📍 15327 S. Noell Nelson Drive, Bluffdale, Salt Lake County, 84065
Summit Academy - Independence is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Bluffdale, Salt Lake County. The school has 827 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Summit Academy school district. It serves grades Pre-K–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 46.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.0:1. It operates as a public charter school. 43% of students are proficient in reading. 45% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Summit Academy - Independence enrolls 827 students across grades Pre-K–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 46.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 73% White, 14% Hispanic or Latino and 5.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 600 | 73% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 112 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 45 | 5.4% |
| Asian | 38 | 4.6% |
| Black or African American | 18 | 2.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 13 | 1.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
134 of the school's 827 students (16%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 98 qualify for free lunch and 36 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Summit Academy - Independence is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). It operates as a public charter school. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district UT-40, state senate district 11, state house district 41.
Summit Academy - Independence is one of 3 schools in Summit Academy, based in DRAPER, Utah. The district serves 2,567 students district-wide and employs 109 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 827 students, Summit Academy - Independence is close to the district average of about 856 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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