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Enrollment
511
High
STATE 980
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SUMMIT ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL·NCES 490014801396
Summit Academy High School
14942 S 560 W, BLUFFDALE, UT 84065 · (801)495-3272 · Salt Lake County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL511 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
30 FTE teachers
STATE 21.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
76 students
STATE 33%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2022-23
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 141 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 138 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 124 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 108 | 21% |
Student demographics
42%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
Where Summit Academy High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Salt Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 511 | #101 of 189 | #26 of 47 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #19 of 145 | #5 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.8% | #64 of 145 | #29 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 14.9% | #138 of 169 | #34 of 42 |
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.
5-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2022-23Enrollment
511
-95 (-16%) vs 2017
+197% since 2010-11, when it was 172
% White
75%
was 84%
% Hispanic
15%
was 9%
% Black
3%
was 2%
% Asian
2%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 511 | 30.2 | 16.9:1 | 15% (76) |
| 2020-21 | 490 | N/A | N/A | 16% (79) |
| 2017-18 | 606 | N/A | N/A | 17% (101) |
| 2015-16 | 557 | N/A | N/A | 17% (96) |
| 2010-11 | 172 | 5 | 34.4:1 | 10% (18) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Summit Academy High School.
About Summit Academy High School
Families in BLUFFDALE, Utah, are served by Summit Academy High School, a low-enrollment high school. In all, 511 students attend the school in grades 9 through 12. The school is 48% below the average for high schools in Utah.
Summit Academy High School is not part of a larger district; federal data list it as its own local education agency.
More than half of the students at Summit Academy High School are White (75%). Next come 15% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 3% Black, and 2% Asian. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 42%.
Classroom staffing at Summit Academy High School totals 30.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 16.9:1. The average for high schools in Utah is 21.1:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Summit Academy High School is about 15%. Public schools in Salt Lake County average 34%.
American Community Survey estimates for Salt Lake County show that the median household earns about $97,494 a year, about 39% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Salt Lake County has 325 public schools with about 209,757 students, including Summit Academy High School.
A public school less than a tenth of a mile away, Summit Academy High School, is the closest to Summit Academy High School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large. Summit Academy High School is run as a public charter school.
The school's student count fell 16% between the 2017-18 and 2022-23 school years. In 2017-18, 84% of students were White; in 2022-23, 75% were.
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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
Related schools
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
- Summit Academy - BluffdaleElementary · 537 students
Other Summit Academy High schools
One other US public school is named Summit Academy High. Summit Academy High School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Summit Academy High SchoolBLUFFDALE, UT · 599 students
Nearby schools
- Summit Academy High School0.0 mi · 599
- Summit Academy - Independence0.7 mi · 830
- Mountain Point Elementary1.0 mi · 830
- Hidden Valley Middle1.2 mi · 935
- Summit Academy - Bluffdale1.9 mi · 537
- Channing Hall2.2 mi · 604
Frequently asked questions
About Summit Academy High SchoolHow large is Summit Academy High School?
Summit Academy High School enrolls approximately 511 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Summit Academy High School serve?
Summit Academy High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Summit Academy High School have?
Summit Academy High School employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Summit Academy High School?
Student demographics at Summit Academy High School are roughly 75% White, 15% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Summit Academy High School in?
Summit Academy High School is part of Summit Academy High School.
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