Summit Academy - Draper Campus

Set in DRAPER, Utah, Summit Academy - Draper Campus is a middle-of-the-pack K-5 school, operated by Summit Academy. It enrolls 601 students across grades pre-K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 491 students per school, that is 22% bigger than typical.

Summit Academy runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 2,567 students. Summit Academy - Draper Campus is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Summit Academy - Draper Campus records that White students make up the majority at 71%. The remainder consists of 15% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 5% Asian, 3% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Salt Lake County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Summit Academy - Draper Campus has 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.9:1. The state averages around 21.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 25% of students at Summit Academy - Draper Campus qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Salt Lake County (around 34%), the school's rate is south of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Summit Academy - Draper Campus sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 47.6%; this one delivers 50.8%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Salt Lake County indicate median household earnings sit near $97,494, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Salt Lake County runs 325 public schools (combined enrollment of about 209,757 students), of which Summit Academy - Draper Campus is one.

The closest other public school is Draper Park Middle, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Summit Academy - Draper Campus ranks 9th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 56.5%.

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

Looking at the recent track record. Summit Academy - Draper Campus's enrollment has decreased 39% since 2018, when it stood at 992 (now 601). The White share of enrollment declined from 86% to 71% over that span.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for Summit Academy - Draper Campus typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.