Summary:
Ascent Academies of Utah operates two K–6 elementary schools—Ascent Academies of Utah Saratoga Springs and Ascent Academies of Utah - West Valley—serving 1,062 students in Saratoga Springs and West Valley, Utah.
Ascent Academies of Utah Saratoga Springs is the stronger current performer. It enrolls 637 students and ranks 377th of 563 Utah elementary schools, placing it in the 33rd percentile with a two-star rating. Its achievement levels are close to the Ascent Academies of Utah district averages in English language arts, mathematics, and science. It also has several results above state averages, including fifth-grade math, fifth-grade science, and sixth-grade English language arts. However, its chronic absenteeism rate is still high at 34.9%, compared with 23.8% statewide.
Ascent Academies of Utah - West Valley enrolls 425 students and ranks 450th of 563 schools, at the 20th percentile with a one-star rating. It has improved substantially from the sixth percentile and zero stars three years earlier, but its assessment results remain about 10 to 12 percentage points below Saratoga Springs and roughly 11 points below district averages across the major subjects. Its most urgent concerns are chronic absenteeism, at 42.7%, fourth-grade English language arts, at 19.6%, and fourth-grade science, at 17.7%. On the positive side, sixth-grade English language arts and science are much stronger and nearly match state or district performance. Families comparing the schools should also note that West Valley serves a higher-need student population based on lunch-program participation, while Saratoga Springs has the higher overall achievement. Both schools would benefit from stronger sixth-grade mathematics, where proficiency is about 29% at each campus.
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