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What's the one class at Terra Academy every student should take?
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Enrollment
595
Combined
STATE 687
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TERRA ACADEMY·NCES 490017901476
Terra Academy
267 Aggie Blvd., VERNAL, UT 84078 · (844) 322-6562 · Uintah County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED33-TOWNCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL595 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 50% of Utah public K-12 schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Utah public K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
19.4:1
31 FTE teachers
STATE 19.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
115 students
STATE 33%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 49 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 52 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 52 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 51 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 51 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 52 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 50 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 50 | 8% |
| Grade 9 | 36 | 6% |
| Grade 10 | 39 | 7% |
| Grade 11 | 28 | 5% |
| Grade 12 | 33 | 6% |
This year's kindergarten class (49) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (50).
Student demographics
14%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
Test scores
RISE / Utah Aspire+ 2024-25 . % Proficient + Highly ProficientEnglish Language Arts
42.3%
UT avg 41.4% . -2.0pp since 2023
Math
41.0%
UT avg 41.8% . -3.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Utah schools, those numbers are about 41 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.3% | 41.0% |
| 2023-24 | 44.3% | 44.1% |
% 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
44.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.4%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 →
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
595
-52 (-8%) 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 | 595 | 30.7 | 19.4:1 | 19% (115) |
| 2023-24 | 622 | 31.9 | 19.5:1 | 23% (140) |
| 2022-23 | 646 | 28.9 | 22.4:1 | 24% (156) |
| 2020-21 | 647 | N/A | N/A | 28% (179) |
| 2017-18 | 621 | N/A | N/A | 29% (181) |
| 2015-16 | 642 | N/A | N/A | 24% (153) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Terra Academy.
About Terra Academy
Terra Academy sits in VERNAL, Utah, and is classified as a school serving multiple grade levels. The school enrolls 595 students in kindergarten through 12.
Terra Academy operates as its own local education agency.
Of every 100 students at Terra Academy, about 93 are White. Smaller groups are 4% Hispanic. For comparison, the population of Uintah County is roughly 84% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 14, compared with 70 nationally.
A staff of 30.7 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 19.4:1. That is in line with the 19.9:1 average for combined schools in Utah. By family income, 19% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 17 points below the 36% average for public schools in Uintah County.
Terra Academy earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 50% of Utah public K-12 schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Terra Academy, the prediction is 50.4% and the result is 44.8%.
In Uintah County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $73,746, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 17%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. The county has 16 public schools and about 7,403 students.
Terra Academy's closest public school neighbor is Ashley Valley Educ. Ctr., about 0.8 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Terra Academy is 3rd of 7 on proficiency.
Terra Academy has an NCES locale of Town: Remote. Terra Academy operates as a charter school, which is publicly funded and run under a charter.
The school's student count fell 8% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
The discussion board for Terra Academy is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Uintah County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
37,056
Census ACS
Median income
$73,746
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
7,403 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in VERNAL
- Uintah HighHigh · 1,843 students
- Vernal MiddleMiddle · 842 students
- Discovery SchoolElementary · 656 students
- Uintah Middle SchoolMiddle · 579 students
- Maeser SchoolElementary · 473 students
- Naples SchoolElementary · 456 students
Nearby schools
- Ashley Valley Educ. Ctr.0.8 mi · 287
- Uintah Online School0.8 mi · 37
- Uintah High0.8 mi · 1,843
- Ashley School1.0 mi · 442
- Uintah Middle School1.0 mi · 579
- Vernal Middle1.2 mi · 842
Frequently asked questions
About Terra AcademyHow large is Terra Academy?
Terra Academy enrolls approximately 595 students in grades KG-12.
What age range does Terra Academy serve?
Terra Academy serves students from grade KG through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Terra Academy?
Approximately 19.4:1 students per teacher at Terra Academy.
How diverse is Terra Academy?
Terra Academy reports a student body of 93% White, 4% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Terra Academy?
Terra Academy is overseen by Terra Academy in Uintah County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.