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Enrollment
1,014
Combined
STATE 687
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OGDEN PREPARATORY ACADEMY·NCES 490005800989
Ogden Preparatory Academy
1415 Lincoln Ave, OGDEN, UT 84404 · (801) 627-2066 · Weber County
GRADES PK–09COMBINED13-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,014 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.1:1
56 FTE teachers
STATE 19.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
650 students
STATE 33%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 27 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 102 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 97 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 101 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 91 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 90 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 103 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 112 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 87 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 100 | 10% |
| Grade 9 | 104 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (102) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (100).
Student demographics
38%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
18.8%
UT avg 41.4% . +0.5pp since 2023
Math
15.4%
UT avg 41.8% . +0.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 19 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 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 have held steady.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 18.8% | 15.4% |
| 2023-24 | 18.3% | 15.0% |
% 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
20.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.4%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 Ogden Preparatory Academy
Ogden Preparatory Academy's state test result (20.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ogden Preparatory Academy this school | 1,014 | 64.1% | 20.4% |
| Entheos Academy Magna MAGNA | 475 | 59.8% | 25.8% |
| Athlos Academy of Utah HERRIMAN | 458 | 41.3% | 10.6% |
| Entheos Academy Kearns KEARNS | 579 | 42.1% | 35.9% |
| Ascent Academies of Utah West Jordan WEST JORDAN | 761 | 33.1% | 31.8% |
| North Davis Preparatory Academy LAYTON | 966 | 27.8% | 32.3% |
Matched among Utah K-12 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 Ogden Preparatory Academy ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Utah |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.4% | #28 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.4% | #28 of 29 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 18.8% | #29 of 29 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,014 | #6 of 53 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.1:1 | #10 of 34 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.7% | #26 of 34 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.1% | #2 of 41 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.7% | #11 of 19 |
Ranked against other public K-12 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
1,014
-23 (-2%) vs 2020
-4% since 2010-11, when it was 1,059
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 | 1,014 | 56.1 | 18.1:1 | 64% (650) |
| 2023-24 | 1,012 | 57.9 | 17.5:1 | 69% (701) |
| 2022-23 | 1,022 | 51.9 | 19.7:1 | 64% (659) |
| 2020-21 | 1,037 | N/A | N/A | 61% (630) |
| 2017-18 | 1,087 | N/A | N/A | 64% (692) |
| 2015-16 | 1,091 | N/A | N/A | 62% (671) |
| 2010-11 | 1,059 | 45 | 23.5:1 | 43% (454) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ogden Preparatory Academy.
About Ogden Preparatory Academy
In OGDEN, Utah, Ogden Preparatory Academy is a mid-sized school serving multiple grade levels. Students in pre-K through 9 make up the school's enrollment of 1,014 students. Combined schools in Utah have about 687 students on average; enrollment here is 48% higher.
Ogden Preparatory Academy operates as its own local education agency.
The student body at Ogden Preparatory Academy is 77% Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 19% White and 2% multiracial. Among all residents of Weber County, the Hispanic share is about 19%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 38%.
For every teacher at Ogden Preparatory Academy, there are about 18.1 students; the school has 56.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, combined schools in Utah average 19.9:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 64%. Across public schools in Weber County, the average is 35%.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Ogden Preparatory Academy is -8.1 points: 20.4% actual, 28.4% predicted.
In Weber County, median household income comes to about $90,005, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 29% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. The county's public schools total 95, with about 49,670 students.
Among nearby public schools, Davinci Academy is closest at about 0.8 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Ogden Preparatory Academy. Of the 5 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Ogden Preparatory Academy is 4th on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Ogden Preparatory Academy inside a principal city with a population under 100,000 (City: Small). The school is a charter school, funded with public money and operated under a charter agreement.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 1,037 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 1,014.
This community page is for conversations about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. You can also rate the school on this page.
Weber County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
269,648
Census ACS
Median income
$90,005
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
95
49,670 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in OGDEN
- Weber HighHigh · 2,002 students
- Bonneville HighHigh · 1,373 students
- Davinci AcademyCombined · 1,271 students
- West Field High SchoolHigh · 1,257 students
- Ben Lomond HighHigh · 1,180 students
- Ogden HighHigh · 1,127 students
Nearby schools
- Davinci Academy0.8 mi · 1,271
- Canyon View School0.8 mi · 16
- Canyon View Preschool0.8 mi · 42
- Mound Fort Junior High0.9 mi · 561
- Heritage School1.1 mi · 647
- Ogden Preschool1.2 mi · 86
Frequently asked questions
About Ogden Preparatory AcademyWhat is the total enrollment at Ogden Preparatory Academy?
Ogden Preparatory Academy enrolls approximately 1,014 students in grades PK-09.
What grades does Ogden Preparatory Academy serve?
Ogden Preparatory Academy serves grades PK-09.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ogden Preparatory Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ogden Preparatory Academy is approximately 18.1:1 (56 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Ogden Preparatory Academy?
Student demographics at Ogden Preparatory Academy are roughly 19% White, 77% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Ogden Preparatory Academy public or private?
Ogden Preparatory Academy is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Ogden Preparatory Academy.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.