📍 539 N 870 W, Hurricane, Washington County, 84737
Valley Academy is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Hurricane, Washington County. The school has 529 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Valley Academy school district. It serves grades K–8 in a small-town setting. The school employs 33.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.0:1. It operates as a public charter school. 33% of students are proficient in reading. 26% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Valley Academy enrolls 529 students across grades K–8. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 33.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 73% White, 21% Hispanic or Latino and 3.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 386 | 73% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 113 | 21% |
| Two or more races | 18 | 3.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
243 of the school's 529 students (46%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 185 qualify for free lunch and 58 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.
Valley Academy is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). It operates as a public charter school. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district UT-20, state senate district 28, state house district 71.
Valley Academy is one of 1 schools in Valley Academy, based in HURRICANE, Utah. The district serves 642 students district-wide and employs 33 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 529 students, Valley Academy is smaller than the district average of about 642 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe