Academy for Math Engineering & Science

Located at 5715 S 1300 E, in SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Academy for Math Engineering & Science is an intimate senior high that works with 460 students (grades 9 through 12), run under Academy for Math Engineering & Science. That puts it 53% smaller than the typical public school in Utah, which averages around 980 students.

Academy for Math Engineering & Science is the operating authority for Academy for Math Engineering & Science, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

Looking at the student body, Academy for Math Engineering & Science records that the largest single group is White, at 59% of enrollment. Other groups include 16% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 5% multiracial, 4% Pacific Islander. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 70%.

In terms of school funding signals, Academy for Math Engineering & Science records 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 21.1:1 average. Roughly 18% of students at Academy for Math Engineering & Science qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably below Salt Lake County's rate of about 34%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Academy for Math Engineering & Science performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 51.0%, the actual is 56.1%, a residual of +5.2 points.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Salt Lake County put the typical household earns roughly $97,494 per year, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Salt Lake County runs 325 public schools (combined enrollment of about 209,757 students), of which Academy for Math Engineering & Science is one.

The closest other public school is Cottonwood High, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Academy for Math Engineering & Science at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 42.0%.

Academy for Math Engineering & Science operates from a city-core location. Academy for Math Engineering & Science is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 4%: 478 students in 2018 compared to 460 in 2025. The White share of enrollment expanded from 47% to 59% over that span.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.