C.S. Lewis Academy

C.S. Lewis Academy is the only school in the C.S. Lewis Academy district, serving 224 students in kindergarten through sixth grade in Santaquin, Utah. As the district has just one school, there are no other local schools in this data set for direct comparison. More than half of students, 53.57%, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and the student-teacher ratio is 17.9 to 1.

The most important concern for families is attendance. Chronic absenteeism was 52.3% in 2024–2025, compared with 23.8% statewide—about 2.2 times Utah’s rate. This means attendance may be affecting students’ ability to keep up with lessons and receive consistent support. Academic results were also below state averages across every reported subject and grade. For example, fourth-grade proficiency was 21.9% in English Language Arts, 25% in mathematics, and 22.5% in science, compared with statewide results of 46.1%, 50.4%, and 52.6%, respectively. Sixth-grade science was reported between 10% and 30.5%, versus 58.2% statewide.

The school’s statewide ranking has remained near the bottom over time: 5th percentile in 2025–2026, compared with the 3rd percentile in 2018–2019 and 7th percentile in 2012–2013. These results suggest longstanding, schoolwide challenges rather than a problem limited to one grade or subject. The strongest exact current result was fourth-grade mathematics at 25%, although that was still well below Utah’s average. Parents may want to ask about attendance improvement plans, reading and math support, class sizes, teacher stability, and how the school provides tutoring or other interventions. Because the district and school are effectively the same entity, statewide and similar-school comparisons are more useful than district-level figures.