Summary:
The American Academy of Innovation is the only high school in the American Academy of Innovation district, serving 373 students in grades 6–12 in South Jordan, Utah. With a student–teacher ratio of 18.2 to 1, the school offers a small-school setting, but its results vary considerably by subject and grade.
The school’s strongest academic area is 10th-grade English language arts, where proficiency was slightly above the Utah average in both reported years: 51% compared with 48.2% statewide in 2025–2026, and 52.3% compared with 51.8% the previous year. Tenth-grade science was also nearly at the state average in 2025–2026. However, mathematics is a significant concern across the grades. Only 12.8% of 10th graders were proficient in math, compared with 29.4% statewide, while middle-school math results were also well below state averages. Science performance in 6th and 8th grades was similarly weak, although 7th-grade science was comparatively stronger.
Attendance is the most urgent issue for families to consider: 56.3% of students were identified as chronically absent, compared with 23.8% statewide. The school’s graduation rate was 86.5%, modestly below Utah’s 89.8%, while its dropout rate was 9.6%, slightly above the state rate. The school’s statewide ranking improved from the 19th percentile and one star in 2024–2025 to the 36th percentile and two stars in 2025–2026, though it remains below its 41st-percentile standing in 2023–2024. Overall, the school shows encouraging upper-grade ELA performance and recent improvement, but parents should pay close attention to math support, middle-school science, and attendance services.
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