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American Preparatory Academy - Accelerated School

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades K-12

292^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 547 Utah Alternative Schools

Better than 47% of Utah alternative schools

Summary

American Preparatory Academy - Accelerated School is a public charter school located in West Valley City, Utah, serving grades K-12 with a total enrollment of 1,473 students. The school is part of the American Preparatory Academy district, which is ranked 36th out of 93 districts in Utah and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school has consistently high four-year graduation rates, ranging from 88.2% to 94.9% over the past few years, which are significantly higher than the state average. Its dropout rates are also relatively low, ranging from 4.4% to 9.9% over the same period, compared to the state average. However, the school's test scores in RISE/Mathematics, RISE/Science, and Utah Aspire Plus/English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science show a mixed performance compared to the state and the American Preparatory Academy district average, with the school performing better in some grade levels and subjects, but lagging behind in others, particularly in higher grade levels. The school also has a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 12.2% to 25.2% over the past few years, which is higher than the state average.

When compared to nearby schools, American Preparatory Academy - Accelerated School generally performs better than the Granite District schools (Granite Connection High and Youth Educational Support School) in terms of graduation rates, dropout rates, and test scores. However, it lags behind some of the other charter schools in the area, such as Navigator Pointe Academy and Entheos Academy, in certain academic metrics. The school's high percentage of students from low-income families may contribute to some of the academic challenges it faces, as research has shown that socioeconomic status can be a significant factor in student performance.

1,556

Students ?

22.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,755

Per pupil spending ?

51.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3636 W 3100 S
West Valley City, UT 84120

(385) 351-3090

District: American Preparatory Academy

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

67.2%

White:

13.6%

Asian:

8.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 9th percentile in 2022 → 7th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Utah average (33% vs 45% meeting standards)

!Dropout rate above the Utah average (12% vs 8%)

!English Language Arts scores 19 pts below the Utah average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg48%

Utah avg45%

Elementary school

292^nd of 547

Utah public elementary schools ?

Bottom 47%▲ up 29 pts since 2015

From bottom 18% (2015) to bottom 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

147^th of 182

Utah public middle schools ?

Bottom 19%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

129^th of 138

Utah public high schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 20% (2015) to bottom 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Alternative Schools in the American Preparatory Academy

36^th of 93American Preparatory Academy among Utah districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2025	47.6	292 of 547	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.9	374 of 561	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	17.9	460 of 561	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.3	463 of 551	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.0	437 of 559	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.1	444 of 572	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.0	396 of 528	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	30.3	388 of 526	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	33.0	376 of 533	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.9	440 of 537	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	17.7	522 of 576	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	21.3	505 of 579	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2024	86.9	3 of 23	87.0%	★★★★★
2023	50.8	11 of 25	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.8	17 of 26	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2025	95.9	1 of 33	97.0%	★★★★★
2024	76.4	5 of 49	89.8%	★★★★★
2023	65.0	9 of 45	80.0%	★★★★☆
2022	58.7	16 of 44	63.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2025	72.9	18 of 109	83.5%	★★★★☆
2024	59.6	61 of 162	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.2	82 of 132	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.7	66 of 111	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2025	21.2	147 of 182	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.1	160 of 210	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.0	200 of 216	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	186 of 209	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.9	178 of 213	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.0	168 of 222	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.5	130 of 172	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.9	163 of 206	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	24.3	170 of 209	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.2	172 of 210	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	25.4	211 of 243	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	15.2	226 of 238	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2024	75.5	4 of 54	92.6%	★★★★★
2023	41.0	27 of 46	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.4	24 of 46	47.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2025	55.8	27 of 79	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.0	36 of 106	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.2	67 of 99	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.9	54 of 100	46.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2025	32.8	71 of 108	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.0	75 of 141	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.7	119 of 138	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.3	104 of 133	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2025	9.4	129 of 138	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.5	118 of 138	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	114 of 139	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.9	119 of 131	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.3	123 of 129	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.6	106 of 136	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.8	102 of 123	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.0	104 of 125	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.1	109 of 129	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.1	105 of 131	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	40.7	112 of 167	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	39.8	108 of 166	34.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2025	31.2	19 of 27	29.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	81.8	2 of 25	92.0%	★★★★★
2023	75.8	2 of 20	90.0%	★★★★★
2022	83.6	1 of 14	92.9%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2025	38.1	39 of 69	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.2	20 of 72	72.2%	★★★★☆
2023	61.5	19 of 66	71.2%	★★★★☆
2022	44.4	32 of 62	48.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2025	20.4	72 of 89	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.0	59 of 93	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.9	58 of 93	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.7	50 of 84	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Hispanic (2025)97th percentile+50 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)87th percentile+54 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)83rd percentile+37 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2024)93rd percentile+69 vs school

Hispanic (2025)66th percentile+47 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)34th percentile+15 vs school

High school

Hispanic (2025)43rd percentile+37 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)30th percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)19th percentile+13 vs school

By subject vs Utah (2024-2025) ?

