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Best Alternative Schools in Utah County, UT

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19,725

Students

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Walden School of Liberal Arts 10.4 students per teacher

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				Utah Aspire Plus English Language Arts (2026)		Utah Aspire Plus Mathematics (2026)		Utah Aspire Plus Science (2026)		RISE English Language Arts (2026)						RISE Mathematics (2026)						RISE Science (2026)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	Utah Aspire Plus English Language Arts 9th Grade	Utah Aspire Plus English Language Arts 10th Grade	Utah Aspire Plus Mathematics 9th Grade	Utah Aspire Plus Mathematics 10th Grade	Utah Aspire Plus Science 9th Grade	Utah Aspire Plus Science 10th Grade	RISE English Language Arts 3rd Grade	RISE English Language Arts 4th Grade	RISE English Language Arts 5th Grade	RISE English Language Arts 6th Grade	RISE English Language Arts 7th Grade	RISE English Language Arts 8th Grade	RISE Mathematics 3rd Grade	RISE Mathematics 4th Grade	RISE Mathematics 5th Grade	RISE Mathematics 6th Grade	RISE Mathematics 7th Grade	RISE Mathematics 8th Grade	RISE Science 4th Grade	RISE Science 5th Grade	RISE Science 6th Grade	RISE Science 7th Grade	RISE Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
American Preparatory Academy - Salem	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-10	1195 S Loafer Mountain Pkwy	Salem	84653	Utah County	American Preparatory Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(801) 465-4434	570	26	22.1	21.2%	432 (75.8%)	4 (0.7%)	106 (18.6%)	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	17 (3.0%)								(n/a)	50–68%		40–58%		50–68%		36.4	77.9	67.3	67.2	65.4	51.2	50.9	67.8	54.5	58.6	71.2	50.0	79.7	69.1	79.3	67.4	68.2	$7,288	$203	$7,084
Lincoln Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-9	1582 W 3300 N	Pleasant Grove	84062	Utah County	Lincoln Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(801) 756-2039	911	44	20.6	16.1%	720 (79.0%)	11 (1.2%)	120 (13.2%)	22 (2.4%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (0.9%)	29 (3.2%)								(n/a)	67.8		60.7		75.0		72.6	61.3	52.6	60.0	47.8	58.2	72.6	70.3	61.9	46.6	60.5	53.2	72.6	58.0	76.2	60.4	66.7	$6,459	$348	$6,112
Dan W. Peterson	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	169 N 1100 E	American Fork	84003	Utah County	Alpine District	No	No	No	No	(801) 756-8551	257	22	11.4	24.1%	181 (70.4%)	5 (1.9%)	49 (19.1%)	5 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.3%)	6 (2.3%)								(n/a)																								$21,036	$724	$20,313
Horizon School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	682 W 210 N Marie Way	Saratoga Springs	84045	Utah County	Alpine District	No	No	No	No	(801) 610-8728	166	12	13.7	27.7%	124 (74.7%)	3 (1.8%)	26 (15.7%)	4 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.0%)	4 (2.4%)								(n/a)																								$16,964	$2,339	$14,625
American Leadership Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	898 W 1100 S	Spanish Fork	84660	Utah County	American Leadership Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(801) 794-2226	1,597	89	18.0	36.6%	904 (56.6%)	31 (1.9%)	600 (37.6%)	10 (0.6%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	47 (2.9%)								(n/a)	39.5	51.4	36.6	28.7	42.7	43.4	47.6	50.5	43.7	53.2	30.4	43.9	53.6	42.5	27.7	32.8	31.5	47.8	49.6	42.9	60.8	34.5	63.1	$6,552	$463	$6,089
