Summary:
Bluffdale, Utah, has seven schools serving about 4,989 students in grades PK/K through 12, including four elementary schools, one middle school, and two alternative schools. The schools are operated by Jordan District, Summit Academy, and North Star Academy. Because the schools serve different grade levels and have different educational missions, their test scores, rankings, graduation rates, and attendance figures are best compared within context rather than treated as identical measures.
North Star Academy has the strongest overall academic results. It posted high proficiency in English language arts, mathematics, and science across nearly every tested grade, including 91.1% proficiency in fourth-grade science and 84.5% in fourth-grade mathematics. It also had the lowest chronic absenteeism rate, at 16.4%. Summit Academy - Bluffdale has the highest recent ranking, placing 53rd out of 563 schools, and made a major improvement from prior years. Its mathematics and science results are particularly strong. However, its reported chronic absenteeism rate of 75.1% is unusually high and should be verified. Hidden Valley Middle is another solid performer, ranking 73rd out of 217 middle schools and exceeding state results in most tested areas, although eighth-grade mathematics remains weak.
Other schools show more mixed results. Mountain Point Elementary is strongest in science, while Bluffdale School has some good science and mathematics results but experienced a notable ranking decline and needs attention in upper-grade mathematics and English language arts. Summit Academy - Independence has an especially strong eighth-grade science result but high absenteeism. Summit Academy High School reports a strong 91.5% graduation rate, but mathematics proficiency is below 25% in grades nine and ten. Overall, mathematics improvement and attendance are the clearest area-wide priorities, while science is a relative strength at several schools.
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