Elementary · Utah

American Preparatory Academy - The School for New Americans

Charter

American Preparatory Academy - The School for New Americans, a public elementary school in West Valley City, Utah: grades k–6, 639 students, 24.4 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of American Preparatory Academy.

Size and class size

Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 639
Teachers (FTE): 26.2
Students per teacher: 24.4
Grades: K–6; Elementary

More students per teacher than 91% of elementary schools in Utah

Median 20.9 · 611 schools compared

More students per teacher than 96% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Larger than 75% of elementary schools in Utah

Median 510 · 615 schools compared

Larger than 84% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Utah's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Utah: 43%

32%proficient

New test or proficiency bar this year: not comparable with the year before.

A lower share proficient than 77% of elementary schools in Utah

Median 43% · 595 elementary schools compared

351 students tested, grades 3–8 · RISE; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Utah: 44%

33%proficient

−0.7 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 71% of elementary schools in Utah

Median 44% · 595 elementary schools compared

351 students tested, grades 3–8 · RISE & Secondary Math I; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

What it offers

Grades: Elementary · Grades K–6
Type: Charter school · Regular
Instruction: In person
Area: Large suburb
Run by: American Preparatory Academy

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with American Preparatory Academy.

Location

Address: 1255 W Crystal Ave., West Valley City, UT 84119
Phone: (801)839-3613
City or town: West Valley City
County: Salt Lake County

Website Quality of life in West Valley City Schools in West Valley City

Nearby elementary schools

The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math
Redwood SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	511	20.9	11%	5.2%	0.6 mi
Endeavor HallCharterFree meals for all	K–8	257	—	12%	11%	0.8 mi
Mountain View SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	629	21.7	23%	27%	1.7 mi
Stansbury SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	582	21.4	22%	23%	1.7 mi
Granger School	Pre-K–6	716	21.7	11%	16%	1.7 mi
Woodrow Wilson SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–6	656	30.5	29%	29%	2.0 mi

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.

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