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Which teacher or staff member at American Academy of Innovation deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
373
High
STATE 980
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AMERICAN ACADEMY OF INNOVATION·NCES 490018601483
American Academy of Innovation
5410 W South Jordan Parkway, SOUTH JORDAN, UT 84009 · (801) 810-4786 · Salt Lake County
GRADES 06–12HIGH41-RURALCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL373 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 22% of Utah public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Utah public high schools
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
20 FTE teachers
STATE 21.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
86 students
STATE 33%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 32 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 49 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 47 | 13% |
| Grade 9 | 72 | 19% |
| Grade 10 | 60 | 16% |
| Grade 11 | 74 | 20% |
| Grade 12 | 39 | 10% |
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 47% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
RISE / Utah Aspire+ 2024-25 . % Proficient + Highly ProficientEnglish Language Arts
30.4%
UT avg 41.4% . -2.0pp since 2023
Math
14.9%
UT avg 41.8% . -2.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Utah schools, those numbers are about 41 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 30.4% | 14.9% |
| 2023-24 | 32.4% | 17.5% |
% Proficient + Highly Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: RISE / Utah Aspire+. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of UT schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
27.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-20.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 49% typical for Utah schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like American Academy of Innovation
American Academy of Innovation's state test result (27.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Academy of Innovation this school | 373 | 23.1% | 27.9% |
| St. George Academy WASHINGTON | 229 | 20.5% | 41.2% |
| Utah Arts Academy SAINT GEORGE | 311 | 26.4% | 37.0% |
| Weber Innovation High School OGDEN | 369 | 19.8% | 45.6% |
| Success SUU CEDAR CITY | 224 | 21.4% | 76.8% |
| Rockwell Charter High School EAGLE MOUNTAIN | 315 | 19.4% | 15.9% |
Matched among Utah high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where American Academy of Innovation ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Salt Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.9% | #116 of 149 | #22 of 35 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.9% | #34 of 42 ▼ 1 | #6 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.4% | #32 of 42 no change | #5 of 7 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 373 | #116 of 189 | #30 of 47 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.3:1 | #29 of 145 | #8 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.4% | #70 of 145 | #31 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.1% | #97 of 169 | #26 of 42 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +19.2% | #29 of 84 | #7 of 18 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
373
-28 (-7%) vs 2020
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 373 | 20.4 | 18.3:1 | 23% (86) |
| 2023-24 | 365 | 22.4 | 16.3:1 | 19% (70) |
| 2022-23 | 408 | 22.2 | 18.4:1 | 17% (70) |
| 2020-21 | 401 | N/A | N/A | 17% (69) |
| 2017-18 | 313 | N/A | N/A | 12% (39) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for American Academy of Innovation.
About American Academy of Innovation
American Academy of Innovation is a public high school in SOUTH JORDAN, Utah. Its grade span covers grades 6 through 12, with 373 students on the rolls. On average, high schools in Utah enroll around 980, and this school is 62% below that mark.
American Academy of Innovation operates as its own local education agency.
The student body at American Academy of Innovation is 76% White. It is also 14% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 3% Asian. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 39, compared with 70 nationally.
A staff of 20.4 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 18.3:1. The gap from the 21.1:1 average for high schools in Utah is 2.8 students per teacher. By family income, 23% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Salt Lake County is 34%.
On the allk12 Grade, American Academy of Innovation lands at C-, ahead of 22% of Utah public high schools.
Given its lunch-eligibility share, the predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results for American Academy of Innovation is 48.5%. It actually posts 27.9%, which is 20.7 points lower and in the bottom 10% of Utah schools.
In the wider Salt Lake County area, median household income comes to about $97,494, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Salt Lake County's 325 public schools enroll about 209,757 students and include American Academy of Innovation.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Mountain Creek Middle School, is about 0.5 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, American Academy of Innovation is 9th among 9 schools close by.
The federal government classifies American Academy of Innovation's location as Rural: Fringe. NCES lists American Academy of Innovation as a charter school.
Enrollment figures show a decrease of 28 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
The American Academy of Innovation discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Salt Lake County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,196,523
Census ACS
Median income
$97,494
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
325
209,757 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SOUTH JORDAN
- Bingham HighHigh · 2,461 students
- Mountain Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,313 students
- South Jordan MiddleMiddle · 1,182 students
- Elk Ridge MiddleMiddle · 1,151 students
- Early Light Academy at DaybreakCombined · 1,022 students
- Aspen ElementaryElementary · 901 students
Nearby schools
- Mountain Creek Middle School0.5 mi · 1,313
- Golden Fields School0.6 mi · 854
- Early Light Academy at Daybreak1.3 mi · 1,022
- Aspen Elementary1.3 mi · 901
- Eastlake School1.3 mi · 792
- Daybreak School1.6 mi · 701
Frequently asked questions
About American Academy of InnovationWhat is the total enrollment at American Academy of Innovation?
American Academy of Innovation enrolls approximately 373 students in grades 06-12.
Is American Academy of Innovation an elementary, middle, or high school?
American Academy of Innovation is a high school covering grades 06-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at American Academy of Innovation?
The student-to-teacher ratio at American Academy of Innovation is approximately 18.3:1 (20 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at American Academy of Innovation?
Student demographics at American Academy of Innovation are roughly 76% White, 14% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is American Academy of Innovation in?
American Academy of Innovation is part of American Academy of Innovation.
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