Ascent Academies of Utah West Jordan

As a mid-tier all-grades campus in WEST JORDAN, Utah, Ascent Academies of Utah West Jordan serves 761 students from grades K through 9, operated by Ascent Academies of Utah.

Ascent Academies of Utah West Jordan is one of 5 schools operated by Ascent Academies of Utah, a district that works with 2,854 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Ascent Academies of Utah West Jordan logs that 45% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest consists of 45% White, 3% multiracial, 3% Black. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 21%.

Looking at school resources, Ascent Academies of Utah West Jordan shows 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.9:1. The state averages about 19.9:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 33% of students at Ascent Academies of Utah West Jordan qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Ascent Academies of Utah West Jordan performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 43.6%, the actual is 31.8%, a residual of -11.8 points.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Salt Lake County put the typical household earns roughly $97,494 per year, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Salt Lake County runs 325 public schools (combined enrollment of about 209,757 students), of which Ascent Academies of Utah West Jordan is one.

Nearest neighbor: West Hills Middle, around 0.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Ascent Academies of Utah West Jordan ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 40.7%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site. As a public charter, Ascent Academies of Utah West Jordan runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Ascent Academies of Utah West Jordan has shrank 6%, going from 811 students in 2018 to 761 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 72% to 45% across the same window.

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