📍 2650 South Decker Lake Lane, West Valley City, Salt Lake County, 84119
Vanguard Academy is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in West Valley City, Salt Lake County. The school has 538 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Vanguard Academy school district. It serves grades 7–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 27.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.3:1. It operates as a public charter school. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 59% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 95%. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Vanguard Academy enrolls 538 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 27.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 98% White, 1.3% Hispanic or Latino and <1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 529 | 98% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7 | 1.3% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
358 of the school's 538 students (67%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 317 qualify for free lunch and 41 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Vanguard Academy 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 31.
Vanguard Academy is one of 1 schools in Vanguard Academy, based in WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah. The district serves 623 students district-wide and employs 27 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 538 students, Vanguard Academy is close to the district average of about 623 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large