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Enrollment
830
Elementary
DISTRICT 656 · STATE 491
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SUMMIT ACADEMY·NCES 490006601469
Summit Academy - Independence
15327 S. Noell Nelson Drive, BLUFFDALE, UT 84065 · (801) 987-8755 · Salt Lake County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL830 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.3:1 · STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
149 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 85 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 90 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 100 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 79 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 79 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 84 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 90 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 114 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 109 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (85) is 22% smaller than its 8th grade class (109).
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · 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
Test scores
RISE / Utah Aspire+ 2024-25 . % Proficient + Highly ProficientEnglish Language Arts
49.2%
UT avg 41.4% . -0.3pp since 2023
Math
44.2%
UT avg 41.8% . -1.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Utah schools, those numbers are about 41 and 42. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.2% | 44.2% |
| 2023-24 | 49.5% | 45.9% |
% Proficient + Highly Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: RISE / Utah Aspire+. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
50.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.0%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 →
Schools most like Summit Academy - Independence
Summit Academy - Independence's state test result (50.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit Academy - Independence this school | 830 | 18.0% | 50.4% |
| Bastian School HERRIMAN | 741 | 17.7% | 47.4% |
| Draper School DRAPER | 680 | 14.1% | 60.5% |
| Riverview School SARATOGA SPRINGS | 1,002 | 18.6% | 67.2% |
| Golden Fields School SOUTH JORDAN | 854 | 12.3% | 59.0% |
| Oakwood School SALT LAKE CITY | 580 | 19.0% | 57.3% |
Matched among Utah elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Summit Academy - Independence ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Salt Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.4% | #240 of 562 | #68 of 171 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.2% | #299 of 578 ▼ 19 | #74 of 180 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.2% | #198 of 578 ▲ 43 | #60 of 180 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 830 | #36 of 613 | #8 of 184 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.3:1 | #92 of 556 | #33 of 178 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.3% | #227 of 559 | #113 of 179 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.0% | #450 of 582 | #143 of 179 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.2% | #250 of 388 | #105 of 133 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
830
-42 (-5%) vs 2020
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 830 | 45.4 | 18.3:1 | 18% (149) |
| 2023-24 | 840 | 44.7 | 18.8:1 | 15% (130) |
| 2022-23 | 827 | 46 | 18.0:1 | 16% (134) |
| 2020-21 | 872 | N/A | N/A | 13% (114) |
| 2017-18 | 945 | N/A | N/A | 19% (183) |
| 2015-16 | 806 | N/A | N/A | 17% (133) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Summit Academy - Independence.
About Summit Academy - Independence
In BLUFFDALE, Utah, part of Salt Lake County, Summit Academy - Independence is an elementary school. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 830 students in pre-K through 8. Against the 491-student average for elementary schools in Utah, enrollment here is 69% higher.
Summit Academy, which runs Summit Academy - Independence, has 4 schools and 2,567 students.
Roughly 70% of students at Summit Academy - Independence are White. Enrollment also includes 17% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 4% Asian. The county population is about 70% White, within a few points of the school. Summit Academy - Independence's diversity index is 47%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 18.3:1, with 45.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 3.6 students per teacher below the 21.8:1 average for elementary schools in Utah. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 18% of enrollment. That rate is below the 34% average among public schools in Salt Lake County.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Summit Academy - Independence is within a point of its prediction. Actual: 50.4%. Predicted: 51.0%.
Among Salt Lake County residents, the median household income is $97,494, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 39%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Besides Summit Academy - Independence, Salt Lake County has 324 other public schools.
The nearest other public school, Mountain Point Elementary, is about 0.4 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Summit Academy - Independence ranks 5th of 8 on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Summit Academy - Independence is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. NCES lists Summit Academy - Independence as a charter school.
Enrollment is down 5% from 2020-21, when Summit Academy - Independence had 872 students, to 2024-25, when it had 830.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Summit Academy - Independence. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 Summit Academy
- Summit Academy - Draper CampusElementary · 601 students
- Summit Academy High SchoolCombined · 599 students
- Summit Academy - BluffdaleElementary · 537 students
Other schools in BLUFFDALE
- Hidden Valley MiddleMiddle · 935 students
- Mountain Point ElementaryElementary · 830 students
- Bluffdale SchoolElementary · 736 students
- Summit Academy High SchoolCombined · 599 students
- Summit Academy - BluffdaleElementary · 537 students
- North Star AcademyCombined · 522 students
Nearby schools
- Mountain Point Elementary0.4 mi · 830
- Hidden Valley Middle0.6 mi · 935
- Summit Academy High School0.7 mi · 599
- Summit Academy High School0.7 mi · 511
- Summit Academy - Bluffdale1.8 mi · 537
- Bluffdale School2.3 mi · 736
Frequently asked questions
About Summit Academy - IndependenceHow many students attend Summit Academy - Independence?
Summit Academy - Independence enrolls approximately 830 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Summit Academy - Independence serve?
Summit Academy - Independence serves grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Summit Academy - Independence have?
Summit Academy - Independence employs 45 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.3:1.
How diverse is Summit Academy - Independence?
Summit Academy - Independence reports a student body of 70% White, 17% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Summit Academy - Independence?
Summit Academy - Independence is overseen by Summit Academy in Salt Lake County.
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