City Academy

Public high school, grades 7 to 12 · Salt Lake City, Utah

City Academy in Salt Lake City, Utah enrolled 92 students in 2024-25 with 14.5 full-time teachers, 6.4 students per teacher against the Utah high-school median of 21.4. 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, 20-24% 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 80% or more (Utah: 88.3%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 21% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 4%

116 students in 2022-23, 99 students in 2023-24, 92 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 15.1 to 14.5.

Students enrolled at City Academy by school year2022-23: 116, 2023-24: 99, 2024-25: 920501001502022-231162023-24992024-2592
Students enrolled at City Academy by school year2022-23: 116, 2023-24: 99, 2024-25: 920501001502022-231162023-24992024-2592
Students enrolled at City Academy by school year2022-23: 116, 2023-24: 99, 2024-25: 920501001502022-231162023-24992024-2592
Students enrolled at City Academy by school year2022-23: 116, 2023-24: 99, 2024-25: 920501001502022-231162023-24992024-2592
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2311615.17.7
2023-249913.37.4
2024-259214.56.4

6.4 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 98 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.

Students per teacher, Utah high schools, 2024-25184 values from 4.8 to 49.1; City Academy 6.4; state median 21.4.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherCity Academy 6.4state median 21.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Utah high schools, 2024-25184 values from 4.8 to 49.1; City Academy 6.4; state median 21.4.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherCity Academy 6.4state median 21.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Utah high schools, 2024-25184 values from 4.8 to 49.1; City Academy 6.4; state median 21.4.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherCity Academy 6.4state median 21.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Utah high schools, 2024-25184 values from 4.8 to 49.1; City Academy 6.4; state median 21.4.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherCity Academy 6.4state median 21.4U.S. 14.5

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 108 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection City Academy enrolled 108 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 2 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 108 of the 108 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions2
  • Chronically absent37.1% (2022-23)

Who attends

43.5% of students were Hispanic, 40.2% White, 6.5% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic43.5%
  2. White40.2%
  3. Two or more races6.5%
  4. Asian5.4%
  5. Black2.2%
  6. American Indian2.2%

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 City Academy scored proficient or above: 20-24% 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.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtUtah
Math20‑24%not published40.2%

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

80% or more of the 21 students in City Academy'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.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtUtah
Four-year graduation rate80% or more80% or more88.3%
Students in the class212152,066

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.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
West High2,50322.944.8%
Skyline High2,18627.57.0%
Olympus High2,15124.914.6%
Highland High1,97323.225.3%
East High1,76421.148.5%
Cottonwood High1,45123.244.1%
Academy for Math Engineering & Science46019.118.0%
Salt Lake Center for Science Education36816.837.0%

All public schools in Salt Lake City →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about City Academy

  1. East HighThe nearest public high school, 1.4 miles away: 1,764 students, 21.1 per teacher (2024-25).1.4 mi
  2. West HighThe next nearest public high school, 1.5 miles away: 2,503 students, 22.9 per teacher (2024-25).1.5 mi
  3. Compare City Academy with East HighStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much City Academy spends per student$19,190 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$19,190
  5. The largest public schools in UtahCity Academy is the number 173 by size of 190 Utah high schools open in 2024-25.#173 of 190
  6. Utah schools by students per teacher6.4 students per teacher here against the Utah median of 21.4 for high schools.6.4:1
  7. 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 City Academy

  1. How many students attend City Academy?
    92 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 116 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Salt Lake City, UT.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at City Academy?
    6.4 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.
  3. Is City Academy a Title I school?
    City Academy ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at City Academy do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at City Academy scored proficient or above: 20-24% 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.
  5. What is the graduation rate at City Academy?
    80% or more of the 21 students in City Academy'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.
  6. What district is City Academy in?
    City Academy, NCES district ID 4900009. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 490000900742 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.

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