Dual Immersion Academy

Dual Immersion Academy is a mid-sized elementary-level community in SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, overseen by Dual Immersion Academy. The school works with 433 students in grades pre-K through 8.

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

On demographics, Dual Immersion Academy reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (93%). Other groups include 5% White. The wider county runs roughly 21% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Dual Immersion Academy logs 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.3:1. The state averages around 21.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 62% of students are eligible 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.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Dual Immersion Academy sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 29.3%; this one delivers 24.1%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Salt Lake County put median household income runs about $97,494, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Salt Lake County's 325 public schools (combined enrollment of about 209,757 students), Dual Immersion Academy is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Parkview School, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Dual Immersion Academy. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Dual Immersion Academy ranks 4th on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 22.9%.

Dual Immersion Academy operates from an inner-city location. Dual Immersion Academy operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Trend over the last 7 years. Dual Immersion Academy's enrollment has contracted 12% since 2018, when it stood at 490 (now 433). Hispanic enrollment moved from 87% to 93% across the same window.

Inside the community feed, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.