Enrollment
368
High
STATE 980
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SALT LAKE CENTER FOR SCIENCE EDUCATION·NCES 490012301208
Salt Lake Center for Science Education
1400 W GOODWIN AVE, SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84116 · (801) 578-8226 · Salt Lake County
GRADES 06–12HIGH12-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL368 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 74% of Utah public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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
16.8:1
22 FTE teachers
STATE 21.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
161 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 | 100 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 99 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 88 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 81 | 22% |
Student demographics
56%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
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Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
41.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.4%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Salt Lake Center for Science Education
Salt Lake Center for Science Education's state test result (41.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake Center for Science Education this school | 368 | 43.8% | 41.7% |
| Ogden High OGDEN | 1,127 | 45.2% | 21.2% |
| Pine View Middle ST GEORGE | 701 | 42.2% | 43.6% |
| West Jordan High WEST JORDAN | 1,761 | 38.8% | 23.6% |
| Logan High LOGAN | 1,465 | 40.7% | 29.4% |
| Provo High PROVO | 2,023 | 34.9% | 27.9% |
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 Salt Lake Center for Science Education ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Salt Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.7% | #56 of 149 | #13 of 35 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 368 | #119 of 189 | #31 of 47 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #17 of 145 | #4 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.8% | #30 of 145 | #21 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.8% | #32 of 169 | #15 of 42 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.0% | #25 of 51 | #10 of 17 |
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
368
-3 (-1%) vs 2020
+28% since 2010-11, when it was 288
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 | 368 | 21.9 | 16.8:1 | 44% (161) |
| 2023-24 | 363 | 21.3 | 17.0:1 | 45% (163) |
| 2022-23 | 344 | 21.8 | 15.8:1 | 43% (148) |
| 2020-21 | 371 | N/A | N/A | 43% (161) |
| 2017-18 | 409 | N/A | N/A | 40% (164) |
| 2015-16 | 403 | N/A | N/A | 42% (170) |
| 2010-11 | 288 | 13 | 22.1:1 | 44% (126) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Salt Lake Center for Science Education.
About Salt Lake Center for Science Education
Located in SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Salt Lake Center for Science Education is a small high school. It serves 368 students in grades 6 through 12. The average among high schools in Utah is roughly 980 students; this school is 62% smaller than that.
In federal data, the district for Salt Lake Center for Science Education is the school itself.
Federal enrollment data show White students as the largest group at Salt Lake Center for Science Education, at 48%. Other groups include 46% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. By comparison, Salt Lake County residents are about 70% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 56% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Dividing enrollment by its 21.9 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 16.8:1. That is 4.3 students per teacher below the 21.1:1 average for high schools in Utah. Salt Lake Center for Science Education reports 44% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The rate at public schools in Salt Lake County averages 34%, lower than here.
The allk12 Grade for Salt Lake Center for Science Education is B+. Compared with Utah public high schools, the school scored higher than 74% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Salt Lake Center for Science Education is +3.3 points: 41.7% actual, 38.4% predicted.
Federal survey data for Salt Lake County show that the median household income is $97,494, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Salt Lake County is home to 325 public schools and about 209,757 public school students.
Newman School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles away. Within five miles of Salt Lake Center for Science Education, there are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, Salt Lake Center for Science Education is ahead of the 20.3% nearby average, ranking 1st of 8.
Federal data place Salt Lake Center for Science Education in the City: Mid-size locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000. The school is classified as a charter school in federal data.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (371) to 2024-25 (368).
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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 Salt Lake Center for Science EducationWhat is the total enrollment at Salt Lake Center for Science Education?
Salt Lake Center for Science Education enrolls approximately 368 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does Salt Lake Center for Science Education serve?
Salt Lake Center for Science Education serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Salt Lake Center for Science Education?
Approximately 16.8:1 students per teacher at Salt Lake Center for Science Education.
What is the student diversity at Salt Lake Center for Science Education?
Student demographics at Salt Lake Center for Science Education are roughly 48% White, 46% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Salt Lake Center for Science Education public or private?
Salt Lake Center for Science Education is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Salt Lake Center for Science Education.
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