Enrollment
327
Elementary
STATE 491
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PACIFIC HERITAGE ACADEMY·NCES 490015901406
Pacific Heritage Academy
1755 W 1100 N, SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84116 · (801) 363-1892 · Salt Lake County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY12-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL327 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 8% of Utah public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
20.4:1
16 FTE teachers
STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
137 students
STATE 33%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 32 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 34 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 42 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 34 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 37 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 34 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 34 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 35 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 45 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (32) is 29% smaller than its 8th grade class (45).
Student demographics
70%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
21.6%
UT avg 41.4% . -9.8pp since 2023
Math
22.0%
UT avg 41.8% . +3.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 22 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Utah schools, those numbers are about 41 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 21.6% | 22.0% |
| 2023-24 | 31.4% | 18.7% |
% 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
25.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.3%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Pacific Heritage Academy
Pacific Heritage Academy's state test result (25.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pacific Heritage Academy this school | 327 | 41.9% | 25.7% |
| Hillside School WEST VALLEY CITY | 470 | 45.7% | 24.7% |
| Robert Frost School WEST VALLEY CITY | 304 | 47.0% | 41.4% |
| Valley Crest School WEST VALLEY CITY | 455 | 37.4% | N/A |
| Silver Hills School KEARNS | 475 | 43.6% | 31.6% |
| Harry S. Truman School WEST VALLEY CITY | 317 | 44.5% | 25.8% |
Matched among Utah elementary 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 Pacific Heritage Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Salt Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.7% | #501 of 562 | #130 of 171 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.0% | #510 of 578 ▲ 26 | #141 of 180 ▲ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.6% | #525 of 578 ▼ 58 | #141 of 180 ▼ 25 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 327 | #514 of 613 | #160 of 184 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.4:1 | #218 of 556 | #74 of 178 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.5% | #5 of 559 | #5 of 179 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.9% | #203 of 582 | #68 of 179 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.7% | #182 of 388 | #82 of 133 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
327
+26 (+9%) vs 2020
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 | 327 | 16 | 20.4:1 | 42% (137) |
| 2023-24 | 300 | 18 | 16.7:1 | 56% (168) |
| 2022-23 | 316 | 17 | 18.6:1 | 78% (246) |
| 2020-21 | 301 | N/A | N/A | 64% (194) |
| 2017-18 | 402 | N/A | N/A | 68% (272) |
| 2015-16 | 394 | N/A | N/A | 47% (187) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pacific Heritage Academy.
About Pacific Heritage Academy
A small elementary school in SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Pacific Heritage Academy is part of Pacific Heritage Academy. It teaches 327 students in kindergarten through 8. It has 33% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Utah (about 491).
Pacific Heritage Academy operates as its own local education agency.
The largest group at Pacific Heritage Academy is Hispanic students, at 47%. After that, the student body is 25% Pacific Islander, 12% White, 7% Asian, and 6% multiracial. Census figures show Salt Lake County is about 21% Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 70%.
Pacific Heritage Academy has 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 20.4:1. Elementary schools in Utah average 21.8:1, 1.4 more students per teacher than here. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 42% at Pacific Heritage Academy. That is higher than the 34% average for public schools in Salt Lake County.
On the allk12 Grade, Pacific Heritage Academy lands at D, ahead of 8% of Utah public elementary schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Pacific Heritage Academy is 39.3%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 25.7%.
Looking at the county, Salt Lake County, median household income comes to about $97,494, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. The county's public schools total 325, with about 209,757 students.
The closest school to Pacific Heritage Academy is Escalante School, located about 0.3 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Pacific Heritage Academy ranks 4th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 25.7% against a local average of 21.7%.
Pacific Heritage Academy has an NCES locale of City: Mid-size. As a charter school, Pacific Heritage Academy is publicly funded and operates under a charter.
From 301 students in 2020-21, enrollment rose to 327 by 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Salt Lake County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,196,523
Census ACS
Median income
$97,494
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
325
209,757 students
Quick facts
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Frequently asked questions
About Pacific Heritage AcademyHow many students attend Pacific Heritage Academy?
Pacific Heritage Academy enrolls approximately 327 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does Pacific Heritage Academy serve?
Pacific Heritage Academy serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Pacific Heritage Academy?
Approximately 20.4:1 students per teacher at Pacific Heritage Academy.
How diverse is Pacific Heritage Academy?
Pacific Heritage Academy reports a student body of 12% White, 47% Hispanic, 3% Black, 7% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Pacific Heritage Academy?
Pacific Heritage Academy is overseen by Pacific Heritage Academy in Salt Lake County.
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