Canyon Grove Academy

Canyon Grove Academy is a sprawling K-12 campus in PLEASANT GROVE, Utah, overseen by Canyon Grove Academy. The school instructs 1,052 students in grades K through 12. That puts it 53% larger than the typical public school in Utah, which averages around 687 students.

Canyon Grove Academy is the operating authority for Canyon Grove Academy, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

Demographically, Canyon Grove Academy reports that nearly all students (83%) are White; the rest consists of 10% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. Compared to Utah County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 37.1:1. The state averages around 19.9:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 7% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Utah County runs at roughly 22%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Canyon Grove Academy is in the bottom 10% of Utah public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 56.6%; Canyon Grove Academy posts 22.6%, -34.0 points below that line.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Utah County shows median household income runs about $100,671, about 44% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Canyon Grove Academy is one of 202 public schools in Utah County (combined enrollment of about 164,467 students).

Deerfield School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Canyon Grove Academy ranks 8th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 54.9%.

The school occupies an outer-ring site. Canyon Grove Academy operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Five-year trend. Canyon Grove Academy's enrollment has expanded 67% since 2018, when it stood at 630 (now 1,052).

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.