Elementary Schools in Wallace Stegner Academy

Summary:

The Wallace Stegner Academy district in Utah operates two elementary schools: Wallace Stegner Academy West Valley and Wallace Stegner Academy. Both schools serve students from pre-kindergarten through 8th grade and face similar challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates and below-average performance on standardized tests compared to the state average.

Wallace Stegner Academy West Valley is ranked 402 out of 547 Utah elementary schools and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school has a chronic absenteeism rate of 23.8% and performs below the state average in most RISE test scores, except for 7th and 8th-grade mathematics. The school also has a high free and reduced lunch rate of 61.32% and a student-teacher ratio of 26.1.

In comparison, Wallace Stegner Academy is ranked 357 out of 547 Utah elementary schools and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school also has a chronic absenteeism rate of 23.8% and generally performs below the state average in RISE test scores, except for 4th-grade mathematics and 6th-grade science. The school has a higher free and reduced lunch rate of 69.7% and a lower student-teacher ratio of 21.6. Additionally, Wallace Stegner Academy spent $7,605 per student in the 2018-2019 school year.

District Detail

980 S. Bending River Ct.
Salt Lake City, UT 84104

(801) 456-9570

SchoolDigger Rank:
66^th of 93 Utah districts

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Grades served: K-12
Students: 2,162

Primary Schools: 2
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 0
Alternative Schools: 1

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				RISE Mathematics (2025)						RISE Science (2025)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	RISE Mathematics 3rd Grade	RISE Mathematics 4th Grade	RISE Mathematics 5th Grade	RISE Mathematics 6th Grade	RISE Mathematics 7th Grade	RISE Mathematics 8th Grade	RISE Science 4th Grade	RISE Science 5th Grade	RISE Science 6th Grade	RISE Science 7th Grade	RISE Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Wallace Stegner Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	980 S. Bending River Ct.	Salt Lake City	84104	Salt Lake County	Wallace Stegner Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(801) 456-9570	683	35	19.7	60.2%	118 (17.3%)	41 (6.0%)	424 (62.1%)	11 (1.6%)	5 (0.7%)	63 (9.2%)	21 (3.1%)	36.6	357^th of 547 public elementary schools	34.7%		40	351^st of 561 public elementary schools	37.4%	6	34.7	50.8	38.5	29.7	33.3	29.5	44.8	39.4	52.7	39.0	40.3	$7,605	$988	$6,617
Wallace Stegner Academy West Valley	Public, Charter	K-8	2671 S Stegner Way	West Valley City	84120	Salt Lake County	Wallace Stegner Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(801) 456-9570	702	31	22.6	60.4%	169 (24.1%)	16 (2.3%)	432 (61.5%)	10 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	49 (7.0%)	24 (3.4%)	26.7	402^nd of 547 public elementary schools	26.5%		56	244^th of 561 public elementary schools	56.5%	158	34.5	34.9	39.5	31.8	52.7	48.4	30.1	32.1	50.8	35.6	41.7

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District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Dual Immersion Academy	0.84 mi	1
Salt Lake District	0.98 mi	36	55^th
Roots Charter High School	1.97 mi	1
East Hollywood High	2.23 mi	1	93^rd
Endeavor Hall	2.38 mi	1

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Utah State Board of Education.

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