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Enrollment
1,068
Elementary
DISTRICT 776 · STATE 491
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AMERICAN PREPARATORY ACADEMY·NCES 490000501446
American Preparatory Academy - Draper #2
11938 South Lone Peak Parkway, DRAPER, UT 84020 · (801) 810-3590 · Salt Lake County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL1,068 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 93% of Utah public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
23.3:1
46 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.9:1 · STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
17%
183 students
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 33%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 122 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 137 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 154 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 146 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 173 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 161 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 175 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (122) is 30% smaller than its 6th grade class (175).
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
American Preparatory Academy - Draper #2→American Preparatory Academy - Draper #3
Based on grade levels within American Preparatory Academy. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
RISE / Utah Aspire+ 2024-25 . % Proficient + Highly ProficientEnglish Language Arts
61.0%
UT avg 41.4% . -2.8pp since 2023
Math
71.0%
UT avg 41.8% . +1.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.0% | 71.0% |
| 2023-24 | 63.8% | 69.6% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of UT schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
68.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.4%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+17.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 51% typical for Utah schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 17 points, placing it in Utah's top 10%.
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 Preparatory Academy - Draper #2
American Preparatory Academy - Draper #2's state test result (68.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Preparatory Academy - Draper #2 this school | 1,068 | 17.1% | 68.5% |
| American Preparatory Academy - Draper #1 DRAPER | 622 | 11.1% | 78.0% |
| Beehive Science & Technology Academy Elementary SANDY | 435 | 23.2% | 46.0% |
| Channing Hall DRAPER | 604 | 17.5% | 56.0% |
| James E. Moss School SALT LAKE CITY | 543 | 33.9% | 22.5% |
| Lincoln School SALT LAKE CITY | 483 | 36.2% | 24.0% |
Matched among Utah elementary 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 Preparatory Academy - Draper #2 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Salt Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.5% | #39 of 562 | #22 of 171 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #32 of 578 ▲ 10 | #16 of 180 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #59 of 578 ▲ 9 | #24 of 180 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,068 | #6 of 613 | #1 of 184 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.3:1 | #461 of 556 | #152 of 178 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.0% | #4 of 559 | #4 of 179 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 17.1% | #460 of 582 | #146 of 179 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.8% | #83 of 128 | #22 of 33 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
1,068
-149 (-12%) 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 | 1,068 | 45.9 | 23.3:1 | 17% (183) |
| 2023-24 | 1,109 | 48.3 | 23.0:1 | 17% (191) |
| 2022-23 | 1,111 | 44.6 | 24.9:1 | 17% (193) |
| 2020-21 | 1,217 | N/A | N/A | 19% (232) |
| 2017-18 | 1,019 | N/A | N/A | 17% (177) |
| 2015-16 | 988 | N/A | N/A | 11% (104) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for American Preparatory Academy - Draper #2.
About American Preparatory Academy - Draper #2
American Preparatory Academy - Draper #2, located in DRAPER, Utah, is a large elementary school. The school's enrollment of 1,068 students covers kindergarten through 6. Enrollment is 118% higher than the average for elementary schools in Utah, which is about 491.
American Preparatory Academy operates 6 schools. Combined enrollment is 5,174 students.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at American Preparatory Academy - Draper #2. The largest is White students, at 35%. Other students are 34% Asian, 25% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 2% Black. That is lower than the 70% White share among all Salt Lake County residents. The school's diversity index is 70%, meaning two students picked at random have a 70% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
American Preparatory Academy - Draper #2's 45.9 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 23.3:1. On average, elementary schools in Utah have 21.8:1, compared with 23.3:1 here. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 17%. That is lower than the 34% average for public schools in Salt Lake County.
The allk12 Grade for American Preparatory Academy - Draper #2 is A. Compared with Utah public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 93% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Test results at American Preparatory Academy - Draper #2 are 17.0 points above what its student poverty level predicts. The average proficiency rate on state tests is 68.5%, compared with a predicted 51.4%, which ranks in the top 10% in Utah.
Census estimates describe Salt Lake County this way: the median household income is $97,494, about 39% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. In all, Salt Lake County has 325 public schools and roughly 209,757 students.
The closest other public school is American Preparatory Academy - Draper #3, about 0.1 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Of 6 schools in the immediate area with test results, American Preparatory Academy - Draper #2 ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
NCES assigns American Preparatory Academy - Draper #2 the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. American Preparatory Academy - Draper #2 is run as a public charter school.
Enrollment is down 12% from 2020-21, when American Preparatory Academy - Draper #2 had 1,217 students, to 2024-25, when it had 1,068.
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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 American Preparatory Academy
- American Preparatory Academy - Accelerated SchoolCombined · 1,556 students
- American Preparatory Academy - Draper #3High · 719 students
- American Preparatory Academy - The School for New AmericansElementary · 639 students
- American Preparatory Academy - Draper #1Elementary · 622 students
- American Preparatory Academy - SalemCombined · 570 students
Other schools in DRAPER
- Corner Canyon HighHigh · 2,437 students
- Draper Park MiddleMiddle · 1,411 students
- American Preparatory Academy - Draper #3High · 719 students
- Draper SchoolElementary · 680 students
- American Preparatory Academy - Draper #1Elementary · 622 students
- Channing HallElementary · 604 students
Nearby schools
- American Preparatory Academy - Draper #30.1 mi · 719
- Valley High School1.0 mi · 347
- Rivers Edge School1.2 mi · 13
- American Preparatory Academy - Draper #11.3 mi · 622
- Crescent School1.3 mi · 468
- Life Skills Academy1.4 mi · 63
Frequently asked questions
About American Preparatory Academy - Draper #2What is the total enrollment at American Preparatory Academy - Draper #2?
American Preparatory Academy - Draper #2 enrolls approximately 1,068 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does American Preparatory Academy - Draper #2 serve?
American Preparatory Academy - Draper #2 serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many teachers does American Preparatory Academy - Draper #2 have?
American Preparatory Academy - Draper #2 employs 46 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at American Preparatory Academy - Draper #2?
At American Preparatory Academy - Draper #2, the student body is approximately 35% White, 25% Hispanic, 2% Black, 34% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is American Preparatory Academy - Draper #2 public or private?
American Preparatory Academy - Draper #2 is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by American Preparatory Academy.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.