Enrollment
218
High
STATE 980
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROOTS CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL·NCES 490017801477
Roots Charter High School
2250 South 1300 West, WEST VALLEY CITY, UT 84119 · (801) 573-8719 · Salt Lake County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL218 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 1% of Utah public high schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
20.1:1
11 FTE teachers
STATE 21.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
129 students
STATE 33%
Community
0
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 9 | 32 | 15% |
| Grade 10 | 60 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 66 | 30% |
| Grade 12 | 60 | 28% |
Student demographics
59%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
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of UT schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
1.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.9%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-29.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 1% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 31% typical for Utah schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Roots Charter High School
Roots Charter High School's state test result (1.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roots Charter High School this school | 218 | 59.2% | 1.4% |
| East Hollywood High WEST VALLEY CITY | 318 | 58.2% | 13.4% |
| Green River High GREEN RIVER | 83 | 59.0% | 0.0% |
| Salt Lake Center for Science Education SALT LAKE CITY | 368 | 43.8% | 41.7% |
| City Academy SALT LAKE CITY | 92 | 51.1% | N/A |
| Ben Lomond High OGDEN | 1,180 | 53.9% | 15.3% |
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 Roots Charter High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Salt Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 1.4% | #148 of 149 | #34 of 35 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 218 | #143 of 189 | #38 of 47 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.1:1 | #45 of 145 | #12 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.2% | #21 of 145 | #18 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.2% | #8 of 169 | #4 of 42 |
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
218
+15 (+7%) 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 | 218 | 10.8 | 20.1:1 | 59% (129) |
| 2023-24 | 213 | 12.3 | 17.3:1 | 62% (132) |
| 2022-23 | 211 | 13.1 | 16.2:1 | 62% (130) |
| 2020-21 | 203 | N/A | N/A | 67% (136) |
| 2017-18 | 182 | N/A | N/A | 43% (78) |
| 2015-16 | 156 | N/A | N/A | 40% (63) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Roots Charter High School.
About Roots Charter High School
Families in WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah, are served by Roots Charter High School, a small high school. The school had 218 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (high schools in Utah) has about 980 students.
In federal data, the district for Roots Charter High School is the school itself.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Roots Charter High School is White (47%). Other groups include 42% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Black, and 3% Pacific Islander. The county population is about 70% White. By the diversity index, Roots Charter High School comes in at 59%.
Roots Charter High School employs 10.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 20.1:1. That ratio is under the 21.1:1 average for high schools in Utah. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 59% in 2024-25. On average, public schools in Salt Lake County report 34%.
Roots Charter High School is graded F by allk12, scoring above 1% of Utah public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The BeatsExpectations model predicts 30.9% for Roots Charter High School, given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The actual figure is 1.4%. The 29.4-point gap ranks in the bottom 10% of Utah schools.
Within Salt Lake County, median household income is about $97,494, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Salt Lake County number 325 and enroll about 209,757.
American Preparatory Academy - The School for New Americans is located about 0.6 miles from Roots Charter High School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Roots Charter High School ranks 8th on average proficiency.
Roots Charter High School has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large. The school is classified as a charter school in federal data.
Roots Charter High School had 203 students in 2020-21 and 218 in 2024-25, a 7% increase.
Discussion on this page can cover sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
Related schools
Other schools in WEST VALLEY CITY
- Granger HighHigh · 3,267 students
- Hunter HighHigh · 2,480 students
- American Preparatory Academy - Accelerated SchoolCombined · 1,556 students
- Wallace Stegner Academy Kearns K-12Combined · 777 students
- John F. Kennedy Jr HighMiddle · 772 students
- West Valley SchoolElementary · 764 students
Nearby schools
- American Preparatory Academy - The School for New Americans0.6 mi · 639
- Redwood School0.8 mi · 511
- Endeavor Hall1.0 mi · 257
- Vanguard Academy1.0 mi · 623
- Mountain View School1.1 mi · 629
- Glendale Middle1.1 mi · 678
Frequently asked questions
About Roots Charter High SchoolHow many students attend Roots Charter High School?
Roots Charter High School enrolls approximately 218 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Roots Charter High School serve?
Roots Charter High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Roots Charter High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Roots Charter High School is approximately 20.1:1 (11 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Roots Charter High School?
At Roots Charter High School, the student body is approximately 47% White, 42% Hispanic, 3% Black, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Roots Charter High School?
Roots Charter High School is overseen by Roots Charter High School in Salt Lake County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.