Academy for Math Engineering & Science
Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Salt Lake City, Utah
Academy for Math Engineering & Science in Salt Lake City, Utah enrolled 460 students in 2024-25 with 24.1 full-time teachers, 19.1 students per teacher against the Utah high-school median of 21.4. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; it does not take part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 53% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Utah: 40.2%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90-94% (Utah: 88.3%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 1% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 3%
454 students in 2022-23, 469 students in 2023-24, 460 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 23.4 to 24.1.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 454 | 23.4 | 19.4 |
| 2023-24 | 469 | 23.4 | 20.0 |
| 2024-25 | 460 | 24.1 | 19.1 |
19.1 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 62 of every 100 Utah high schools
Among the 184 Utah high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 21.4; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
6 AP courses and one counselor per 239 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Academy for Math Engineering & Science enrolled 477 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 4 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses6
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 239 of the 477 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions4
- Chronically absent15.2% (2022-23)
Who attends
58.7% of students were White, 16.3% Hispanic, 10.7% Asian in 2024-25.
- White58.7%
- Hispanic16.3%
- Asian10.7%
- Two or more races5.0%
- Pacific Islander4.3%
- Black3.9%
- American Indian1.1%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2022-23
In 2022-23, the students tested at Academy for Math Engineering & Science scored proficient or above: 53% in math, against 40.2% in math across Utah. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Utah, not across states. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.
| Subject | This school | Its district | Utah |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 53% | not published | 40.2% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express; for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
90-94% of the 109 students in Academy for Math Engineering & Science's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88.3% across Utah. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This school | Its district | Utah | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 90‑94% | 90‑94% | 88.3% |
| Students in the class | 109 | 109 | 52,066 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
High schools in Salt Lake City
13 public high schools in Salt Lake City report 2024-25 enrollment; Academy for Math Engineering & Science is number 7 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| West High | 2,503 | 22.9 | 44.8% |
| Skyline High | 2,186 | 27.5 | 7.0% |
| Olympus High | 2,151 | 24.9 | 14.6% |
| Highland High | 1,973 | 23.2 | 25.3% |
| East High | 1,764 | 21.1 | 48.5% |
| Cottonwood High | 1,451 | 23.2 | 44.1% |
| Academy for Math Engineering & Science | 460 | 19.1 | 18.0% |
| Salt Lake Center for Science Education | 368 | 16.8 | 37.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Academy for Math Engineering & Science
- Cottonwood HighThe nearest public high school, under 0.1 miles away: 1,451 students, 23.2 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
- Murray HighThe next nearest public high school, 2.0 miles away: 1,364 students, 21.5 per teacher (2024-25).2.0 mi
- Compare Academy for Math Engineering & Science with Cottonwood HighStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Academy for Math Engineering & Science spends per student$11,093 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,093
- The largest public schools in UtahAcademy for Math Engineering & Science is the number 106 by size of 190 Utah high schools open in 2024-25.#106 of 190
- Utah schools by students per teacher19.1 students per teacher here against the Utah median of 21.4 for high schools.19.1:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Academy for Math Engineering & Science
How many students attend Academy for Math Engineering & Science?
460 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 454 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Salt Lake City, UT.What is the student-teacher ratio at Academy for Math Engineering & Science?
19.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Utah median for high schools is 21.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Academy for Math Engineering & Science a Title I school?
Academy for Math Engineering & Science ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Academy for Math Engineering & Science do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at Academy for Math Engineering & Science scored proficient or above: 53% in math, against 40.2% in math across Utah. Utah's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What is the graduation rate at Academy for Math Engineering & Science?
90-94% of the 109 students in Academy for Math Engineering & Science's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88.3% across Utah. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Academy for Math Engineering & Science in?
Academy for Math Engineering & Science, NCES district ID 4900017. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 490001700904 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.