Scholar Academy

Scholar Academy is a medium-sized K-5 school in TOOELE, Utah, operated by Scholar Academy. The school teaches 690 students in grades K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 41% above the state mean of about 491.

Operationally, Scholar Academy answers to Scholar Academy, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Scholar Academy logs that the largest single group is White, at 75% of enrollment. Other groups include 18% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 84% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Scholar Academy logs 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 22.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.8:1, putting Scholar Academy higher than the state norm the norm. About 30% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Scholar Academy sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 45.4%; actual is 24.0%, a gap of -21.4 points.

Zooming out to the county, Tooele County reports that median household income runs about $106,587, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Tooele County runs 32 public schools (combined enrollment of about 18,521 students), of which Scholar Academy is one.

The closest other public school is Copper Canyon School, roughly 0.8 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Scholar Academy comes 9th of 9 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 32.0%.

The campus sits in a town-based setting. Scholar Academy operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 28%: 537 students in 2018 compared to 690 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 87% to 75%.

On the community side, the feed for Scholar Academy typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.