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Enrollment
683
Elementary
DISTRICT 693 · STATE 491
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WALLACE STEGNER ACADEMY·NCES 490018401489
Wallace Stegner Academy
980 S. Bending River Ct., SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84104 · (801) 456-9570 · Salt Lake County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY12-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL683 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 54% of Utah public elementary schools
- C+Test 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
19.7:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.2:1 · STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
411 students
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 33%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 82 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 78 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 68 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 73 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 80 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 82 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 63 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 85 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (82) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (85).
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
38.7%
UT avg 41.4% . -9.1pp since 2023
Math
35.8%
UT avg 41.8% . -5.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.7% | 35.8% |
| 2023-24 | 47.8% | 41.7% |
% 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
42.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.4%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% 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 Wallace Stegner Academy
Wallace Stegner Academy's state test result (42.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wallace Stegner Academy this school | 683 | 60.2% | 42.4% |
| Midvale School MIDVALE | 644 | 66.1% | 16.1% |
| Monroe School WEST VALLEY CITY | 512 | 53.5% | 19.8% |
| Philo T. Farnsworth School WEST VALLEY CITY | 448 | 49.1% | 23.4% |
| David Gourley School KEARNS | 423 | 47.3% | 35.2% |
| Pioneer School WEST VALLEY CITY | 438 | 53.2% | 29.9% |
Matched among Utah elementary 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 Wallace Stegner Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Salt Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.4% | #358 of 562 | #91 of 171 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.8% | #394 of 578 ▼ 43 | #99 of 180 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.7% | #359 of 578 ▼ 92 | #93 of 180 ▼ 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 683 | #112 of 613 | #29 of 184 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.7:1 | #162 of 556 | #59 of 178 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.1% | #104 of 559 | #75 of 179 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.2% | #54 of 582 | #26 of 179 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +20.5% | #30 of 128 | #8 of 33 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
683
-109 (-14%) 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 | 683 | 34.7 | 19.7:1 | 60% (411) |
| 2023-24 | 670 | 31 | 21.6:1 | 70% (467) |
| 2022-23 | 690 | 28.8 | 23.9:1 | 73% (504) |
| 2020-21 | 792 | N/A | N/A | 66% (524) |
| 2017-18 | 567 | N/A | N/A | 87% (494) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wallace Stegner Academy.
About Wallace Stegner Academy
Located in SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Wallace Stegner Academy is a medium-sized elementary school. School enrollment was 683 students in 2024-25, in kindergarten through 8. For comparison, elementary schools in Utah average about 491 students.
The school serves as its own district in federal records.
A majority of students at Wallace Stegner Academy, 62%, are Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 17% White, 9% Pacific Islander, 6% Black, and 3% multiracial. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 21%. By the diversity index, Wallace Stegner Academy comes in at 57%.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.7:1 at Wallace Stegner Academy, with 34.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among elementary schools in Utah, the typical ratio is 21.8:1. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 60% of enrollment. Compared with the 34% average for public schools in Salt Lake County, the school's rate is higher.
Wallace Stegner Academy is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 54% of Utah public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Wallace Stegner Academy is 12.1 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 42.4% actual, 30.4% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Utah.
Federal survey data for Salt Lake County show that median household income is about $97,494, about 39% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. A total of 325 public schools operate in Salt Lake County, serving about 209,757 students.
Nearest public school: Dual Immersion Academy, about 0.8 miles away. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Wallace Stegner Academy is 1st of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Under the NCES locale system, Wallace Stegner Academy is City: Mid-size. The school is a charter school, funded with public money and operated under a charter agreement.
The number of students dropped from 792 to 683 over 4 years.
The discussion area below is open to posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome 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 Wallace Stegner Academy
- Wallace Stegner Academy Kearns K-12Combined · 777 students
- Wallace Stegner Academy West ValleyElementary · 702 students
- Wallace Stegner Academy SunsetElementary
Other schools in SALT LAKE CITY
- West HighHigh · 2,503 students
- Brighton HighHigh · 2,435 students
- Skyline HighHigh · 2,186 students
- Olympus HighHigh · 2,151 students
- Highland HighHigh · 1,973 students
- East HighHigh · 1,764 students
Nearby schools
- Dual Immersion Academy0.8 mi · 433
- Edison School1.0 mi · 459
- Parkview School1.1 mi · 371
- Glendale Middle1.1 mi · 678
- Mountain View School1.1 mi · 629
- Franklin School1.6 mi · 325
Frequently asked questions
About Wallace Stegner AcademyHow large is Wallace Stegner Academy?
Wallace Stegner Academy enrolls approximately 683 students in grades KG-08.
Is Wallace Stegner Academy an elementary, middle, or high school?
Wallace Stegner Academy is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many students per teacher at Wallace Stegner Academy?
Approximately 19.7:1 students per teacher at Wallace Stegner Academy.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Wallace Stegner Academy?
At Wallace Stegner Academy, the student body is approximately 17% White, 62% Hispanic, 6% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Wallace Stegner Academy public or private?
Wallace Stegner Academy is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Wallace Stegner Academy.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.