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Salt Lake Arts Academy

Q: Is Salt Lake Arts Academy a good school?

Salt Lake Arts Academy ranks 33 rd of 217 Utah middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet, Charter Grades 5-8

33^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 217 Utah Middle Schools

Better than 85% of Utah middle schools

Summary

Salt Lake Arts Academy is a public school for grades 5–8 in Salt Lake City, serving 415 students in a relatively small-school setting within a highly varied local education market. The school ranks 33rd of 217 Utah middle schools, placing it in the 85th percentile statewide with four stars. That is a strong result, although nearby Clayton Middle and Wasatch Junior High rank even higher, at sixth and eighth statewide. The school’s ranking also improved notably from 56th last year.

Academically, literacy and science are the clearest strengths. English language arts proficiency was above Utah’s average in every grade, rising from 59.8% in fifth grade to 69.0% in eighth grade. Science proficiency averaged approximately 64.6%, more than 12 points above the state average. Mathematics was approximately 48.6% proficient overall, but results varied considerably: eighth-grade math reached 61.2%, while sixth-grade math was 32.6%, below the state average and part of a continuing three-year weakness. Families may want to ask how the school supports the transition into middle-grade math. In upper grades, the school is competitive with the area’s strongest schools; for example, its eighth-grade ELA result was close to Wasatch Junior High and higher than Clayton Middle and Hillside Middle.

Attendance is another positive: chronic absenteeism fell to 19.9% in 2024–2025, below Utah’s 23.8% rate and most nearby schools, though Wasatch Junior High was lower at 12.7%. The school’s 18.5-to-1 student-teacher ratio is favorable compared with larger schools such as Eisenhower Junior High and West Lake Junior High. Overall, this is a strong school with a particularly solid ELA and science program, improving attendance, and a focused opportunity to strengthen sixth-grade math while sustaining its recent statewide rebound.

415

Students ?

18.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,589

Per pupil spending ?

15.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

844 S 200 E
Salt Lake City, UT 84111

(801) 531-1173

District: Salt Lake Arts Academy

Racial breakdown:

White:

75.4%

Hispanic:

13.3%

Two or more races:

7.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 88th percentile in 2016 → 85th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Utah average (59% vs 46% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 15% of Utah middle schools

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school59%

District avg59%

Utah avg46%

33^rd of 217

Utah public middle schools ?

Top 15%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

From top 12% (2016) to top 15% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 92Salt Lake Arts 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2026	80.1	33 of 217	84.8%	★★★★☆
2025	69.6	56 of 182	69.2%	★★★★☆
2024	76.6	39 of 210	81.4%	★★★★☆
2023	87.1	15 of 216	93.1%	★★★★★
2022	87.8	16 of 209	92.3%	★★★★★
2021	79.7	27 of 213	87.3%	★★★★☆
2019	89.2	10 of 222	95.5%	★★★★★
2018	90.9	5 of 172	97.1%	★★★★★
2017	89.6	8 of 206	96.1%	★★★★★
2016	79.4	25 of 209	88.0%	★★★★☆
2015	84.7	16 of 210	92.4%	★★★★★
2014	81.1	24 of 185	87.0%	★★★★☆
2013	76.9	20 of 243	91.8%	★★★★★
2012	79.0	16 of 238	93.3%	★★★★★
2011	81.6	10 of 222	95.5%	★★★★★
2010	84.5	6 of 201	97.0%	★★★★★
2009	82.4	8 of 205	96.1%	★★★★★
2008	83.9	9 of 200	95.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2026	70.9	42 of 186	77.4%	★★★★☆
2025	52.7	73 of 159	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.3	46 of 183	74.9%	★★★★☆
2023	78.7	28 of 191	85.3%	★★★★☆
2022	83.4	19 of 191	90.1%	★★★★★

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)

White (2026)77th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Utah (2025-2026) ?

Science65%+12 vs state

English Language Arts64%+19 vs state

Mathematics49%+7 vs state

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by a citizen
Thursday, May 7, 2015

