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What's one thing Utah Virtual Academy gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
1,890
Combined
STATE 687
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UTAH VIRTUAL ACADEMY·NCES 490013001196
Utah Virtual Academy
310 E 4500 S, MURRAY, UT 84107 · (801) 262-4922 · Salt Lake County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED13-CITYCHARTERVIRTUALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,890 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.5:1
92 FTE teachers
STATE 19.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
772 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 | 86 | 5% |
| Grade 1 | 82 | 4% |
| Grade 2 | 81 | 4% |
| Grade 3 | 90 | 5% |
| Grade 4 | 91 | 5% |
| Grade 5 | 114 | 6% |
| Grade 6 | 129 | 7% |
| Grade 7 | 147 | 8% |
| Grade 8 | 225 | 12% |
| Grade 9 | 203 | 11% |
| Grade 10 | 228 | 12% |
| Grade 11 | 231 | 12% |
| Grade 12 | 183 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (86) is 62% smaller than its 8th grade class (225).
Student demographics
52%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
29.3%
UT avg 41.4% . +0.6pp since 2023
Math
19.8%
UT avg 41.8% . +1.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 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 up about 1 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 29.3% | 19.8% |
| 2023-24 | 28.7% | 18.5% |
% Proficient + Highly Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: RISE / Utah Aspire+. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,890
-1,294 (-41%) vs 2020
-4% since 2010-11, when it was 1,961
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 | 1,890 | 92.3 | 20.5:1 | 41% (772) |
| 2023-24 | 1,732 | 88.7 | 19.5:1 | 52% (907) |
| 2022-23 | 1,772 | 93 | 19.1:1 | 44% (785) |
| 2020-21 | 3,184 | N/A | N/A | 49% (1,576) |
| 2017-18 | 2,003 | N/A | N/A | 54% (1,084) |
| 2015-16 | 1,914 | N/A | N/A | 54% (1,042) |
| 2010-11 | 1,961 | 38 | 51.6:1 | 47% (930) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Utah Virtual Academy.
About Utah Virtual Academy
Utah Virtual Academy is a large school serving multiple grade levels in MURRAY, Utah. The school enrolls 1,890 students in kindergarten through 12. That compares with an average of about 687 students for combined schools in Utah.
Utah Virtual Academy is not part of a larger district; federal data list it as its own local education agency.
At Utah Virtual Academy, 65% of students are White. The remaining students are 23% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 3% Pacific Islander. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Utah Virtual Academy scores 52%.
Utah Virtual Academy lists 92.3 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 20.5 students per teacher. The average ratio among combined schools in Utah is similar, at 19.9:1. About 41% of students at Utah Virtual Academy are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
For the population of Salt Lake County, the median household earns about $97,494 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Utah Virtual Academy shares Salt Lake County with 324 other public schools.
Measured in a straight line, James E. Moss School is about 0.3 miles from Utah Virtual Academy. The five-mile area around Utah Virtual Academy holds at least 8 other public schools.
Locale data from NCES put Utah Virtual Academy inside a principal city with a population under 100,000 (City: Small). Utah Virtual Academy is run as a public charter school. Utah Virtual Academy is listed as a virtual school by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The school counted 3,184 students in 2020-21 and 1,890 in 2024-25. A shift in the grades offered could account for part of the difference.
The Utah Virtual Academy discussion page is a place for open houses, carpools, and field trips. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 MURRAY
- Murray HighHigh · 1,364 students
- Hillcrest Jr HighMiddle · 696 students
- Horizon SchoolElementary · 664 students
- Riverview Jr HighMiddle · 614 students
- Parkside SchoolElementary · 454 students
- Viewmont SchoolElementary · 433 students
Nearby schools
- James E. Moss School0.3 mi · 543
- Granite Connection High1.0 mi · 541
- Parkside School1.1 mi · 454
- Lincoln School1.1 mi · 483
- Youth Educational Support School1.1 mi · 71
- Hillcrest Jr High1.4 mi · 696
Frequently asked questions
About Utah Virtual AcademyHow large is Utah Virtual Academy?
Utah Virtual Academy enrolls approximately 1,890 students in grades KG-12.
What age range does Utah Virtual Academy serve?
Utah Virtual Academy serves students from grade KG through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Utah Virtual Academy?
Approximately 20.5:1 students per teacher at Utah Virtual Academy.
How diverse is Utah Virtual Academy?
Utah Virtual Academy reports a student body of 65% White, 23% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Utah Virtual Academy?
Utah Virtual Academy is overseen by Utah Virtual Academy in Salt Lake County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.