NCES CCD 2024-25 14 schools UT

Best-Resourced Schools in Saratoga Springs, UT

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14 public K-12 schools in Saratoga Springs from NCES Common Core of Data: enrollment, grade span, demographics, and Civil Rights Data Collection statistics for every active campus.

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14
Schools
14,886
Students
20.2/100
Avg Resource Index
26.8:1
Avg Student-Teacher Ratio

National city placement

Lean reported-resource profile

According to NCES CCD 2024-25, Saratoga Springs has more public-school enrollment than 88% of the 4,487 US cities in this directory. Saratoga Springs's average Resource Investment Index falls in the lower portion of the 4,487-city comparison set. The index is a resource snapshot, not an academic grade: it reflects the federal staffing, counselor, gifted-program, and attendance fields available for local campuses. The most useful next step is to open the individual schools below and identify which component is pulling each score down, because the same city average can hide very different campus-level constraints.

Combined-grade campuses shape the local portfolio

11 of Saratoga Springs's 14 listed schools use NCES's combined or “other” grade-level classification. Citywide averages therefore blend campuses serving unusually broad or nonstandard grade spans with conventional elementary, middle, and high schools. Grade configuration is a first-order comparison here, not a minor label.

Campus spread matters more than the city mean

The 49-point gap between Lake Mountain Middle and Ascent Academies of Utah Saratoga Springs shows the range hidden by Saratoga Springs's average Resource Investment Index. The city figure is useful for national placement, but families ultimately choose among campuses with different grade spans, enrollment, district affiliations, and reported support fields. Start with schools serving the relevant grade level, then compare the index components rather than assuming the city average describes any one classroom.

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Westlake High accounts for 20.5% of all Saratoga Springs public-school enrollment

That concentration means Saratoga Springs-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade level: High. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how districts allocate programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Saratoga Springs school enrollment varies 18× across entities

Saratoga Springs school enrollment ranges from 166 students (lowest) to 3,052 students (highest), a spread of 2,886 students. That spread reflects typical urban portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing and program breadth can differ sharply at opposite ends of that enrollment range, so the city average should not be treated as a typical campus.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Saratoga Springs student-teacher ratio is 26.8:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)

student-teacher ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE classroom teachers against total enrollment, push-in specialists, English-language aides, special-education co-teachers, and counselors are not included in most reporting Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, Public School Universe

3 of Saratoga Springs's 14 listed schools are charters

21% of the city's listed public-school campuses are reported as charter schools in NCES CCD. Charter status identifies a different governance arrangement; it does not establish admissions availability, academic quality, or the share of city students enrolled in those campuses. Open each school record to compare enrollment and staffing directly.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

# School Score
1. Lake Mountain Middle 49
2. Vista Heights Middle 40
3. Westlake High 34
4. Saratoga Shores School 28
5. Horizon School 23
6. Lakeview Academy 17
7. Thunder Ridge School 16
8. Harvest School 16
9. Riverview School 15
10. Springside School 15
11. Sage Hills School 13
12. Harbor Point Elementary 10
13. Mountain Sunrise Academy 7
14. Ascent Academies of Utah Saratoga Springs -

Most racially and ethnically mixed schools in Saratoga Springs

Ranked by the Simpson student-body diversity index (0-100) from NCES race and ethnicity data, where higher means a more evenly mixed student body. It measures mix, not quality.

  1. 1 Ascent Academies of Utah Saratoga Springs 53.3/100
  2. 2 Riverview School 44.8/100
  3. 3 Vista Heights Middle 44.5/100
  4. 4 Harvest School 43.6/100
  5. 5 Horizon School 41.5/100

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Which Saratoga Springs school has the highest Resource Investment Index? ▼

Lake Mountain Middle has the highest Resource Investment Index among the Saratoga Springs schools in this federal-data comparison at 49/100. The index summarizes reported staffing, counseling, gifted-program, and attendance inputs; it is not an academic rating.

How many schools are in Saratoga Springs, UT? ▼

Saratoga Springs has 14 public schools with a total enrollment of 14,886 students. 3 are charter schools. Average student-teacher ratio: 26.8:1.

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Data from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 and Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22. The Resource Investment Index uses reported student-teacher ratio, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance; it is not an academic rating. Cities must include at least five schools to be listed. This public-data comparison is for informational purposes: verify current enrollment, attendance boundaries, and programs with the school district before acting. See the guide to understanding NCES data.