Renaissance Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-9	3435 N 1120 E	Lehi	84043	Utah County	Renaissance Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(801) 768-4202	742	41	18.2	10.6%	413 (55.7%)	6 (0.8%)	173 (23.3%)	61 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	89 (12.0%)								(n/a)	50–68%		60–78%		70–88%		56.4	56.9	62.9	62.3	70–88%	60–78%	61.6	81.8	76.2	68.1	80–98%	50–79%	75.4	77.5	74.7	70–88%	70–88%	$6,068	$189	$5,879
Spectrum Academy - Pleasant Grove	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	867 South 800 West	Pleasant Grove	84062	Utah County	Spectrum Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(801) 785-9019	696	66	10.5	23.1%	555 (79.7%)	5 (0.7%)	83 (11.9%)	7 (1.0%)	3 (0.4%)	5 (0.7%)	36 (5.2%)								(n/a)	38.9	40–59%	9.6	10–30.5%	33.3	20–39%	20–38%	20–39%	32.6	20–39%	20.4	38.3	10–29%	20–38%	27.3	< 20%	10.0	10–30.5%	20–38%	34.9	40–58%	18.1	40.8	$11,673	$221	$11,452
Lakeview Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-9	527 W 400 N	Saratoga Springs	84045	Utah County	Lakeview Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(801) 331-6788	1,061	52	20.5	12.4%	830 (78.2%)	7 (0.7%)	150 (14.1%)	9 (0.8%)	3 (0.3%)	14 (1.3%)	48 (4.5%)								(n/a)	51.3		54.0		57.9		41.0	52.6	36.0	44.7	36.3	38.2	50.0	49.5	50.5	41.2	46.0	44.1	65.0	54.4	74.2	50.6	48.3	$6,029	$256	$5,772
Mountainville Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-9	195 S Main	Alpine	84004	Utah County	Mountainville Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(801) 756-9805	716	32	22.2	3.4%	569 (79.5%)	2 (0.3%)	83 (11.6%)	19 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	39 (5.4%)								(n/a)							69.3	53.4	61.6	49.3			69.3	63.1	68.3	53.4			61.2	65.4	72.6			$6,102	$171	$5,931
Walden School of Liberal Arts	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4230 N University Ave	Provo	84604	Utah County	Walden School of Liberal Arts	Yes	No	No	Yes	(801) 374-1545	386	37	10.4	36.3%	321 (83.2%)	1 (0.3%)	35 (9.1%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.2%)								(n/a)	50–68%	80–98%	20–39%	20–40.5%	50–68%	70–88%	20–39%	30–48%	60–78%	60–78%	60–78%	50–68%	10–29%	20–39%	20–49%	10–29%	50–68%	20–38%	30–48%	50–68%	70–88%	42.2		$7,760	$885	$6,874
Freedom Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1190 W 900 N	Provo	84604	Utah County	Freedom Preparatory Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(801) 437-3100	1,248	77	16.1	42.4%	570 (45.7%)	24 (1.9%)	569 (45.6%)	24 (1.9%)	8 (0.6%)	23 (1.8%)	28 (2.2%)								(n/a)	28.6	30.6	18.0	12.0	39.0	28.0	51.1	42.2	45.1	40.5	27.8	44.8	53.4	48.3	45.1	36.8	32.4	39.0	44.6	55.4	51.1	29.4	36.1	$6,432	$603	$5,829
Elizabeth DeLong School of the Deaf	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	424 S 350 E	Orem	84058	Utah County	Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind	No	No	No	No	(801) 224-6590	53	8	6.5	20.8%	30 (56.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (32.1%)	1 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (9.4%)								(n/a)
Canyon Grove Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	588 W 3300 N	Pleasant Grove	84062	Utah County	Canyon Grove Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(801) 785-9300	1,052	28	37.0	6.6%	869 (82.6%)	6 (0.6%)	105 (10.0%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	60 (5.7%)								(n/a)	30–59%	80–98%	< 21%		< 40%		32.7	32.2	26.5	33.8	< 20%	20–39%	25.0	27.2	20.3	21.2	10–29%	< 20%	42.0	39.1	46.3	< 20%	10–29%	$6,379	$370	$6,010
Ascent Academies of Utah Lehi	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-9	2199 W 900 N	Lehi	84043	Utah County	Ascent Academies of Utah	Yes	No	No	No	(385) 374-9641	646	34	19.1	15.8%	446 (69.0%)	2 (0.3%)	118 (18.3%)	19 (2.9%)	4 (0.6%)	13 (2.0%)	44 (6.8%)								(n/a)	40–58%		40–58%		40–58%		51.4	43.3	66.7	62.9	62.9	53.5	52.1	58.2	78.9	44.9	56.5	57.1	56.7	83.1	76.8	48.4	51.2	$6,833	$387	$6,446
