Ascent Academies of Utah - West Valley
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 6 · West Valley City, Utah
Ascent Academies of Utah - West Valley in West Valley City, Utah enrolled 425 students in 2024-25 with 25.2 full-time teachers, 16.8 students per teacher against the Utah elementary-school median of 20.9. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 19% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Utah: 40.2%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 11% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 15%
475 students in 2022-23, 443 students in 2023-24, 425 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 22.0 to 25.2.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 475 | 22.0 | 21.6 |
| 2023-24 | 443 | 22.0 | 20.1 |
| 2024-25 | 425 | 25.2 | 16.8 |
16.8 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 89 of every 100 Utah elementary schools
Among the 599 Utah elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 20.9; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. 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).
One counselor per 429 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Ascent Academies of Utah - West Valley enrolled 429 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 32 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 429 of the 429 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions32
- Chronically absent53.7% (2022-23)
Who attends
54.6% of students were Hispanic, 31.3% White, 5.9% Pacific Islander in 2024-25.
- Hispanic54.6%
- White31.3%
- Pacific Islander5.9%
- Asian2.8%
- Black2.6%
- Two or more races2.6%
- American Indian0.2%
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 Ascent Academies of Utah - West Valley scored proficient or above: 19% 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 | 19% | 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.
Elementary schools in West Valley City
24 public elementary schools in West Valley City report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Valley School | 764 | 20.6 | 30.8% |
| Granger School | 716 | 21.7 | 40.2% |
| Wallace Stegner Academy West Valley | 702 | 22.7 | 52.1% |
| Monticello Academy | 689 | 19.5 | 47.0% |
| American Preparatory Academy - The School for New Americans | 639 | 24.4 | 43.5% |
| Stansbury School | 582 | 21.4 | 47.8% |
| Esperanza School | 575 | 23.5 | 52.2% |
| Hillsdale School | 548 | 20.7 | 43.8% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Ascent Academies of Utah - West Valley
- Whittier SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.6 miles away: 492 students, 18.4 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
- Hillside SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.7 miles away: 470 students, 22.9 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
- Compare Ascent Academies of Utah - West Valley with Whittier SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Ascent Academies of Utah spends per student$9,743 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$9,743
- The largest public schools in UtahAscent Academies of Utah - West Valley is the number 424 by size of 609 Utah elementary schools open in 2024-25.#424 of 609
- Utah schools by students per teacher16.8 students per teacher here against the Utah median of 20.9 for elementary schools.16.8:1
- 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 Ascent Academies of Utah - West Valley
How many students attend Ascent Academies of Utah - West Valley?
425 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 475 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in West Valley City, UT.What is the student-teacher ratio at Ascent Academies of Utah - West Valley?
16.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Utah median for elementary schools is 20.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Ascent Academies of Utah - West Valley a Title I school?
Ascent Academies of Utah - West Valley ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Ascent Academies of Utah - West Valley do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at Ascent Academies of Utah - West Valley scored proficient or above: 19% 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 district is Ascent Academies of Utah - West Valley in?
Ascent Academies of Utah, NCES district ID 4900174. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 490017401523 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
- 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.