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Summit Academy Independence School

Serves grades PK - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
15327 S. Noell Nelson Drive
Bluffdale, UT 84065
Phone
(801) 987-8755
District
Summit Academy
County
SALT LAKE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
Yes
Students Enrolled
840
Classroom Teachers
45

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Utah

6

(10 is best)

Better than 59.1% of all UT schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Summit Academy Independence School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
55%
48%
59%
47%
50%
49%
55%
48%
59%
47%
50%
49%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
34%
47%
29%
44%
39%
50%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
50%
47%
51%
48%
48%
45%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
53%
42%
61%
49%
45%
36%
53%
42%
61%
49%
45%
36%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
45%
45%
50%
44%
40%
45%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
48%
42%
46%
44%
50%
40%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
19
17
22
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 0 0.0%
Kindergarten 86 10.2%
Grade 1 89 10.6%
Grade 2 76 9.0%
Grade 3 81 9.6%
Grade 4 90 10.7%
Grade 5 93 11.1%
Grade 6 95 11.3%
Grade 7 112 13.3%
Grade 8 118 14.0%
Total 840 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 77.2% 78.4% 73.7%
Black 2.2% 2.2% 1.4%
Hispanic 14.8% 14.6% 20.6%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 5.3% 4.4% 1.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.5% 0.3% 2.6%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 15.5% 17.2% 29.5%
Free lunch eligible 12.7% 14.3% 23.8%
Reduced lunch eligible 2.7% 2.9% 5.7%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION Unreported 3,417,734
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) Unreported 40
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW Unreported 7.1%
5-19 YEARS OLD Unreported 24.4%
20-44 YEARS OLD Unreported 36.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD Unreported 20.0%
65 OR OLDER Unreported 11.6%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households Unreported 1,094,896
Single Parent Households With Children Unreported 6.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma Unreported 93.3%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree Unreported 36.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more Unreported 23.9%
$100,000 - $149,999 Unreported 21.6%
$75,000 - $99,999 Unreported 14.6%
$50,000 - $74,999 Unreported 15.9%
$30,000 - $49,999 Unreported 11.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 Unreported 6.8%
$15,000 or less Unreported 5.2%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $4,908 $12,578,000 58.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $508 $1,302,000 6.1%
Staff $261 $670,000 3.1%
General Administration $164 $421,000 2.0%
School Administration $455 $1,165,000 5.5%
Operation $432 $1,107,000 5.2%
Transportation $22 $57,000 0.3%
Other $156 $399,000 1.9%
Total Support $1,998 $5,121,000 24.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,419 $3,638,000 17.1%
Total Expenditures $8,325 $21,337,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,976 $4,123,928,000 53.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $537 $370,425,000 4.8%
Staff $457 $315,243,000 4.1%
General Administration $108 $74,267,000 1.0%
School Administration $620 $427,560,000 5.5%
Operation $785 $541,419,000 7.0%
Transportation $258 $177,791,000 2.3%
Other $295 $203,707,000 2.6%
Total Support $3,058 $2,110,412,000 27.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,210 $1,525,248,000 19.7%
Total Expenditures $11,245 $7,759,588,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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