Summary:
Excelsior Academy is the only elementary-level school listed in Excelsior Academy, serving students from kindergarten through eighth grade at 124 E Erda Way in Erda, Utah. The school enrolls 1,406 students, so families are considering one relatively large K–8 campus rather than comparing several elementary schools in the area.
Excelsior Academy has shown improvement in its overall standing, moving from the 41st percentile in 2024–2025 to the 55th percentile in 2025–2026 and rising from a two-star to a three-star rating. Its academic results are generally close to or slightly better than Utah averages. In 2025–2026, the school’s average proficiency was about 46.5% in English Language Arts, 44.6% in mathematics, and 53.0% in science, compared with approximately 45.4%, 44.7%, and 52.3% statewide. Attendance is also a relative strength: chronic absenteeism was 16.4%, well below Utah’s 23.8% rate, though it still means that roughly one in six students was chronically absent.
Parents should look closely at grade-level differences because performance is uneven. Mathematics was a clear strength in grades 3–5, especially fourth grade, where 60.9% of students were proficient, but results were much weaker in sixth grade and especially eighth grade, where only 17.5% were proficient. Eighth-grade English Language Arts and science were both above state averages, suggesting that the eighth-grade concern is concentrated in mathematics rather than reflecting broad academic weakness. Science was the strongest subject overall, led by sixth grade at 62.0%, while seventh-grade science was a notable weak point at 40.4%. The school’s K–8 structure may appeal to families seeking continuity through middle school, but parents should ask about math support, the transition into middle grades, class sizes, and how the unusually reported 57.9 student-teacher ratio is calculated.
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