📍 5685 West Cilma Drive, West Valley City, Salt Lake County, 84128
Ascent Academies of Utah - West Valley is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in West Valley City, Salt Lake County. The school has 475 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Ascent Academies of Utah school district. It serves grades K–6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.6:1. It operates as a public charter school. 20% of students are proficient in reading. 19% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Ascent Academies of Utah - West Valley enrolls 475 students across grades K–6. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 22 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 48% Hispanic or Latino, 37% White and 4.4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 230 | 48% |
| White | 178 | 37% |
| Two or more races | 21 | 4.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 19 | 4% |
| Asian | 16 | 3.4% |
| Black or African American | 10 | 2.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
257 of the school's 475 students (54%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 193 qualify for free lunch and 64 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.
Ascent Academies of Utah - West Valley is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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 1, state house district 30.
Ascent Academies of Utah - West Valley is one of 5 schools in Ascent Academies of Utah, based in SALT LAKE CITY, Utah. The district serves 2,854 students district-wide and employs 139 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 475 students, Ascent Academies of Utah - West Valley is smaller than the district average of about 571 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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