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Enrollment
623
High
STATE 980
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VANGUARD ACADEMY·NCES 490018301475
Vanguard Academy
2650 South Decker Lake Lane, WEST VALLEY CITY, UT 84119 · (801) 327-8724 · Salt Lake County
GRADES 07–12HIGH21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL623 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 92% of Utah public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+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 high schools
Student : Teacher
21.1:1
30 FTE teachers
STATE 21.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
428 students
STATE 33%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 136 | 22% |
| Grade 8 | 112 | 18% |
| Grade 9 | 113 | 18% |
| Grade 10 | 106 | 17% |
| Grade 11 | 88 | 14% |
| Grade 12 | 68 | 11% |
Student demographics
3%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
41.6%
UT avg 41.4% . -4.8pp since 2023
Math
68.2%
UT avg 41.8% . +2.6pp 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 68 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.6% | 68.2% |
| 2023-24 | 46.4% | 65.6% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of UT schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
52.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.2%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+26.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 26% typical for Utah schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 26 points, placing it in Utah's top 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 Vanguard Academy
Vanguard Academy's state test result (52.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard Academy this school | 623 | 68.7% | 52.6% |
| Water Canyon High HILDALE | 311 | 60.5% | 41.2% |
| North Sanpete High MT PLEASANT | 782 | 47.1% | 33.0% |
| San Juan High BLANDING | 425 | 55.5% | 36.7% |
| Richfield High RICHFIELD | 789 | 41.3% | 37.1% |
| Wayne High BICKNELL | 190 | 44.2% | 45.5% |
Matched among Utah high 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 Vanguard Academy ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Salt Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.6% | #19 of 149 | #6 of 35 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.2% | #4 of 42 no change | #2 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.6% | #22 of 42 ▼ 4 | #4 of 7 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 623 | #96 of 189 | #25 of 47 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.1:1 | #52 of 145 | #14 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 2.8% | #145 of 145 | #38 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.7% | #6 of 169 | #3 of 42 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +41.6% | #4 of 84 | #2 of 18 |
Ranked against other public high 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
623
+161 (+35%) 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 | 623 | 29.6 | 21.1:1 | 69% (428) |
| 2023-24 | 568 | 30.9 | 18.4:1 | 52% (294) |
| 2022-23 | 538 | 27.8 | 19.3:1 | 67% (358) |
| 2020-21 | 462 | N/A | N/A | 64% (294) |
| 2017-18 | 440 | N/A | N/A | 81% (355) |
| 2015-16 | 300 | N/A | N/A | 67% (202) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Vanguard Academy.
About Vanguard Academy
Vanguard Academy is a small high school in Utah, with an address in WEST VALLEY CITY. There are 623 students enrolled, covering grades 7 through 12. On average, high schools in Utah enroll around 980, and this school is 36% below that mark.
Vanguard Academy is its own local education agency in federal data.
A large majority of enrollment at Vanguard Academy is White, at 99%. Among all residents of Salt Lake County, the White share is about 70%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 3%.
On staff are 29.6 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 21.1:1. The ratio is within a point of the 21.1:1 average for high schools in Utah. About 69% of students at Vanguard Academy are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Salt Lake County averages 34%, lower than here.
Vanguard Academy earns an A on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 92% of Utah public high schools.
Schools in Utah with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to post an average proficiency rate across its state test results near 26.2%. Vanguard Academy posts 52.6%, 26.4 points above that, which places it in the top 10% statewide on BeatsExpectations.
Census data for Salt Lake County show the median household earns about $97,494 a year, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Salt Lake County number 325, with about 209,757 students.
Endeavor Hall is the nearest public school to Vanguard Academy, less than a tenth of a mile away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Vanguard Academy ranks 1st on proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large. The school is a charter school, funded with public money and operated under a charter agreement.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose 35%.
This community page is for conversations about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates 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 WEST VALLEY CITY
- Granger HighHigh · 3,267 students
- Hunter HighHigh · 2,480 students
- American Preparatory Academy - Accelerated SchoolCombined · 1,556 students
- Wallace Stegner Academy Kearns K-12Combined · 777 students
- John F. Kennedy Jr HighMiddle · 772 students
- West Valley SchoolElementary · 764 students
Other Vanguard Academy schools
One other US public school is named Vanguard Academy. Vanguard Academy is the largest of the 2.
- Vanguard AcademyMoses Lake, WA · 387 students
Nearby schools
- Endeavor Hall0.1 mi · 257
- Redwood School0.2 mi · 511
- American Preparatory Academy - The School for New Americans0.8 mi · 639
- Stansbury School0.9 mi · 582
- Roots Charter High School1.0 mi · 218
- Granger School1.4 mi · 716
Frequently asked questions
About Vanguard AcademyWhat is the total enrollment at Vanguard Academy?
Vanguard Academy enrolls approximately 623 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does Vanguard Academy serve?
Vanguard Academy serves grades 07-12.
How many students per teacher at Vanguard Academy?
Approximately 21.1:1 students per teacher at Vanguard Academy.
How diverse is Vanguard Academy?
Vanguard Academy reports a student body of 99% White, 1% Hispanic.
Is Vanguard Academy public or private?
Vanguard Academy is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Vanguard Academy.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.