For the 2024 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 1,078 students in Utah Connections Academy School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Utah.
Public Middle School in Utah Connections Academy School District have an average math proficiency score of 21% (versus the Utah public middle school average of 36%), and reading proficiency score of 41% (versus the 42% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 24% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Utah public middle school average of 28% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (UT)
# Schools
1 School
361 Schools
# Students
1,078 Students
251,867 Students
# Teachers
34 Teachers
11,185 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
32:1
32:1
District Rank
Utah Connections Academy School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 154 school districts in Utah (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 65-69% has increased from 21-39% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#98 out of 154 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
21%
39%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
41%
43%
Graduation Rate
65-69%
88%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.40
0.44
# American Indian Students
8 Students
2,649 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
1%
# Asian Students
27 Students
4,312 Students
% Asian Students
2%
2%
# Hispanic Students
179 Students
47,180 Students
% Hispanic Students
17%
19%
# Black Students
26 Students
3,512 Students
% Black Students
2%
1%
# White Students
817 Students
182,110 Students
% White Students
76%
72%
# Hawaiian Students
14 Students
3,664 Students
% Hawaiian Students
1%
2%
# Two or more races Students
7 Students
8,412 Students
% of Two or more races Students
1%
3%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
331
# Students in K Grade:
54
6,911
# Students in 1st Grade:
66
7,124
# Students in 2nd Grade:
64
7,272
# Students in 3rd Grade:
56
7,208
# Students in 4th Grade:
52
7,094
# Students in 5th Grade:
76
7,868
# Students in 6th Grade:
83
23,270
# Students in 7th Grade:
98
52,945
# Students in 8th Grade:
116
53,651
# Students in 9th Grade:
111
38,996
# Students in 10th Grade:
101
13,049
# Students in 11th Grade:
101
12,823
# Students in 12th Grade:
100
13,325
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $9,737 in this school district is less than the state median of $10,643. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $8,745 is less than the state median of $10,739. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$11 MM
$7,309 MM
Spending
$9 MM
$7,375 MM
Revenue / Student
$9,737
$10,643
Spending / Student
$8,745
$10,739
Best Utah Connections Academy School District Public Middle Schools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Utah Connections Academy
Charter School
(Math: 21% | Reading: 41%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
675 E. 2100 South
Salt Lake City, UT 84106
(801) 298-6660
Salt Lake City, UT 84106
(801) 298-6660
Grades: K-12
| 1,078 students
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