Summit Academy - Independence

As a high-enrollment elementary school in BLUFFDALE, Utah, Summit Academy - Independence serves 830 students from grades pre-K through 8, run under Summit Academy. Enrollment runs roughly 69% larger than the state mean of about 491.

Summit Academy comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 2,567 students; Summit Academy - Independence is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Summit Academy - Independence records that 70% of the student body identifies as White; the rest consists of 17% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 4% Asian. Compared to Salt Lake County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Summit Academy - Independence has 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.3:1. The state averages around 21.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 18% of students at Summit Academy - Independence 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 meaningfully below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Summit Academy - Independence performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 51.0%, the actual is 50.4%, a residual of -0.7 points.

In the broader community, Salt Lake County reports that the typical household earns roughly $97,494 per year, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 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 - Independence is one.

The closest other public school is Mountain Point Elementary, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Summit Academy - Independence ranks 5th on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 49.7%.

The school occupies a residential site. Summit Academy - Independence is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Summit Academy - Independence has ticked down 12%, going from 945 students in 2018 to 830 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 81% to 70% across the same window.

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