Dual Immersion Academy

Dual Immersion Academy is the only school in the Dual Immersion Academy district, serving students from prekindergarten through eighth grade in Salt Lake City, Utah. The school enrolls 433 students and has an 18.2-to-1 student-teacher ratio. For families seeking a single PK–8 option in this area, the school offers continuity through middle school, but its academic results and attendance indicators show several important areas to consider.

Dual Immersion Academy performs below Utah’s statewide averages in nearly every reported subject and grade. Its strongest exact 2025–2026 result is third-grade mathematics, with 37.8% of students proficient compared with 50.1% statewide. Third-grade ELA reached 26.7%, while fourth-grade math was 27.7%. Science is a consistent challenge: proficiency was 23.4% in fourth grade and 30% in fifth grade, compared with more than 52% statewide. Results reported as ranges also remain below the state in most middle-school subjects. Sixth grade is especially concerning, with both ELA and math below 20% proficiency. Eighth-grade ELA, reported in a 30–48% range, may be a relative bright spot, but exact comparisons are not available.

Attendance is another major concern at Dual Immersion Academy: 40% of students were chronically absent in 2024–2025, compared with 23.8% statewide. The school ranked 497th of 563 Utah schools, placing it in the 12th percentile, although this was a modest improvement from 509th in 2022–2023. Parents may want to ask about attendance support, middle-school instruction, science resources, tutoring, and plans to improve achievement in grades 6–8. The school’s PK–8 structure may provide stability, while third-grade math and possibly eighth-grade ELA offer practices worth building on.