Pacific Heritage Academy

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 8 · Salt Lake City, Utah

Pacific Heritage Academy in Salt Lake City, Utah enrolled 327 students in 2024-25 with 16.0 full-time teachers, 20.4 students per teacher against the Utah elementary-school median of 20.9. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 13% 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 rose 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 6%

316 students in 2022-23, 300 students in 2023-24, 327 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 17.0 to 16.0.

Students enrolled at Pacific Heritage Academy by school year2022-23: 316, 2023-24: 300, 2024-25: 32701002003004002022-233162023-243002024-25327
Students enrolled at Pacific Heritage Academy by school year2022-23: 316, 2023-24: 300, 2024-25: 32701002003004002022-233162023-243002024-25327
Students enrolled at Pacific Heritage Academy by school year2022-23: 316, 2023-24: 300, 2024-25: 32701002003004002022-233162023-243002024-25327
Students enrolled at Pacific Heritage Academy by school year2022-23: 316, 2023-24: 300, 2024-25: 32701002003004002022-233162023-243002024-25327
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2331617.018.6
2023-2430018.016.7
2024-2532716.020.4

20.4 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 58 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.

Students per teacher, Utah elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 60.0; This school 20.4; state median 20.9.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 20.4state median 20.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Utah elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 60.0; This school 20.4; state median 20.9.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 20.4state median 20.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Utah elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 60.0; This school 20.4; state median 20.9.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 20.4state median 20.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Utah elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 60.0; This school 20.4; state median 20.9.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 20.4state median 20.9U.S. 14.6

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).

Programs and staff in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Pacific Heritage Academy enrolled 321 students and reported no counselor; it reported 7 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions7
  • Chronically absent53.2% (2022-23)

Who attends

46.8% of students were Hispanic, 25.1% Pacific Islander, 11.6% White in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic46.8%
  2. Pacific Islander25.1%
  3. White11.6%
  4. Asian7.3%
  5. Two or more races5.5%
  6. Black3.4%
  7. American Indian0.3%

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 Pacific Heritage Academy scored proficient or above: 13% 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
Math13%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.

Elementary schools in Salt Lake City

54 public elementary schools in Salt Lake City report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Olene Walker Elementary71225.636.5%
Wallace Stegner Academy68319.751.4%
Woodrow Wilson School65630.553.8%
Mountain View School62921.797.9%
Woodstock School62524.520.6%
William Penn School61523.214.6%
Butler School60022.69.3%
Oakwood School58020.015.9%

All public schools in Salt Lake City →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Pacific Heritage Academy

  1. Escalante SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.3 miles away: 352 students, 17.8 per teacher (2024-25).0.3 mi
  2. Newman SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.5 miles away: 405 students, 14.5 per teacher (2024-25).0.5 mi
  3. Compare Pacific Heritage Academy with Escalante SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Pacific Heritage Academy spends per student$11,130 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,130
  5. The largest public schools in UtahPacific Heritage Academy is the number 513 by size of 609 Utah elementary schools open in 2024-25.#513 of 609
  6. Utah schools by students per teacher20.4 students per teacher here against the Utah median of 20.9 for elementary schools.20.4:1
  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 Pacific Heritage Academy

  1. How many students attend Pacific Heritage Academy?
    327 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 316 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Salt Lake City, UT.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Pacific Heritage Academy?
    20.4 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.
  3. Is Pacific Heritage Academy a Title I school?
    Pacific Heritage Academy ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Pacific Heritage Academy do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Pacific Heritage Academy scored proficient or above: 13% 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 district is Pacific Heritage Academy in?
    Pacific Heritage Academy, NCES district ID 4900159. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 490015901406 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.

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