Summit Academy - Independence

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 8 · Bluffdale, Utah

Summit Academy - Independence in Bluffdale, Utah enrolled 830 students in 2024-25 with 45.4 full-time teachers, 18.3 students per teacher against the Utah elementary-school median of 20.9. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 45% 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 held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 1%

827 students in 2022-23, 840 students in 2023-24, 830 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 46.0 to 45.4.

Students enrolled at Summit Academy - Independence by school year2022-23: 827, 2023-24: 840, 2024-25: 83002505007501k2022-238272023-248402024-25830
Students enrolled at Summit Academy - Independence by school year2022-23: 827, 2023-24: 840, 2024-25: 83002505007501k2022-238272023-248402024-25830
Students enrolled at Summit Academy - Independence by school year2022-23: 827, 2023-24: 840, 2024-25: 83002505007501k2022-238272023-248402024-25830
Students enrolled at Summit Academy - Independence by school year2022-23: 827, 2023-24: 840, 2024-25: 83002505007501k2022-238272023-248402024-25830
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2382746.018.0
2023-2484044.718.8
2024-2583045.418.3

18.3 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 79 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 18.3; state median 20.9.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 18.3state median 20.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Utah elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 60.0; This school 18.3; state median 20.9.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 18.3state median 20.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Utah elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 60.0; This school 18.3; state median 20.9.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 18.3state median 20.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Utah elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 60.0; This school 18.3; state median 20.9.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 18.3state 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 904 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Summit Academy - Independence enrolled 904 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 5 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 904 of the 904 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions5
  • Chronically absent17.2% (2022-23)

Who attends

70.1% of students were White, 17.2% Hispanic, 6.8% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White70.1%
  2. Hispanic17.2%
  3. Two or more races6.8%
  4. Asian4.3%
  5. Black1.3%
  6. Pacific Islander0.2%

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 Summit Academy - Independence scored proficient or above: 45% 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
Math45%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 Bluffdale

4 public elementary schools in Bluffdale report 2024-25 enrollment; Summit Academy - Independence is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Summit Academy - Independence83018.314.3%
Mountain Point Elementary83020.018.2%
Bluffdale School73621.813.5%
Summit Academy - Bluffdale53720.715.8%

All public schools in Bluffdale →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Summit Academy - Independence

  1. Mountain Point ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.4 miles away: 830 students, 20.0 per teacher (2024-25).0.4 mi
  2. Summit Academy - BluffdaleThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.8 miles away: 537 students, 20.7 per teacher (2024-25).1.8 mi
  3. Compare Summit Academy - Independence with Mountain Point ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Summit Academy spends per student$9,486 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$9,486
  5. The largest public schools in UtahSummit Academy - Independence is the number 37 by size of 609 Utah elementary schools open in 2024-25.#37 of 609
  6. Utah schools by students per teacher18.3 students per teacher here against the Utah median of 20.9 for elementary schools.18.3:1
  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 Summit Academy - Independence

  1. How many students attend Summit Academy - Independence?
    830 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 827 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Bluffdale, UT.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Summit Academy - Independence?
    18.3 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 Summit Academy - Independence a Title I school?
    Summit Academy - Independence was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Summit Academy - Independence do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Summit Academy - Independence scored proficient or above: 45% 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 Summit Academy - Independence in?
    Summit Academy, NCES district ID 4900066. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 490006601469 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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