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Summit Academy - Bluffdale

1940 W. 14400 S., BLUFFDALE, UT 84065 · (801) 254-9488 · Salt Lake County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL537 STUDENTS
Enrollment
537
Elementary
DISTRICT 656 · STATE 491
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
Kindergarten
82
Grade 1
96
Grade 2
95
Grade 3
75
Grade 4
86
Grade 5
49
Grade 6
54
Student demographics
White
39674%
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 69%
Hispanic
9518%
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 21%
Black
132%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 1%
Asian
81%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 2%
Two+
234%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 4%
Pacific Islander
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 2%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
27150%
Female
26650%

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Test scores

RISE / Utah Aspire+ 2024-25 . % Proficient + Highly Proficient
English 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.

Source: RISE / Utah Aspire+. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
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 →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
537
-10 (-2%) vs 2017
% White
74%
was 88%
% Hispanic
18%
was 6%
% Black
2%
was 2%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About Summit Academy - Bluffdale

Located at 1940 W. 14400 S., in BLUFFDALE, Utah, Summit Academy - Bluffdale is a reasonably sized elementary-level community that works with 537 students (grades pre-K through 6), overseen by Summit Academy.

Within Summit Academy, which oversees 4 schools and 2,567 students, Summit Academy - Bluffdale is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Summit Academy - Bluffdale logs that 74% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school reports 18% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 2% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Salt Lake County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Summit Academy - Bluffdale has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 20.6:1. The state averages around 21.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 19% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably below Salt Lake County's rate of about 34%.

After controlling for student poverty, Summit Academy - Bluffdale sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.3%; this one delivers 52.4%.

In the surrounding community, Salt Lake County reports that median household earnings sit near $97,494, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Salt Lake County runs 325 public schools (combined enrollment of about 209,757 students), of which Summit Academy - Bluffdale is one.

Bluffdale School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Summit Academy - Bluffdale. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Summit Academy - Bluffdale at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 51.0%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area. Summit Academy - Bluffdale is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Summit Academy - Bluffdale has stayed largely flat, going from 547 students in 2018 to 537 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 88% to 74%.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.

Salt Lake County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Summit Academy - Bluffdale
District
Summit Academy
Address
1940 W. 14400 S., BLUFFDALE, UT 84065
Phone
(801) 254-9488
County
Salt Lake County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–06
Total enrollment
537
Teachers (FTE)
26
Student–teacher ratio
20.6:1
Free/Reduced lunch
104 (19%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
490006601499
Charter school
Yes
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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Frequently asked questions

About Summit Academy - Bluffdale
What 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.
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