[5] The school was originally planned to be built on the southeast side of Idaho Falls along Sunnyside Road, where the majority of the new students lived.

The district made Clair E. Gale into a magnet high school, called Compass Academy.

It is currently a member of the High Country Conference (4A), competing against Idaho Falls, Pocatello, Preston, Century, Hillcrest, Bonneville, and Blackfoot.

Skyline's primary sports rival is the crosstown Idaho Falls High School (IFHS).

The schools share an outdoor football and track stadium adjacent to IFHS named Ravsten Stadium, named for Vernon Ravsten, the first coach of Skyline but who had transferred from Idaho Falls.

Each year the schools face off in a football game to decide the color of the goal posts at Ravsten Stadium (orange for Idaho Falls or blue for Skyline).