Wallace Stegner Academy West Valley

Wallace Stegner Academy West Valley, a reasonably sized K-5 school in WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah, one of the schools within Wallace Stegner Academy, caters to 702 students, covering grades K through 8. By comparison, Utah's public schools average about 491 students each, so Wallace Stegner Academy West Valley sits 43% bigger than that benchmark.

Wallace Stegner Academy runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 2,162 students. Wallace Stegner Academy West Valley is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Wallace Stegner Academy West Valley shows that Hispanic students make up the majority at 62%. Other groups include 24% White, 7% Pacific Islander, 3% multiracial, 2% Black. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 21%.

In terms of school funding signals, Wallace Stegner Academy West Valley lists 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 22.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.8:1, putting Wallace Stegner Academy West Valley higher than the state norm the norm. About 60% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Salt Lake County (around 34%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Wallace Stegner Academy West Valley tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 30.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 44.9%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Salt Lake County put median household income runs about $97,494, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Salt Lake County runs 325 public schools (combined enrollment of about 209,757 students), of which Wallace Stegner Academy West Valley is one.

West Valley School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Wallace Stegner Academy West Valley comes 2nd of 7 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 35.4%.

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

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.