For the 2025 school year, there are 2 public elementary schools serving 1,425 students in Wallace Stegner Academy School District. This district's average elementary testing ranking is 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public elementary schools in Utah.
Public Elementary Schools in Wallace Stegner Academy School District have an average math proficiency score of 35% (versus the Utah public elementary school average of 41%), and reading proficiency score of 36% (versus the 42% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 80% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the Utah public elementary school average of 30% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (UT)
# Schools
3 Schools
790 Schools
# Students
1,425 Students
416,794 Students
# Teachers
60 Teachers
19,780 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
24:1
24:1
District Rank
Wallace Stegner 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 2020-2021 school year.
Overall District Rank
#89 out of 154 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)

Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)35%
39%

Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)36%
43%

Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
(20-21)41%
45%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.56
0.47
# American Indian Students
8 Students
4,113 Students
% American Indian Students
1%
1%
# Asian Students
29 Students
7,043 Students
% Asian Students
2%
2%
# Hispanic Students
894 Students
84,156 Students
% Hispanic Students
63%
20%
# Black Students
43 Students
5,549 Students
% Black Students
3%
1%
# White Students
282 Students
292,437 Students
% White Students
20%
70%
# Hawaiian Students
122 Students
6,780 Students
% Hawaiian Students
8%
2%
# Two or more races Students
47 Students
16,616 Students
% of Two or more races Students
3%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
11,716
# Students in K Grade:
154
44,583
# Students in 1st Grade:
165
47,327
# Students in 2nd Grade:
189
50,032
# Students in 3rd Grade:
148
50,137
# Students in 4th Grade:
149
50,477
# Students in 5th Grade:
176
51,752
# Students in 6th Grade:
129
50,580
# Students in 7th Grade:
179
23,034
# Students in 8th Grade:
136
17,432
# Students in 9th Grade:
-
5,044
# Students in 10th Grade:
-
4,605
# Students in 11th Grade:
-
4,803
# Students in 12th Grade:
-
5,272
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $5,143 in this school district is less than the state median of $10,732. The school district revenue/student has declined by 44% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $4,134 is less than the state median of $10,829. The school district spending/student has declined by 44% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$7 MM
$7,309 MM

Spending
$6 MM
$7,375 MM

Revenue / Student
$5,143
$10,732

Spending / Student
$4,134
$10,829

Best Wallace Stegner Academy School District Public Elementary Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Wallace Stegner Academy
Charter School
(Math: 35% | Reading: 36%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
980 S. Bending River Ct.
Salt Lake City, UT 84104
(801) 456-9570
Salt Lake City, UT 84104
(801) 456-9570
Grades: K-8
| 670 students
Rank: n/an/a
Wallace Stegner Academy West Valley
Charter School
2671 S Stegnar Way
West Valley City, UT 84120
(801) 456-9570
West Valley City, UT 84120
(801) 456-9570
Grades: K-8
| 755 students
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