Summit Academy High School

Summit Academy High School is an all-grades campus of middle-of-the-pack scale in BLUFFDALE, Utah, operated by Summit Academy, educateing 599 students in grades K through 12.

Summit Academy High School is one of 4 schools operated by Summit Academy, a district that hosts 2,567 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Summit Academy High School records that White students make up the majority at 73%. The remainder is composed of 18% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian, 3% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Salt Lake County as a whole.

On the resource side, Summit Academy High School records 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.9:1. The state averages around 19.9:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 20% of students at Summit Academy High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is lower than Salt Lake County's rate of about 34%.

After controlling for student poverty, Summit Academy High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.0%; this one delivers 39.0%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Salt Lake County) logs that median household income runs about $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 High School is one.

The closest other public school is Summit Academy High School, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Summit Academy High School ranks 8th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 51.2%.

The school occupies a suburban site. As a public charter, Summit Academy High School runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

On this page, members of the Summit Academy High School community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.