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Enrollment
642
Combined
STATE 687
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VALLEY ACADEMY·NCES 490015801421
Valley Academy
539 N 870 W, HURRICANE, UT 84737 · (435) 635-7815 · Washington County
GRADES KG–09COMBINED31-TOWNCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL642 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.4:1
35 FTE teachers
STATE 19.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
273 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 | 82 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 83 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 85 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 85 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 67 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 78 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 58 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 27 | 4% |
This year's kindergarten class (82) is 204% larger than its 8th grade class (27).
Student demographics
45%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
33.1%
UT avg 41.4% . -10.5pp since 2023
Math
30.7%
UT avg 41.8% . -7.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 7 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.1% | 30.7% |
| 2023-24 | 43.6% | 38.0% |
% 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
38.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.0%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Valley Academy
Valley Academy's state test result (38.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valley Academy this school | 642 | 42.5% | 38.5% |
| Snow Canyon Middle ST GEORGE | 796 | 34.8% | 45.5% |
| Vista School IVINS | 1,114 | 36.3% | 52.2% |
| Hurricane Middle HURRICANE | 780 | 31.5% | 42.7% |
| Hurricane High HURRICANE | 1,177 | 27.4% | 43.3% |
| American Preparatory Academy - Salem SALEM | 570 | 21.2% | 58.5% |
Matched among Utah K-12 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 Valley Academy ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Washington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.5% | #21 of 31 | #6 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.7% | #22 of 29 ▼ 6 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.1% | #22 of 29 ▼ 4 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 642 | #19 of 53 | #5 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.4:1 | #13 of 34 | #2 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.2% | #21 of 34 | #2 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.5% | #8 of 41 | #1 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +83.4% | #1 of 15 | N/A |
Ranked against other public K-12 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
642
+142 (+28%) 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 | 642 | 34.9 | 18.4:1 | 43% (273) |
| 2023-24 | 573 | 35.7 | 16.1:1 | 48% (273) |
| 2022-23 | 529 | 33.1 | 16.0:1 | 46% (243) |
| 2020-21 | 500 | N/A | N/A | 44% (219) |
| 2017-18 | 350 | N/A | N/A | 55% (193) |
| 2015-16 | 356 | N/A | N/A | 59% (211) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Valley Academy.
About Valley Academy
Valley Academy is a medium-sized combined-grade school located in HURRICANE, Utah. The latest federal count shows 642 students in kindergarten through 9.
The school serves as its own district in federal records.
White students account for 70% of enrollment at Valley Academy. The remaining students are 25% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Census figures show Washington County is about 85% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Valley Academy belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 45%.
At Valley Academy, 34.9 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 18.4:1. For comparison, combined schools in Utah average 19.9:1. Roughly 43% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 14 points above the 29% average for public schools in Washington County.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Valley Academy is -0.5 points: 38.5% actual, 39.0% predicted.
According to the American Community Survey, in Washington County, median household income is about $80,632, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Valley Academy is one of 65 public schools in Washington County, which together enroll about 41,356 students.
Hurricane School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 6 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Valley Academy is 6th of 9 on proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Town: Fringe. Valley Academy operates as a charter school, which is publicly funded and run under a charter.
Enrollment was 500 in 2020-21 and 642 in 2024-25, a increase of 142 students.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Valley Academy. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Washington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
196,431
Census ACS
Median income
$80,632
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
65
41,356 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HURRICANE
- Hurricane HighCombined · 1,177 students
- Hurricane MiddleCombined · 780 students
- Hurricane IntermediateElementary · 723 students
- Hurricane SchoolElementary · 611 students
- Three Falls SchoolElementary · 533 students
Other Valley Academy schools
One other US public school is named Valley Academy. Valley Academy is the largest of the 2.
- Valley AcademyEl Centro, CA · 205 students
Nearby schools
- Hurricane School0.2 mi · 611
- Hurricane Middle0.6 mi · 780
- Hurricane High0.8 mi · 1,177
- Three Falls School1.4 mi · 533
- Hurricane Intermediate2.1 mi · 723
- LaVerkin School2.2 mi · 447
Frequently asked questions
About Valley AcademyWhat is the total enrollment at Valley Academy?
Valley Academy enrolls approximately 642 students in grades KG-09.
Is Valley Academy an elementary, middle, or high school?
Valley Academy is a combined-grade school covering grades KG-09.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Valley Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Valley Academy is approximately 18.4:1 (35 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Valley Academy?
At Valley Academy, the student body is approximately 70% White, 25% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Valley Academy public or private?
Valley Academy is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Valley Academy.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.