Athenian eAcademy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	765 E 340 S Suite 203	American Fork	84003	Utah County	Athenian eAcademy	Yes	No	Yes	No	(385) 715-5400	557	21	26.2	28.9%	490 (88.0%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (7.0%)	5 (0.9%)	9 (1.6%)	2 (0.4%)	11 (2.0%)								(n/a)							30.8	24.6	29.7	26.4	24.5	30–48%	26.9	15.1	9.8	9.7	< 10%	10–29%	22.7	27.5	27.4	< 10%	30–48%	$7,133	$361	$6,772
Lumen Scholar Institute	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1353 W 760 N	Orem	84057	Utah County	Lumen Scholar Institute	Yes	No	Yes	No	(801) 987-9497	454	31	14.6	17.6%	335 (73.8%)	4 (0.9%)	78 (17.2%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.3%)	27 (5.9%)								(n/a)	40–59%	50–70.5%	10–29%	< 20%	50–68%	30–60.5%	< 41%	30–50.5%	30–49%	30–49%	40–58%	30–49%	< 50.5%	< 40%	10–29%	10–29%	20–39%	10–29%	20–49%	20–40.5%	40–58%	40–58%	30–49%	$8,251	$260	$7,991
Landmark High	Public, Alternative	K-12	612 S Main	Spanish Fork	84660	Utah County	Nebo District	No	No	No	No	(801) 798-4030	323	28	11.6	46.4%	173 (53.6%)	7 (2.2%)	122 (37.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	5 (1.5%)	13 (4.0%)								(n/a)		< 41%		< 31%																				$18,694	$425	$18,269
Bridges Nebo Transition Center	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	165 S. 700 E.	Springville	84663	Utah County	Nebo District	No	No	No	No	(801) 798-4006	175	8	21.0	52.6%	133 (76.0%)	2 (1.1%)	29 (16.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	8 (4.6%)								(n/a)																								$3,630	$368	$3,262
Nebo Advanced Learning Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	161 E 400 N	Salem	84653	Utah County	Nebo District	No	No	No	No	(801) 489-2833	2	19	.1		1 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)						80–98%
Nebo Online School	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	161 E 400 North	Salem	84653	Utah County	Nebo District	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(801) 423-7029	7,791	0		6.6%	7,397 (94.9%)	1 (0.0%)	321 (4.1%)	18 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.1%)	50 (0.6%)								(n/a)	70–88%	60–89%	30–48%	30–59%	60–78%	50–79%	61.9	49.1	68.4	69.0	68.9	75.4	50.0	43.4	60.7	46.4	59.6	49.0	62.0	82.0	70–88%	62.5	84.8
Provo eSchool	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	280 W 940 N	Provo	84604	Utah County	Provo District	No	No	Yes	No	(801) 374-4814	42	2	17.0	7.1%	18 (42.9%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (40.5%)	1 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.4%)	5 (11.9%)								(n/a)																								$6,182	$332	$5,850
Slate Mountain School	Public, Alternative	K-12	1991 South State Street	Provo	84606	Utah County	Provo District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(801) 342-7840	52	15	3.4		29 (55.8%)	3 (5.8%)	15 (28.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.8%)	3 (5.8%)								(n/a)
Elevated Charter School	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1850 W Ashton Blvd	Eagle Mountain	84045	Utah County	Elevated Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(385) 535-1655	228	13	17.7		176 (77.2%)	2 (0.9%)	21 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	5 (2.2%)	21 (9.2%)								(n/a)	50–79%				20–49%		20–40.5%	30–48%	20–40.5%	30–48%	30–48%		< 20%	< 31%	< 30.5%	10–30.5%	10–29%		20–38%	< 20%	30–48%	20–39%

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Utah State Board of Education.

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