Salt Lake Arts Academy

Public middle school, grades 5 to 8 · Salt Lake City, Utah

Salt Lake Arts Academy in Salt Lake City, Utah enrolled 415 students in 2024-25 with 22.4 full-time teachers, 18.6 students per teacher against the Utah middle-school median of 22.3. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it does not take part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 56% 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 rose 7%

404 students in 2022-23, 403 students in 2023-24, 415 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 20.8 to 22.4.

Students enrolled at Salt Lake Arts Academy by school year2022-23: 404, 2023-24: 403, 2024-25: 41502004006002022-234042023-244032024-25415
Students enrolled at Salt Lake Arts Academy by school year2022-23: 404, 2023-24: 403, 2024-25: 41502004006002022-234042023-244032024-25415
Students enrolled at Salt Lake Arts Academy by school year2022-23: 404, 2023-24: 403, 2024-25: 41502004006002022-234042023-244032024-25415
Students enrolled at Salt Lake Arts Academy by school year2022-23: 404, 2023-24: 403, 2024-25: 41502004006002022-234042023-244032024-25415
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2340420.819.4
2023-2440323.317.3
2024-2541522.418.6

18.6 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 82 of every 100 Utah middle schools

Among the 142 Utah middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 22.3; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Utah middle schools, 2024-25142 values from 12.4 to 28.8; Salt Lake Arts Academy 18.6; state median 22.3.102030students per full-time teacherSalt Lake Arts Academy 18.6state median 22.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Utah middle schools, 2024-25142 values from 12.4 to 28.8; Salt Lake Arts Academy 18.6; state median 22.3.102030students per full-time teacherSalt Lake Arts Academy 18.6state median 22.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Utah middle schools, 2024-25142 values from 12.4 to 28.8; Salt Lake Arts Academy 18.6; state median 22.3.102030students per full-time teacherSalt Lake Arts Academy 18.6state median 22.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Utah middle schools, 2024-25142 values from 12.4 to 28.8; Salt Lake Arts Academy 18.6; state median 22.3.102030students per full-time teacherSalt Lake Arts Academy 18.6state median 22.3U.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 Salt Lake Arts Academy enrolled 405 students and reported no counselor; it reported 1 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.0
  • Out-of-school suspensions1
  • Chronically absent25.2% (2022-23)

Who attends

75.6% of students were White, 13.3% Hispanic, 7.5% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White75.6%
  2. Hispanic13.3%
  3. Two or more races7.5%
  4. Asian2.2%
  5. Black1.4%

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 Salt Lake Arts Academy scored proficient or above: 56% 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
Math56%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.

Middle schools in Salt Lake City

12 public middle schools in Salt Lake City report 2024-25 enrollment.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Wasatch Jr High82925.68.9%
Olympus Jr High80726.210.2%
Granite Park Jr High80021.064.4%
Glendale Middle67817.596.8%
Bonneville Jr High63625.135.1%
Evergreen Jr High60024.023.5%
Clayton Middle56718.926.1%
Northwest Middle54215.273.6%

All public schools in Salt Lake City →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Salt Lake Arts Academy

  1. Salt Lake Center for Science Education BryantThe nearest public middle school, 1.5 miles away: 348 students, 15.2 per teacher (2024-25).1.5 mi
  2. Glendale MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 2.5 miles away: 678 students, 17.5 per teacher (2024-25).2.5 mi
  3. Compare Salt Lake Arts Academy with Salt Lake Center for Science Education BryantStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Salt Lake Arts Academy spends per student$9,324 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$9,324
  5. The largest public schools in UtahSalt Lake Arts Academy is the number 124 by size of 142 Utah middle schools open in 2024-25.#124 of 142
  6. Utah schools by students per teacher18.6 students per teacher here against the Utah median of 22.3 for middle schools.18.6:1
  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 Salt Lake Arts Academy

  1. How many students attend Salt Lake Arts Academy?
    415 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 404 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Salt Lake City, UT.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Salt Lake Arts Academy?
    18.6 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Utah median for middle schools is 22.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Salt Lake Arts Academy a Title I school?
    Salt Lake Arts Academy was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Salt Lake Arts Academy do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Salt Lake Arts Academy scored proficient or above: 56% 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 Salt Lake Arts Academy in?
    Salt Lake Arts Academy, NCES district ID 4900018. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 490001800905 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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