Elementary school (grades K-5) · Erda, UT

Excelsior Academy

Federal NCES profile for Excelsior Academy, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 24/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 490013601272Charter school
0/100100/10024/100
👥 S:T ratio
0
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
0
📋 Attendance
26
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Excelsior Academy earns 24/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 99% of Utah schools.

24
Resource Index · Lower
58.6:1
large classes for Utah
14.7%
free-lunch eligible
1,406
students enrolled

Excelsior Academy has class sizes larger than 99% of Utah schools. Computed live against every Utah school reporting to NCES.

School address

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-35 students YoY

Excelsior Academy held near 1,362 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-35 headcount).

Teacher FTE added 24.3 → 25.8 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

-35 students YoY 490013601272 · Erda, UT Elementary · MID · CHARTER

1,406 enr · 58.6:1 · 14.7% lunch · RII 24

Nearest enrollment peer: Duval Charter at Baymeadows (1,399 students)

Excelsior Academy held near 1,362 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-35 headcount). Teacher FTE added 24.3 → 25.8 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Utah schools → · Find another →

How Excelsior Academy compares

Excelsior Academy held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs Utah and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Utah Utah avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 58.6:1 ▲ 174% 21.4:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 14.7% ▼ 48% 28.0% 51.7%
Enrollment 1,406 top 7% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

58.6:1
Leaner classes than 0% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
1,406
Bigger than 96% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
14.7%
free-lunch eligible - 48% below the Utah average of 28.0%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
58.6:1
students per teacher - 174% above state mean
Top 99% in Utah - lower ratio than 1% of state schools
Well above 20:1, one of the more stretched staffing loads nationally relative to enrollment.
Engagement
29.8%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$8,666
per pupil, district-wide - below Utah avg of $10,678
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors2.0 FTE
Per 703 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
25
in-school suspensions + 39 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 1.8 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 4.6 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 79.2%
Hispanic or Latino 13.6%
Two or More 4.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 1.1%
African American 0.4%
Asian 0.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.4%

Largest group: White at 79.2% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 35.2/100

Simpson diversity index - at 35.2, Excelsior Academy is less mixed than the Utah school average of 40.9.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

District finance for Excelsior Academy reports $8,666 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Nationwide elementary schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Excelsior Academy

How many students attend Excelsior Academy?

Excelsior Academy has 1,406 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Erda, UT. CCD year-over-year: 1,397 (2022-23) → 1,362 (2023-24), nearly flat (-35).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Excelsior Academy?

The student-teacher ratio at Excelsior Academy is 58.6:1, which is 174% higher than the Utah average of 21.4:1 and 273% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Excelsior Academy?

14.7% of students at Excelsior Academy are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Utah average of 28.0%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Excelsior Academy?

The largest demographic group at Excelsior Academy is White at 79.2% of enrollment, in Erda, UT.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Excelsior Academy?

Excelsior Academy has a Resource Investment Index of 24/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Excelsior Academy?

None; Excelsior Academy is a single-school charter district, and Excelsior Academy is its only campus.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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