Elementary · Utah

Ascent Academies of Utah - West Valley

Charter

Ascent Academies of Utah - West Valley, a public elementary school in West Valley City, Utah: grades k–6, 425 students, 16.8 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Ascent Academies of Utah.

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: 425
Teachers (FTE): 25.2
Students per teacher: 16.8
Grades: K–6; Elementary

Fewer students per teacher than 87% of elementary schools in Utah

Median 20.9 · 611 schools compared

More students per teacher than 72% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Smaller than 69% of elementary schools in Utah

Median 510 · 615 schools compared

Larger than 52% 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%

19%proficient

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

A lower share proficient than 95% of elementary schools in Utah

Median 43% · 595 elementary schools compared

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

Math

Utah: 44%

25%proficient

+2.7 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 84% of elementary schools in Utah

Median 44% · 595 elementary schools compared

232 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: Ascent Academies of Utah

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Ascent Academies of Utah.

Location

Address: 5685 West Cilma Drive, West Valley City, UT 84128
Phone: (801)685-0228
City or town: West Valley City
County: Salt Lake County

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
Whittier School	Pre-K–6	492	18.4	27%	29%	0.6 mi
Hillside School	Pre-K–6	470	22.9	19%	18%	0.7 mi
Hunter School	Pre-K–6	480	20.9	27%	24%	0.9 mi
Esperanza SchoolCharterFree meals for all	K–7	575	23.5	30%	36%	1.2 mi
West Valley School	Pre-K–6	764	20.6	38%	31%	1.2 mi
Valley Crest School	Pre-K–6	455	22.2	21%	17%	1.3 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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