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Enrollment
570
Combined
DISTRICT 1,063 · STATE 687
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AMERICAN PREPARATORY ACADEMY·NCES 490000501520
American Preparatory Academy - Salem
1195 S Elk Ridge Drive, SALEM, UT 84653 · (801) 465-4434 · Utah County
GRADES KG–10COMBINED41-RURALCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL570 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 92% of Utah public K-12 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 K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
22.2:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.5:1 · STATE 19.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
121 students
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 33%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 64 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 64 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 66 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 60 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 61 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 56 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 53 | 9% |
| Grade 9 | 20 | 4% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is 21% larger than its 8th grade class (53).
Student demographics
39%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
Test scores
RISE / Utah Aspire+ 2024-25 . % Proficient + Highly ProficientEnglish Language Arts
62.3%
UT avg 41.4% . +10.3pp since 2023
Math
59.2%
UT avg 41.8% . +3.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Utah schools, those numbers are about 41 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.3% | 59.2% |
| 2023-24 | 52.0% | 55.8% |
% 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
58.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.4%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 - Salem
American Preparatory Academy - Salem's state test result (58.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Preparatory Academy - Salem this school | 570 | 21.2% | 58.5% |
| Career Tech High School SAINT GEORGE | 592 | 23.1% | 60.5% |
| Ascent Academies of Utah Lehi LEHI | 646 | 15.8% | 60.3% |
| Mountain West Montessori Academy South Jordan | 450 | 16.7% | 34.8% |
| Syracuse Arts Academy - Antelope SYRACUSE | 988 | 17.9% | 52.8% |
| Quest Academy WEST HAVEN | 1,009 | 22.4% | 55.7% |
Matched among Utah K-12 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 - Salem ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Utah County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.5% | #6 of 31 | #4 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.2% | #4 of 29 ▲ 2 | #3 of 6 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.3% | #2 of 29 ▲ 5 | #1 of 6 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 570 | #22 of 53 | #6 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.2:1 | #29 of 34 | #7 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.0% | #24 of 34 | #5 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.2% | #26 of 41 | #5 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +19.7% | #5 of 15 | #1 of 6 |
Ranked against other public K-12 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
570
+115 (+25%) 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 | 570 | 25.7 | 22.2:1 | 21% (121) |
| 2023-24 | 555 | 25.3 | 21.9:1 | 24% (131) |
| 2022-23 | 546 | 24.6 | 22.2:1 | 22% (119) |
| 2020-21 | 455 | N/A | N/A | 32% (146) |
| 2017-18 | 476 | N/A | N/A | 37% (177) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for American Preparatory Academy - Salem.
About American Preparatory Academy - Salem
At 1195 S Elk Ridge Drive in SALEM, Utah, American Preparatory Academy - Salem operates as a small combined-grade school. The school's 570 students are in kindergarten through 10.
American Preparatory Academy - Salem is among 6 schools run by American Preparatory Academy, which serves 5,174 students.
A majority of students at American Preparatory Academy - Salem, 76%, are White. Next come 19% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. The chance that two students picked at random at American Preparatory Academy - Salem belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 39%.
Its 25.7 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 22.2:1. The average ratio among combined schools in Utah is 19.9:1, lower than at this school. The school's lunch program data list 21% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Utah County, the average is about the same, 22%.
American Preparatory Academy - Salem is graded A by allk12, scoring above 92% of Utah public K-12 schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
American Preparatory Academy - Salem sits between the top and bottom 10% of Utah schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 58.5% and a predicted 49.4%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Utah County, median household income is about $100,671, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 44%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. A total of 202 public schools operate in Utah County, serving about 164,467 students.
The closest other public school is Mt. Loafer School, about 0.8 miles away. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, American Preparatory Academy - Salem ranks 1st on average proficiency.
American Preparatory Academy - Salem is in rural territory close to an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Fringe. Charter status: American Preparatory Academy - Salem is a public charter school.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, American Preparatory Academy - Salem went from 455 students to 570.
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Utah County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
705,400
Census ACS
Median income
$100,671
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
44%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
202
164,467 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 - Draper #3High · 719 students
- American Preparatory Academy - The School for New AmericansElementary · 639 students
- American Preparatory Academy - Draper #1Elementary · 622 students
Other schools in SALEM
- Nebo Online SchoolCombined · 7,791 students
- Salem Hills HighHigh · 1,593 students
- Valley View MiddleMiddle · 963 students
- Salem Junior HighMiddle · 950 students
- Mt. Loafer SchoolElementary · 642 students
- Foothills SchoolElementary · 605 students
Nearby schools
- Mt. Loafer School0.8 mi · 642
- Salem School1.4 mi · 508
- Salem Hills High1.7 mi · 1,593
- Foothills School1.9 mi · 605
- Nebo Advanced Learning Center2.1 mi · 2
- Nebo Online School2.1 mi · 7,791
Frequently asked questions
About American Preparatory Academy - SalemHow many students attend American Preparatory Academy - Salem?
American Preparatory Academy - Salem enrolls approximately 570 students in grades KG-10.
What age range does American Preparatory Academy - Salem serve?
American Preparatory Academy - Salem serves students from grade KG through grade 10.
How many students per teacher at American Preparatory Academy - Salem?
Approximately 22.2:1 students per teacher at American Preparatory Academy - Salem.
How diverse is American Preparatory Academy - Salem?
American Preparatory Academy - Salem reports a student body of 76% White, 19% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is American Preparatory Academy - Salem public or private?
American Preparatory Academy - Salem is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by American Preparatory Academy.
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