Spectrum Academy - NSL

Public school, kindergarten to grade 12 · North Salt Lake, Utah

Spectrum Academy - NSL in North Salt Lake, Utah enrolled 829 students in 2024-25 with 74.1 full-time teachers, 11.2 students per teacher against the Utah median of 19.1. 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, 15% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Utah: 40.2%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 80-84% (Utah: 88.3%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 1% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady

838 students in 2022-23, 861 students in 2023-24, 829 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 74.6 to 74.1.

Students enrolled at Spectrum Academy - NSL by school year2022-23: 838, 2023-24: 861, 2024-25: 82902505007501k2022-238382023-248612024-25829
Students enrolled at Spectrum Academy - NSL by school year2022-23: 838, 2023-24: 861, 2024-25: 82902505007501k2022-238382023-248612024-25829
Students enrolled at Spectrum Academy - NSL by school year2022-23: 838, 2023-24: 861, 2024-25: 82902505007501k2022-238382023-248612024-25829
Students enrolled at Spectrum Academy - NSL by school year2022-23: 838, 2023-24: 861, 2024-25: 82902505007501k2022-238382023-248612024-25829
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2383874.611.2
2023-2486170.912.1
2024-2582974.111.2

11.2 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 85 of every 100 Utah schools of this kind

Among the 84 Utah schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 19.1; the national median for schools of this kind is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Utah other schools, 2024-2584 values from 3.6 to 86.0; Spectrum Academy - NSL 11.2; state median 19.1.1 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherSpectrum Academy - NSL 11.2state median 19.1U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Utah other schools, 2024-2584 values from 3.6 to 86.0; Spectrum Academy - NSL 11.2; state median 19.1.1 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherSpectrum Academy - NSL 11.2state median 19.1U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Utah other schools, 2024-2584 values from 3.6 to 86.0; Spectrum Academy - NSL 11.2; state median 19.1.1 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherSpectrum Academy - NSL 11.2state median 19.1U.S. 13.8
Students per teacher, Utah other schools, 2024-2584 values from 3.6 to 86.0; Spectrum Academy - NSL 11.2; state median 19.1.1 more above 80.0 →020406080students per full-time teacherSpectrum Academy - NSL 11.2state median 19.1U.S. 13.8

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 408 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Spectrum Academy - NSL enrolled 816 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 113 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 408 of the 816 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions113
  • Chronically absent39.7% (2022-23)

Who attends

76.3% of students were White, 14.7% Hispanic, 4.1% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White76.3%
  2. Hispanic14.7%
  3. Two or more races4.1%
  4. Asian1.9%
  5. Pacific Islander1.3%
  6. Black1.0%
  7. American Indian0.6%

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 Spectrum Academy - NSL scored proficient or above: 15% 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
Math15%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.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

80-84% of the 62 students in Spectrum Academy - NSL's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88.3% across Utah. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtUtah
Four-year graduation rate80‑84%80‑84%88.3%
Students in the class6211352,066

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

What to look at next about Spectrum Academy - NSL

  1. Legacy Preparatory AcademyThe nearest public school of this kind, 1.3 miles away: 1,016 students, 18.7 per teacher (2024-25).1.3 mi
  2. Ascent Academies of Utah FarmingtonThe next nearest public school of this kind, 8.9 miles away: 385 students, 15.1 per teacher (2024-25).8.9 mi
  3. Compare Spectrum Academy - NSL with Legacy Preparatory AcademyStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Spectrum Academy spends per student$18,354 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$18,354
  5. The largest public schools in UtahSpectrum Academy - NSL is the number 22 by size of 103 Utah schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#22 of 103
  6. Utah schools by students per teacher11.2 students per teacher here against the Utah median of 19.1 for schools of this kind.11.2:1
  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 Spectrum Academy - NSL

  1. How many students attend Spectrum Academy - NSL?
    829 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 838 in 2022-23. It is a public school in North Salt Lake, UT.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Spectrum Academy - NSL?
    11.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Utah median for schools of this kind is 19.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Spectrum Academy - NSL a Title I school?
    Spectrum Academy - NSL ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Spectrum Academy - NSL do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Spectrum Academy - NSL scored proficient or above: 15% 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 is the graduation rate at Spectrum Academy - NSL?
    80-84% of the 62 students in Spectrum Academy - NSL's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88.3% across Utah. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Spectrum Academy - NSL in?
    Spectrum Academy, NCES district ID 4900042. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 490004201137 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
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 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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