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

Good Foundations Academy

Federal NCES profile for Good Foundations Academy, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 14/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 490014701389Charter school
0/100100/10014/100
👥 S:T ratio
12
🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Good Foundations Academy earns 14/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Utah median.

14
Resource Index · Lower
22.1:1
students per teacher
21.8%
free-lunch eligible
441
students enrolled

Good Foundations Academy has class sizes near the Utah median. Computed live against every Utah school reporting to NCES.

School address

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

+3 students YoY

Good Foundations Academy held near 434 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+3 headcount).

Teacher FTE added 20.0 → 22.5 across the same CCD years.

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

Steady CCD campus

+3 students YoY 490014701389 · Riverdale, UT Elementary · SMALL · CHARTER

441 enr · 22.1:1 · 21.8% lunch · RII 14

Nearest enrollment peer: Wilson Elementary School (441 students)

Good Foundations Academy held near 434 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+3 headcount). Teacher FTE added 20.0 → 22.5 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Utah schools → · Find another →

How Good Foundations Academy compares

Good Foundations 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 22.1:1 ▲ 3% 21.4:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 21.8% ▼ 22% 28.0% 51.7%
Enrollment 441 top 64% - -

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

22.1:1
Leaner classes than 10% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
441
Bigger than 54% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
21.8%
free-lunch eligible - 22% 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
22.1:1
students per teacher - 3% above state mean
Top 58% in Utah - lower ratio than 42% of state schools
Above 20:1, running heavier than the typical U.S. public school; staffing is comparatively stretched.
Engagement
45.4%
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
$7,311
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
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 9 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 2.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 67.1%
Hispanic or Latino 24.3%
Two or More 6.1%
Asian 0.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.5%
African American 0.2%

Largest group: White at 67.1% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 48.7/100

Simpson diversity index - at 48.7, Good Foundations Academy is more mixed than the Utah school average of 40.9.

Programs

District finance for Good Foundations Academy reports $7,311 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 Good Foundations Academy

How many students attend Good Foundations Academy?

Good Foundations Academy has 441 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Riverdale, UT. CCD year-over-year: 431 (2022-23) → 434 (2023-24), nearly flat (+3).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Good Foundations Academy?

The student-teacher ratio at Good Foundations Academy is 22.1:1, which is 3% higher than the Utah average of 21.4:1 and 41% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Good Foundations Academy?

21.8% of students at Good Foundations Academy are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Utah average of 28.0%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Good Foundations Academy?

The largest demographic group at Good Foundations Academy is White at 67.1% of enrollment, in Riverdale, UT.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Good Foundations Academy?

Good Foundations Academy has a Resource Investment Index of 14/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Good Foundations Academy?

None; Good Foundations Academy is a single-school charter district, and Good Foundations 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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