Scholar Academy

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 8 · Tooele, Utah

Scholar Academy in Tooele, Utah enrolled 690 students in 2024-25 with 30.4 full-time teachers, 22.7 students per teacher against the Utah elementary-school median of 20.9. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 23% 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 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 1%

666 students in 2022-23, 646 students in 2023-24, 690 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 30.7 to 30.4.

Students enrolled at Scholar Academy by school year2022-23: 666, 2023-24: 646, 2024-25: 69002004006008002022-236662023-246462024-25690
Students enrolled at Scholar Academy by school year2022-23: 666, 2023-24: 646, 2024-25: 69002004006008002022-236662023-246462024-25690
Students enrolled at Scholar Academy by school year2022-23: 666, 2023-24: 646, 2024-25: 69002004006008002022-236662023-246462024-25690
Students enrolled at Scholar Academy by school year2022-23: 666, 2023-24: 646, 2024-25: 69002004006008002022-236662023-246462024-25690
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2366630.721.7
2023-2464634.518.7
2024-2569030.422.7

22.7 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 78 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; Scholar Academy 22.7; state median 20.9.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherScholar Academy 22.7state median 20.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Utah elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 60.0; Scholar Academy 22.7; state median 20.9.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherScholar Academy 22.7state median 20.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Utah elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 60.0; Scholar Academy 22.7; state median 20.9.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherScholar Academy 22.7state median 20.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Utah elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 60.0; Scholar Academy 22.7; state median 20.9.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherScholar Academy 22.7state 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).

One counselor per 1,660 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Scholar Academy enrolled 664 students and had 0.4 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 31 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)0.4, one per 1,660 of the 664 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions31
  • Chronically absent35.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

74.6% of students were White, 18.0% Hispanic, 4.1% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White74.6%
  2. Hispanic18.0%
  3. Two or more races4.1%
  4. Asian1.3%
  5. Pacific Islander1.2%
  6. American Indian0.7%
  7. Black0.1%

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 Scholar Academy scored proficient or above: 23% 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
Math23%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 Tooele

8 public elementary schools in Tooele report 2024-25 enrollment; Scholar Academy is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Sterling School77220.128.0%
Scholar Academy69022.721.7%
Overlake School69021.616.5%
Northlake School68419.337.3%
Old Mill School66521.215.9%
Middle Canyon School57121.415.8%
Settlement Canyon School51919.824.9%
West School29717.531.3%

All public schools in Tooele →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Scholar Academy

  1. Copper Canyon SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.8 miles away: 544 students, 21.7 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
  2. Middle Canyon SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.9 miles away: 571 students, 21.4 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
  3. Compare Scholar Academy with Copper Canyon SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Scholar Academy spends per student$7,532 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$7,532
  5. The largest public schools in UtahScholar Academy is the number 102 by size of 609 Utah elementary schools open in 2024-25.#102 of 609
  6. Utah schools by students per teacher22.7 students per teacher here against the Utah median of 20.9 for elementary schools.22.7:1
  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 Scholar Academy

  1. How many students attend Scholar Academy?
    690 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 666 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Tooele, UT.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Scholar Academy?
    22.7 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 Scholar Academy a Title I school?
    Scholar Academy ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Scholar Academy do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Scholar Academy scored proficient or above: 23% 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 Scholar Academy in?
    Scholar Academy, NCES district ID 4900170. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 490017001456 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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