard in each domain. These scores highlight for us areas of strengths and areas for improvement. We also received qualitative feedback of overall school performance. You can read the entire written review from the accreditation review team in the attached PDF.