Science39%-12 vs state

Mathematics38%-6 vs state

English Language Arts29%-19 vs state

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Schools Near American Preparatory Academy - Accelerated School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				Utah Aspire Plus English Language Arts (2025)		Utah Aspire Plus Mathematics (2025)		Utah Aspire Plus Science (2025)		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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	Utah Aspire Plus English Language Arts 9th Grade	Utah Aspire Plus English Language Arts 10th Grade	Utah Aspire Plus Mathematics 9th Grade	Utah Aspire Plus Mathematics 10th Grade	Utah Aspire Plus Science 9th Grade	Utah Aspire Plus Science 10th Grade	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
American Preparatory Academy - Accelerated School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	3636 W 3100 S	West Valley City	84120	Salt Lake County	American Preparatory Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(385) 351-3090	1,556	68	22.8	51.7%	211 (13.6%)	105 (6.7%)	1,045 (67.2%)	138 (8.9%)	4 (0.3%)	21 (1.3%)	32 (2.1%)								(n/a)	24.6	33.6	14.6	12.5	22.8	27.1	54.9	43.1	47.0	38.3	28.4	18.3	45.7	48.0	49.0	25.5	25.0	$7,755	$1,450	$6,305
Mana Academy Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2355 S Technology Drive	West Valley City	84119	Salt Lake County	Mana Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(801) 972-6262	301	15	20.7	99.0%	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	97 (32.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	185 (61.5%)	15 (5.0%)								(n/a)																		$8,856	$581	$8,275
Vista School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-9	4925 S 2200 W	Taylorsville	84118	Salt Lake County	Granite District	No	No	No	No	(385) 646-5067	551	24	22.9	36.1%	237 (43.0%)	20 (3.6%)	226 (41.0%)	25 (4.5%)	3 (0.5%)	20 (3.6%)	20 (3.6%)								(n/a)							47.5	35.2	38.4				52.8	48.0				$7,445	$701	$6,744
Wallace Stegner Academy Kearns K-12	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	4590 South 5600 West	West Valley City	84120	Salt Lake County	Wallace Stegner Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(801) 456-9570	777	33	23.6	56.1%	187 (24.1%)	11 (1.4%)	496 (63.8%)	23 (3.0%)	5 (0.6%)	31 (4.0%)	24 (3.1%)								(n/a)
Entheos Academy Magna	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-9	2606 S 7200 W	Magna	84044	Salt Lake County	Entheos Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(801) 250-5233	475	25	19.0	59.8%	153 (32.2%)	10 (2.1%)	270 (56.8%)	7 (1.5%)	2 (0.4%)	13 (2.7%)	20 (4.2%)								(n/a)							37.5	36.7	23.7	8.7	24.4	19.5	51.0	37.1	39.1	19.5	12.1	$995	$99	$896
Entheos Academy Kearns	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-9	4710 W 6200 S	Kearns	84118	Salt Lake County	Entheos Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(801) 417-5444	579	30	19.3	42.1%	237 (40.9%)	18 (3.1%)	266 (45.9%)	7 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	19 (3.3%)	30 (5.2%)								(n/a)																		$12,670	$1,299	$11,371
Youth Educational Support School	Public, Alternative	K-12	450 East 3700 South	Salt Lake City	84115	Salt Lake County	Granite District	No	No	No	No	(385) 646-4682	71	20	3.5	29.6%	48 (67.6%)	12 (16.9%)	9 (12.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Granite Connection High	Public, Alternative	K-12	501 E 3900 S	Salt Lake City	84107	Salt Lake County	Granite District	No	No	No	No	(385) 646-5435	541	37	14.6	61.7%	208 (38.4%)	18 (3.3%)	255 (47.1%)	8 (1.5%)	10 (1.8%)	23 (4.3%)	19 (3.5%)								(n/a)																		$9,319	$516	$8,803
Utah Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	310 E 4500 S	Murray	84107	Salt Lake County	Utah Virtual Academy	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(801) 262-4922	1,890	92	20.4	40.8%	1,231 (65.1%)	37 (2.0%)	427 (22.6%)	17 (0.9%)	15 (0.8%)	50 (2.6%)	113 (6.0%)								(n/a)	37.2	56.7	27.2	14.3	36.3	37.5	23.8	26.3	15.8	12.3	13.1	22.6	37.1	38.3	32.8	32.8	38.1	$9,266	$469	$8,797
Navigator Pointe Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-9	6844 S Navigator Rd	West Jordan	84084	Salt Lake County	Navigator Pointe Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(801) 840-1210	375	20	19.1	1.1%	233 (62.1%)	1 (0.3%)	88 (23.5%)	23 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.7%)	20 (5.3%)								(n/a)							39.6	39.3	33.4				50.9	56.9				$6,835	$231	$6,604

Frequently Asked Questions about American Preparatory Academy - Accelerated School

What is the racial makeup of American Preparatory Academy - Accelerated School?

Students at American Preparatory Academy - Accelerated School are 67% Hispanic, 14% White, 9% Asian, 7% African American, 2% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.

How many students attend American Preparatory Academy - Accelerated School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,556 students attended American Preparatory Academy - Accelerated School.

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American Preparatory Academy

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American Preparatory Academy - Accelerated School ranks 292^nd of 547 Utah alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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