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Enrollment
656
High
STATE 980
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KARL G. MAESER PREPARATORY ACADEMY·NCES 490005601175
Karl G. Maeser Preparatory Academy
320 W 600 S, LINDON, UT 84042 · (801) 235-9000 · Utah County
GRADES 07–12HIGH21-SUBURBCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL656 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 94% of Utah public high schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Utah public high schools
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
37 FTE teachers
STATE 21.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
8%
50 students
STATE 33%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 114 | 17% |
| Grade 8 | 112 | 17% |
| Grade 9 | 124 | 19% |
| Grade 10 | 115 | 18% |
| Grade 11 | 103 | 16% |
| Grade 12 | 88 | 13% |
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 47% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
RISE / Utah Aspire+ 2024-25 . % Proficient + Highly ProficientEnglish Language Arts
60.0%
UT avg 41.4% . +0.3pp since 2023
Math
52.9%
UT avg 41.8% . -2.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Utah schools, those numbers are about 41 and 42. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.0% | 52.9% |
| 2023-24 | 59.7% | 55.4% |
% Proficient + Highly Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: RISE / Utah Aspire+. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
63.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.1%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% typical for Utah schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Utah's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Karl G. Maeser Preparatory Academy
Karl G. Maeser Preparatory Academy's state test result (63.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Karl G. Maeser Preparatory Academy this school | 656 | 7.6% | 63.9% |
| No. UT. Acad. for Math Engineering & Science LAYTON | 667 | 3.7% | 75.5% |
| Skyline High SALT LAKE CITY | 2,186 | 8.6% | 60.5% |
| Academy for Math Engineering & Science SALT LAKE CITY | 460 | 18.0% | 56.1% |
| Rockwell Charter High School EAGLE MOUNTAIN | 315 | 19.4% | 15.9% |
| Success DSU ST GEORGE | 310 | 5.5% | 53.4% |
Matched among Utah high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Karl G. Maeser Preparatory Academy ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Utah County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.9% | #7 of 149 | #2 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.9% | #13 of 42 ▼ 1 | #2 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #4 of 42 ▲ 3 | #1 of 6 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 656 | #95 of 189 | #20 of 27 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.6:1 | #25 of 145 | #4 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.9% | #41 of 145 | #7 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 7.6% | #161 of 169 | #26 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.7% | #75 of 84 | #13 of 15 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
656
+49 (+8%) vs 2020
+9% since 2010-11, when it was 603
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 656 | 37.3 | 17.6:1 | 8% (50) |
| 2023-24 | 635 | 34.2 | 18.6:1 | 7% (42) |
| 2022-23 | 625 | 38.5 | 16.2:1 | 7% (42) |
| 2020-21 | 607 | N/A | N/A | 9% (56) |
| 2017-18 | 639 | N/A | N/A | 8% (48) |
| 2015-16 | 639 | N/A | N/A | 9% (59) |
| 2010-11 | 603 | 29 | 20.8:1 | 10% (59) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Karl G. Maeser Preparatory Academy.
About Karl G. Maeser Preparatory Academy
In LINDON, Utah, part of Utah County, Karl G. Maeser Preparatory Academy is a high school. The school serves 656 students in grades 7 through 12 in 2024-25. For comparison, high schools in Utah average about 980 students.
In federal data, the district for Karl G. Maeser Preparatory Academy is the school itself.
White students are the majority at Karl G. Maeser Preparatory Academy, with 68% of enrollment. It is also 18% Hispanic, 9% Asian, and 5% multiracial. Utah County's residents are about 81% White, 13 points above the school's share. Karl G. Maeser Preparatory Academy's diversity index is 50%, against a US figure of 70%.
Karl G. Maeser Preparatory Academy operates with 37.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 17.6:1. That is lower than the 21.1:1 average for high schools in Utah. About 8% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. The 22% average for public schools in Utah County is 14 points higher.
Measured against Utah public high schools, Karl G. Maeser Preparatory Academy receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 56.1% at Karl G. Maeser Preparatory Academy; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 63.9%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Utah County, the median household income is $100,671, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 44% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. There are 202 public schools in Utah County, enrolling about 164,467 students in all.
The shortest distance from Karl G. Maeser Preparatory Academy to another public school is about 0.4 miles, to Aspen School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Karl G. Maeser Preparatory Academy comes in 1st of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. It is a charter school, open to the public and funded by taxpayers.
2024-25 enrollment was 656, an 8% rise from 607 in 2020-21.
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Utah County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
705,400
Census ACS
Median income
$100,671
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
44%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
202
164,467 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in LINDON
- Oak Canyon Jr HighHigh · 1,295 students
- Lindon SchoolElementary · 594 students
- Timpanogos AcademyElementary · 490 students
- Rocky Mountain SchoolElementary · 483 students
Nearby schools
- Aspen School0.4 mi · 419
- Bonneville School0.6 mi · 564
- Timpanogos Academy0.9 mi · 490
- Lindon School0.9 mi · 594
- Lumen Scholar Institute1.2 mi · 454
- Rocky Mountain School1.2 mi · 483
Frequently asked questions
About Karl G. Maeser Preparatory AcademyHow large is Karl G. Maeser Preparatory Academy?
Karl G. Maeser Preparatory Academy enrolls approximately 656 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does Karl G. Maeser Preparatory Academy serve?
Karl G. Maeser Preparatory Academy serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Karl G. Maeser Preparatory Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Karl G. Maeser Preparatory Academy is approximately 17.6:1 (37 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Karl G. Maeser Preparatory Academy?
Karl G. Maeser Preparatory Academy reports a student body of 68% White, 18% Hispanic, 2% Black, 9% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Karl G. Maeser Preparatory Academy public or private?
Karl G. Maeser Preparatory Academy is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Karl G. Maeser Preparatory Academy.
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