Franklin Discovery Academy

As a mid-sized elementary-level community in VINEYARD, Utah, Franklin Discovery Academy educates 710 students from grades K through 6, one of the schools within Franklin Discovery Academy. Compared to the state average of about 491 students per school, that is 45% above typical.

Operationally, Franklin Discovery Academy answers to Franklin Discovery Academy, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

On the student-mix side, Franklin Discovery Academy reports that nearly all students (81%) are White. Other groups include 11% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the resource side, Franklin Discovery Academy reports 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 20.0:1. The state averages around 21.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 22% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Franklin Discovery Academy is in the bottom 10% of Utah public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 49.1%; Franklin Discovery Academy posts 25.7%, -23.4 points below that line.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Utah County shows the typical household earns roughly $100,671 per year, 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Utah County runs 202 public schools (combined enrollment of about 164,467 students), of which Franklin Discovery Academy is one.

Nearest neighbor: Trailside Elementary, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Franklin Discovery Academy. On composite proficiency, Franklin Discovery Academy comes 8th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 45.5%.

The school occupies a residential site. As a public charter, Franklin Discovery Academy 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 Franklin Discovery Academy has ticked up 43%, going from 498 students in 2018 to 710 in 2025.

On the community side, the feed for Franklin Discovery Academy typically covers enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Members of the school community can share what they know.