Elementary school (grades K-5) · North Salt Lake, UT

Wasatch Peak Academy

Federal NCES profile for Wasatch Peak Academy, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 22/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 490002401107Charter school
0/100100/10022/100
👥 S:T ratio
6
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
0
📋 Attendance
14
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Wasatch Peak Academy earns 22/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 72% of Utah schools.

22
Resource Index · Lower
23.6:1
large classes for Utah
14.0%
free-lunch eligible
519
students enrolled

Wasatch Peak Academy has class sizes larger than 72% of Utah schools. Computed live against every Utah school reporting to NCES.

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

+18 students YoY

Wasatch Peak Academy held near 503 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+18 headcount).

Teacher FTE held 22.3 → 22.5 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

+18 students YoY 490002401107 · North Salt Lake, UT Elementary · MID · CHARTER

519 enr · 23.6:1 · 14.0% lunch · RII 22

Nearest enrollment peer: Crowne Hill Elementary (519 students)

Wasatch Peak Academy held near 503 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+18 headcount). Teacher FTE held 22.3 → 22.5 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Utah schools → · Find another →

How Wasatch Peak Academy compares

Wasatch Peak Academy held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs Utah and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Utah Utah avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 23.6:1 ▲ 10% 21.4:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 14.0% ▼ 50% 28.0% 51.7%
Enrollment 519 top 51% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

23.6:1
Leaner classes than 7% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
519
Bigger than 64% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
14.0%
free-lunch eligible - 50% below the Utah average of 28.0%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
23.6:1
students per teacher - 10% above state mean
Top 72% in Utah - lower ratio than 28% of state schools
Above 20:1, running heavier than the typical U.S. public school; staffing is comparatively stretched.
Engagement
34.3%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$7,918
per pupil, district-wide - below Utah avg of $10,678
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 519 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
1
in-school suspensions + 4 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.2 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 1.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 66.3%
Hispanic or Latino 18.5%
Two or More 5.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 4.8%
Asian 2.5%
African American 1.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.2%

Largest group: White at 66.3% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 52.0/100

Simpson diversity index - at 52.0, Wasatch Peak Academy is more mixed than the Utah school average of 40.9.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

District finance for Wasatch Peak Academy reports $7,918 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Nationwide elementary schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Wasatch Peak Academy

How many students attend Wasatch Peak Academy?

Wasatch Peak Academy has 519 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in North Salt Lake, UT. CCD year-over-year: 485 (2022-23) → 503 (2023-24), nearly flat (+18).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Wasatch Peak Academy?

The student-teacher ratio at Wasatch Peak Academy is 23.6:1, which is 10% higher than the Utah average of 21.4:1 and 50% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Wasatch Peak Academy?

14.0% of students at Wasatch Peak Academy are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Utah average of 28.0%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Wasatch Peak Academy?

The largest demographic group at Wasatch Peak Academy is White at 66.3% of enrollment, in North Salt Lake, UT. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 52.0/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Wasatch Peak Academy?

Wasatch Peak Academy has a Resource Investment Index of 22/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Wasatch Peak Academy?

None; Wasatch Peak Academy is a single-school charter district, and Wasatch Peak Academy is its only campus.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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