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Enrollment
719
High
DISTRICT 862 · STATE 980
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AMERICAN PREPARATORY ACADEMY·NCES 490000501471
American Preparatory Academy - Draper #3
431 W 11915 S, DRAPER, UT 84020 · (801) 810-3590 · Salt Lake County
GRADES 07–12HIGH21-SUBURBCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL719 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 91% of Utah public high 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
21.5:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.0:1 · STATE 21.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
16%
114 students
DISTRICT 29% · 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 7 | 191 | 27% |
| Grade 8 | 178 | 25% |
| Grade 9 | 122 | 17% |
| Grade 10 | 86 | 12% |
| Grade 11 | 78 | 11% |
| Grade 12 | 64 | 9% |
Student demographics
65%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
Feeds from
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
55.7%
UT avg 41.4% . -9.9pp since 2023
Math
53.9%
UT avg 41.8% . -3.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.7% | 53.9% |
| 2023-24 | 65.6% | 57.8% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
60.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.1%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% typical for Utah schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Utah's top nor bottom 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 #3
American Preparatory Academy - Draper #3's state test result (60.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Preparatory Academy - Draper #3 this school | 719 | 15.9% | 60.1% |
| Beehive Science & Technology Academy SANDY | 424 | 20.0% | 51.3% |
| Itineris Early College High WEST JORDAN | 366 | 26.2% | 46.7% |
| Academy for Math Engineering & Science SALT LAKE CITY | 460 | 18.0% | 56.1% |
| Karl G. Maeser Preparatory Academy LINDON | 656 | 7.6% | 63.9% |
| Hillcrest High MIDVALE | 2,421 | 35.8% | 39.6% |
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 Preparatory Academy - Draper #3 ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Salt Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.1% | #11 of 149 | #2 of 35 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.9% | #12 of 42 ▼ 2 | #4 of 7 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.7% | #10 of 42 ▼ 5 | #2 of 7 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 719 | #91 of 189 | #24 of 47 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.5:1 | #56 of 145 | #16 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.1% | #7 of 145 | #7 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 15.9% | #132 of 169 | #32 of 42 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +30.3% | #11 of 84 | #5 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
719
-16 (-2%) 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 | 719 | 33.5 | 21.5:1 | 16% (114) |
| 2023-24 | 735 | 42.8 | 17.2:1 | 18% (132) |
| 2022-23 | 763 | 41.4 | 18.4:1 | 19% (147) |
| 2020-21 | 735 | N/A | N/A | 25% (187) |
| 2017-18 | 552 | N/A | N/A | 18% (102) |
| 2015-16 | 138 | N/A | N/A | 12% (16) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for American Preparatory Academy - Draper #3.
About American Preparatory Academy - Draper #3
American Preparatory Academy - Draper #3 is a small high school found in DRAPER, Utah. Its grade span covers grades 7 through 12, with 719 students on the rolls. High schools in Utah average about 980 students, which makes this school 27% below average.
American Preparatory Academy - Draper #3 is part of a district of 6 schools: American Preparatory Academy, with 5,174 students.
About 48% of students at American Preparatory Academy - Draper #3 are White, the largest single group. It is also 29% Hispanic, 19% Asian, and 2% multiracial. Salt Lake County's residents are about 70% White, 22 points above the school's share. A diversity index of 65% means there is a 65% chance two randomly chosen students at American Preparatory Academy - Draper #3 are from different groups.
The school lists 33.5 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.5:1. The ratio is within a point of the 21.1:1 average for high schools in Utah. A total of 114 students, or 16%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Salt Lake County average 34%.
American Preparatory Academy - Draper #3 earns an A on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 91% of Utah public high schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, American Preparatory Academy - Draper #3 would score about 52.1%. It scores 60.1%, 8.1 points above that figure.
In Salt Lake County, the median household earns about $97,494 a year, about 39% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Salt Lake County has 325 public schools with about 209,757 students, including American Preparatory Academy - Draper #3.
Measured in a straight line, American Preparatory Academy - Draper #2 is about 0.1 miles from American Preparatory Academy - Draper #3. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. American Preparatory Academy - Draper #3 comes in 3rd of 6 nearby schools on average proficiency.
American Preparatory Academy - Draper #3 is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large. American Preparatory Academy - Draper #3 is a publicly funded charter school.
Federal data show 735 students in 2020-21 and 719 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%.
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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 #2Elementary · 1,068 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 #2Elementary · 1,068 students
- Draper SchoolElementary · 680 students
- American Preparatory Academy - Draper #1Elementary · 622 students
- Channing HallElementary · 604 students
Nearby schools
- American Preparatory Academy - Draper #20.1 mi · 1,068
- Valley High School1.0 mi · 347
- Rivers Edge School1.2 mi · 13
- American Preparatory Academy - Draper #11.3 mi · 622
- Crescent School1.4 mi · 468
- Life Skills Academy1.5 mi · 63
Frequently asked questions
About American Preparatory Academy - Draper #3What is the total enrollment at American Preparatory Academy - Draper #3?
American Preparatory Academy - Draper #3 enrolls approximately 719 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does American Preparatory Academy - Draper #3 serve?
American Preparatory Academy - Draper #3 serves grades 07-12.
How many students per teacher at American Preparatory Academy - Draper #3?
Approximately 21.5:1 students per teacher at American Preparatory Academy - Draper #3.
How diverse is American Preparatory Academy - Draper #3?
American Preparatory Academy - Draper #3 reports a student body of 48% White, 29% Hispanic, 2% Black, 19% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is American Preparatory Academy - Draper #3 public or private?
American Preparatory Academy - Draper #3 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.