American Preparatory Academy - The School for New Americans

American Preparatory Academy - The School for New Americans is one of the reasonably sized elementary campuss in WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah, operated by American Preparatory Academy, with 639 students on its rolls from grades K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 30% larger than the state mean of about 491.

Across the 6 schools in American Preparatory Academy (5,174 students total), American Preparatory Academy - The School for New Americans accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, American Preparatory Academy - The School for New Americans shows that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 63% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school shows 12% White, 12% Black, 7% Asian, 3% Pacific Islander. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 21%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 24.4:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 21.8:1 average. Roughly 59% of students at American Preparatory Academy - The School for New Americans qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Salt Lake County runs at roughly 34%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, American Preparatory Academy - The School for New Americans tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 30.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 35.5%.

In the broader community, Salt Lake County reports that median household earnings sit near $97,494, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. American Preparatory Academy - The School for New Americans is one of 325 public schools in Salt Lake County (combined enrollment of about 209,757 students).

The closest other public school is Redwood School, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), American Preparatory Academy - The School for New Americans ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 21.1%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area. American Preparatory Academy - The School for New Americans is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Looking at the recent track record. American Preparatory Academy - The School for New Americans's enrollment has climbed 7% since 2018, when it stood at 600 (now 639). White enrollment moved from 21% to 12% across the same window.

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