Wallace Stegner Academy

Wallace Stegner Academy, a reasonably sized elementary-level community in SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, run under Wallace Stegner Academy, serves 683 students, covering grades K through 8. By comparison, Utah's public schools average about 491 students each, so Wallace Stegner Academy sits 39% bigger than that benchmark.

Wallace Stegner Academy is one of 3 schools operated by Wallace Stegner Academy, a district that hosts 2,162 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Wallace Stegner Academy reports that 62% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest breaks down as 17% White, 9% Pacific Islander, 6% Black, 3% multiracial. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 21%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 21.8:1 average. Around 60% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Salt Lake County runs at roughly 34%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Wallace Stegner Academy tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 30.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 42.4%.

Zooming out to the county, Salt Lake County reports that median household earnings sit near $97,494, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Salt Lake County's 325 public schools (combined enrollment of about 209,757 students), Wallace Stegner Academy is one campus in the mix.

Dual Immersion Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Wallace Stegner Academy ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 20.3%.

Wallace Stegner Academy operates from an urban location. As a public charter, Wallace Stegner Academy runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Wallace Stegner Academy has grew 20%, going from 567 students in 2018 to 683 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 25% to 17% over that span.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Members of the school community can share what they know.