Summary:
Vanguard Academy is the only high school listed in the Vanguard Academy area, serving grades 7–12 at 2650 South Decker Lake Lane in West Valley City, Utah. The school enrolls 623 students and has a 21:1 student-teacher ratio. It holds a four-star rating and ranked 30th out of 139 schools, placing it in the 78th percentile for 2025–2026. Since there is only one school in the area, families cannot compare multiple local campuses; the most useful comparisons are with Utah averages and the school’s results across grades and subjects.
Vanguard Academy is especially strong in mathematics. In 2025–2026, math proficiency was higher than the Utah average in every tested grade, including 61.9% in 7th grade, 50.4% in 8th grade, 63.9% in 9th grade, and 55.9% in 10th grade. The largest advantage was in 10th grade, where the school exceeded the state by 26.5 percentage points. Science performance was also generally positive, with results above the state in grades 7, 8, and 10. English Language Arts was more mixed: the school exceeded the state in 8th and 10th grade but trailed it in 7th and 9th grade. For parents, this suggests a particularly strong math program, solid science performance, and a need to watch for consistency in ELA.
Attendance is another notable strength. In 2024–2025, chronic absenteeism at Vanguard Academy was 9.3%, far below Utah’s 23.8%. Families should also note that middle-school math changed substantially from the prior year, including a 20-point decline in 8th grade, while 9th- and 10th-grade math improved. The school’s historical 2019–2020 graduation rate was 97%, but a current school-specific rate was not provided. Overall, Vanguard Academy offers a strong academic profile, particularly in math, with attendance and science as additional positives; recent ELA variation and middle-school math trends are the main areas to monitor.
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