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Enrollment
537
Elementary
DISTRICT 656 · STATE 491
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SUMMIT ACADEMY·NCES 490006601499
Summit Academy - Bluffdale
1940 W. 14400 S., BLUFFDALE, UT 84065 · (801) 254-9488 · Salt Lake County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL537 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.6:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.3:1 · STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
104 students
DISTRICT 21% · STATE 33%
Community
1
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 | 82 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 96 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 95 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 75 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 86 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 49 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 54 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (82) is 52% larger than its 6th grade class (54).
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · 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
45.5%
UT avg 41.4% . -1.6pp since 2023
Math
53.8%
UT avg 41.8% . +0.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.5% | 53.8% |
| 2023-24 | 47.1% | 53.6% |
% 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
52.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.3%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Summit Academy - Bluffdale
Summit Academy - Bluffdale's state test result (52.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit Academy - Bluffdale this school | 537 | 19.4% | 52.4% |
| Altara School SANDY | 560 | 18.6% | 56.5% |
| Orchard School NORTH SALT LAKE | 581 | 18.2% | 48.6% |
| William Penn School SALT LAKE CITY | 615 | 16.7% | 66.0% |
| Wasatch Peak Academy North Salt Lake | 519 | 19.1% | 56.3% |
| Shadow Valley School OGDEN | 594 | 24.7% | 65.3% |
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 Summit Academy - Bluffdale ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Salt Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.4% | #214 of 562 | #61 of 171 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.8% | #182 of 578 ▲ 6 | #49 of 180 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.5% | #257 of 578 ▲ 18 | #69 of 180 ▲ 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 537 | #262 of 613 | #76 of 184 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.6:1 | #241 of 556 | #79 of 178 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.2% | #280 of 559 | #131 of 179 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.4% | #426 of 582 | #132 of 179 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.8% | #366 of 388 | #131 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
537
+116 (+28%) 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 | 537 | 26 | 20.6:1 | 19% (104) |
| 2023-24 | 517 | 26.9 | 19.2:1 | 17% (89) |
| 2022-23 | 470 | 22.7 | 20.7:1 | 20% (93) |
| 2020-21 | 421 | N/A | N/A | 17% (73) |
| 2017-18 | 547 | N/A | N/A | 20% (107) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Summit Academy - Bluffdale.
About Summit Academy - Bluffdale
Summit Academy - Bluffdale is a mid-sized elementary school in BLUFFDALE, Utah, that operates as a charter school. It has an enrollment of 537 students in pre-K through 6.
Summit Academy - Bluffdale is run by Summit Academy, whose 4 schools enroll 2,567 students.
Federal enrollment data show Summit Academy - Bluffdale is 74% White. Enrollment also includes 18% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 2% Black. In Salt Lake County overall, the White share is about 70%. A diversity index of 42% means there is a 42% chance two randomly chosen students at Summit Academy - Bluffdale are from different groups.
The school lists 26 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.6:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Utah average 21.8:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 19% of the student body. The 34% average for public schools in Salt Lake County is 15 points higher.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Summit Academy - Bluffdale would score about 50.3%. It scores 52.4%, 2.1 points above that figure.
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 poverty rate is about 5%. The county has 325 public schools and about 209,757 students.
Summit Academy - Bluffdale's nearest public school is Bluffdale School (about 0.7 miles). There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. On state test proficiency, Summit Academy - Bluffdale ranks 3rd in a group of 7 nearby schools.
Federal data place Summit Academy - Bluffdale in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. Summit Academy - Bluffdale is a charter school, a type of public school that operates under a charter.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 537, compared with 421 in 2020-21.
Use the discussion section to ask about special education services, counseling, and support programs at Summit Academy - Bluffdale. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 Summit Academy
- Summit Academy - IndependenceElementary · 830 students
- Summit Academy - Draper CampusElementary · 601 students
- Summit Academy High SchoolCombined · 599 students
Other schools in BLUFFDALE
- Hidden Valley MiddleMiddle · 935 students
- Mountain Point ElementaryElementary · 830 students
- Summit Academy - IndependenceElementary · 830 students
- Bluffdale SchoolElementary · 736 students
- Summit Academy High SchoolCombined · 599 students
- North Star AcademyCombined · 522 students
Nearby schools
- Bluffdale School0.7 mi · 736
- North Star Academy1.1 mi · 522
- Preschool1.5 mi · 1,773
- Kauri Sue Hamilton1.5 mi · 286
- Riverton School1.5 mi · 657
- Hidden Valley Middle1.5 mi · 935
Frequently asked questions
About Summit Academy - BluffdaleWhat is the total enrollment at Summit Academy - Bluffdale?
Summit Academy - Bluffdale enrolls approximately 537 students in grades PK-06.
Is Summit Academy - Bluffdale an elementary, middle, or high school?
Summit Academy - Bluffdale is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Summit Academy - Bluffdale have?
Summit Academy - Bluffdale employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Summit Academy - Bluffdale?
At Summit Academy - Bluffdale, the student body is approximately 74% White, 18% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Summit Academy - Bluffdale public or private?
Summit Academy - Bluffdale is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Summit Academy.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.