Top Rankings
City Academy School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Utah for:
Category
Attribute
Diversity
Most diverse schools (Top 1%)
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 99 students in City Academy School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Utah.
Public Middle School in City Academy School District have an average math proficiency score of 15% (versus the Utah public middle school average of 36%), and reading proficiency score of 24% (versus the 42% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 62% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the Utah public middle school average of 30% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (UT)
# Schools
1 School
367 Schools
# Students
99 Students
253,746 Students
# Teachers
13 Teachers
11,762 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
8:1
8:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
City Academy School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 153 school districts in Utah (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 80% has increased from 70-79% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#140 out of 154 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(22-23)22%
40%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)20-29%
43%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)25%
45%
Graduation Rate
≥80%
88%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.63
0.47
% American Indian
1%
1%
% Asian
5%
2%
% Hispanic
48%
20%
% Black
3%
1%
% White
38%
70%
% Hawaiian
n/a
2%
% Two or more races
5%
4%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $19,232 is higher than the state median of $10,732. The school district revenue/student has grown by 36% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $18,616 is higher than the state median of $10,829. The school district spending/student has grown by 36% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$2 MM
$7,309 MM
Spending
$2 MM
$7,375 MM
Revenue / Student
$19,232
$10,732
Spending / Student
$18,616
$10,829
Best City Academy School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
City Academy
Charter School
(Math: 11-19% | Reading: 20-29%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
555 E 200 S
Salt Lake City, UT 84102
(801) 596-8489
Salt Lake City, UT 84102
(801) 596-8489
Grades: 7-12
| 99 students
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