Summary:
Magna, Utah, has 8 schools serving about 6,875 students from kindergarten through 12th grade, including five elementary schools, one junior high, one high school, and one K–9 alternative school. Most schools belong to Granite District, while Entheos Academy Magna operates in a separate district. Overall, schools in the area face low academic proficiency and high absenteeism, although some schools perform noticeably better than others.
Copper Hills School is the strongest Granite school in the group. It has the highest recent ranking, the best overall elementary assessment results, relatively stable performance over three years, and the lowest chronic absenteeism among Granite elementary schools at 31.5%. Entheos Academy Magna has the strongest overall assessment average, about 27.3%, and a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 19:1. However, its chronic absenteeism rate is still high at 34.6%. Other elementary schools, including Elk Run Elementary, Pleasant Green School, and Lake Ridge School, generally have proficiency rates near or below 25% and absenteeism between 38.2% and 40.7%.
Attendance is the most widespread concern: every school exceeds Utah’s 23.8% chronic absenteeism rate. Magna STEAM Academy has the highest rate at 49.4% and among the weakest academic results. At the secondary level, Cyprus High is the largest school but has very low mathematics proficiency, a 79.9% graduation rate, and an 18.7% dropout rate. Scott M Matheson Junior High has the area’s lowest absenteeism rate at 27.8%, though its academic results remain low. Parents comparing schools should look closely at attendance supports, mathematics instruction, student-teacher ratios, and whether recent improvement appears consistent over several years.
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