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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WALLACE STEGNER ACADEMY·NCES 490018401651

Wallace Stegner Academy Kearns K-12

4590 South 5600 West, WEST VALLEY CITY, UT 84120 · (801) 456-9570 · Salt Lake County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL777 STUDENTS
Enrollment
777
Combined
DISTRICT 721 · STATE 687
Student : Teacher
23.7:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.0:1 · STATE 19.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
436 students
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 33%
Community
0
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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten8110%
Grade 1638%
Grade 2658%
Grade 3689%
Grade 4679%
Grade 58711%
Grade 68911%
Grade 78711%
Grade 89112%
Grade 97910%

This year's kindergarten class (81) is 11% smaller than its 8th grade class (91).

Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 47% · US 70%
White
18724%
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 69% · US 43%
Hispanic
49664%
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 21% · US 30%
Black
111%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 1% · US 15%
Asian
233%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 2% · US 6%
Two+
243%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
51%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
314%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 2% · US 0%
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
Male
34945%
Female
42855%

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Test scores

RISE / Utah Aspire+ 2024-25 . % Proficient + Highly Proficient
English Language Arts
38.0%
UT avg 41.4%
Math
38.7%
UT avg 41.8%

What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Utah schools, those numbers are about 41 and 42.

Source: RISE / Utah Aspire+. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
39.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.4%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.2pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 →

About Wallace Stegner Academy Kearns K-12

Wallace Stegner Academy Kearns K-12 is a combined-grade school with a street address in WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah. Enrolled students number 777 students, in kindergarten through 12.

Wallace Stegner Academy Kearns K-12 sits within Wallace Stegner Academy, which has 3 schools and 2,162 students.

Wallace Stegner Academy Kearns K-12 is 64% Hispanic by enrollment. Other students are 24% White, 4% Pacific Islander, 3% multiracial, and 3% Asian. By comparison, Salt Lake County residents are about 21% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 53%, meaning two students picked at random have a 53% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

Federal data list 32.8 full-time-equivalent teachers at Wallace Stegner Academy Kearns K-12 in 2024-25, for a ratio of 23.7:1. That is higher than the 19.9:1 average for combined schools in Utah. The lunch program counts 56% of students at Wallace Stegner Academy Kearns K-12 as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. On average, public schools in Salt Lake County report 34%.

BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Wallace Stegner Academy Kearns K-12, the prediction is 32.4% and the result is 39.5%.

County data help place the school in context: in Salt Lake County, the median household income is $97,494, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Salt Lake County is home to 325 public schools and about 209,757 public school students.

The nearest public school is Hunter School, at about 0.5 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The school's 39.5% average proficiency ranks 1st among 8 nearby schools.

Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. The school is a charter school, funded with public money and operated under a charter agreement.

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Salt Lake County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Wallace Stegner Academy Kearns K-12
District
Wallace Stegner Academy
Address
4590 South 5600 West, WEST VALLEY CITY, UT 84120
Phone
(801) 456-9570
County
Salt Lake County
Level
Combined
Grade range
KG–12
Total enrollment
777
Teachers (FTE)
33
Student–teacher ratio
23.7:1
Free and reduced lunch
436 (56%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
490018401651
Charter school
Yes
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Wallace Stegner Academy Kearns K-12
How large is Wallace Stegner Academy Kearns K-12?
Wallace Stegner Academy Kearns K-12 enrolls approximately 777 students in grades KG-12.
What age range does Wallace Stegner Academy Kearns K-12 serve?
Wallace Stegner Academy Kearns K-12 serves students from grade KG through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Wallace Stegner Academy Kearns K-12?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Wallace Stegner Academy Kearns K-12 is approximately 23.7:1 (33 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Wallace Stegner Academy Kearns K-12?
Wallace Stegner Academy Kearns K-12 reports a student body of 24% White, 64% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Wallace Stegner Academy Kearns K-12 in?
Wallace Stegner Academy Kearns K-12 is part of Wallace Stegner Academy.
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