I am an alumni from the Salt Lake Arts Academy, I went there for all four years and loved every bit of it until my final year. It was during my final year that I learned, that yes the school is fantastic if you fit into some people's social norms, but can be awful for someone who doesn't. The Arts Academy likes to act like it is a family like community, and fails to recognize that there IS a bullying problem among the teachers and students. I have personally seen teachers question whether or not a student does have a disability, when the student informs them that they require extra help- and have the documents in the school stating so. That is illegal, and embarrassing for any one to witness or experience. In my experience, I have noted that Arts Academy also does not follow through with reported bullying, the victim gets blamed and the issue is disregarded. My brother now goes to the Arts Academy and has experienced bullying himself. We have even gone as far as going into the office and meeting with the principal to be told "it'll be taken care of" or "Are you sure that you aren't over exaggerating?". It is ridiculous. The Arts Academy is not a safe nor friendly school. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				RISE English Language Arts (2026)				RISE Mathematics (2026)				RISE Science (2026)				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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	RISE English Language Arts 5th Grade	RISE English Language Arts 6th Grade	RISE English Language Arts 7th Grade	RISE English Language Arts 8th Grade	RISE Mathematics 5th Grade	RISE Mathematics 6th Grade	RISE Mathematics 7th Grade	RISE Mathematics 8th 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
Salt Lake Arts Academy	Public, Magnet, Charter	5-8	844 S 200 E	Salt Lake City	84111	Salt Lake County	Salt Lake Arts Academy	Yes	Yes	No	No	(801) 531-1173	415	22	18.5	15.4%	313 (75.4%)	6 (1.4%)	55 (13.3%)	9 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.5%)	80.1	33^rd of 217 public middle schools	84.8%		69.6	56^th of 182 public middle schools	69.2%	23	59.8	61.4	64.5	69.0	45.1	32.6	55.3	61.2	62.8	66.7	62.3	66.6	$7,589	$154	$7,435
Salt Lake Center for Science Education Bryant	Public	7-8	40 S 800 E	Salt Lake City	84102	Salt Lake County	Salt Lake District	No	No	No	Yes	(801) 578-8118	348	23	15.2	69.8%	90 (25.9%)	23 (6.6%)	188 (54.0%)	11 (3.2%)	13 (3.7%)	14 (4.0%)	9 (2.6%)	9.1	198^th of 217 public middle schools	8.8%		14.2	158^th of 182 public middle schools	13.2%	40			28.9	25.0			26.3	14.9			23.9	30.3	$11,798	$1,486	$10,312
Glendale Middle	Public	6-8	1430 W Andrew Ave	Salt Lake City	84104	Salt Lake County	Salt Lake District	No	No	No	Yes	(801) 974-8320	678	39	17.5	97.2%	60 (8.8%)	49 (7.2%)	418 (61.7%)	46 (6.8%)	8 (1.2%)	77 (11.4%)	20 (2.9%)	8.7	200^th of 217 public middle schools	7.8%		11.7	162^nd of 182 public middle schools	11.0%	38		13.4	20.8	24.6		6.9	29.2	16.2		26.0	27.4	41.4	$10,886	$1,449	$9,437
Clayton Middle	Public	7-8	1470 S 1900 E	Salt Lake City	84108	Salt Lake County	Salt Lake District	No	No	No	No	(801) 481-4810	567	30	18.9	28.7%	379 (66.8%)	13 (2.3%)	118 (20.8%)	14 (2.5%)	9 (1.6%)	8 (1.4%)	26 (4.6%)	92.5	6^th of 217 public middle schools	97.2%		89.1	10^th of 182 public middle schools	94.5%	4			63.6	62.7			69.2	61.1			66.2	74.2	$9,283	$739	$8,544
Granite Park Junior High	Public	6-8	3031 S 200 E	Salt Lake City	84115	Salt Lake County	Granite District	No	No	No	Yes	(385) 646-5174	800	38	21.0	69.6%	206 (25.8%)	80 (10.0%)	418 (52.3%)	51 (6.4%)	12 (1.5%)	21 (2.6%)	12 (1.5%)	6.1	211^th of 217 public middle schools	2.8%		7.8	169^th of 182 public middle schools	7.1%	42		16.2	14.5	22.8		11.5	13.2	24.4		27.1	17.7	35.1	$11,295	$2,005	$9,289
Hillside Middle	Public	7-8	1825 S Nevada	Salt Lake City	84108	Salt Lake County	Salt Lake District	No	No	No	No	(801) 481-4828	485	23	20.8	25.8%	318 (65.6%)	18 (3.7%)	86 (17.7%)	16 (3.3%)	7 (1.4%)	5 (1.0%)	34 (7.0%)	85	22^nd of 217 public middle schools	89.9%		86	16^th of 182 public middle schools	91.2%	6			56.9	60.5			61.1	58.9			57.0	67.5	$10,195	$810	$9,385
Evergreen Junior High	Public	6-9	3401 S 2000 E	Salt Lake City	84109	Salt Lake County	Granite District	No	No	No	No	(385) 646-5164	600	25	23.9	27.0%	396 (66.0%)	18 (3.0%)	137 (22.8%)	20 (3.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (4.3%)	56.7	89^th of 217 public middle schools	59.0%		52.3	91^st of 182 public middle schools	50.0%	2		37.8	50.8	45.6		41.6	53.6	47.5		54.9	51.4	52.0	$10,606	$792	$9,814
Northwest Middle	Public	7-8	1730 W 1700 N	Salt Lake City	84116	Salt Lake County	Salt Lake District	No	No	No	Yes	(801) 578-8547	542	36	15.1	87.1%	45 (8.3%)	26 (4.8%)	393 (72.5%)	22 (4.1%)	10 (1.8%)	35 (6.5%)	11 (2.0%)	5.6	213^th of 217 public middle schools	1.8%		4.3	179^th of 182 public middle schools	1.6%	34			22.0	18.5			21.9	15.8			23.3	25.8	$10,366	$1,431	$8,935
West Lake Junior High	Public	7-8	3400 S 3450 W	West Valley City	84119	Salt Lake County	Granite District	No	No	No	Yes	(385) 646-5254	724	34	21.2	64.2%	201 (27.8%)	30 (4.1%)	415 (57.3%)	22 (3.0%)	6 (0.8%)	30 (4.1%)	20 (2.8%)	6.6	207^th of 217 public middle schools	4.6%		7.7	171^st of 182 public middle schools	6.0%	36		19.3	23.7	30.1		9.4	10.0	15.1		36.2	26.4	28.5	$10,109	$1,771	$8,338
Eisenhower Junior High	Public	6-9	4351 S Redwood Rd	Taylorsville	84123	Salt Lake County	Granite District	No	No	No	No	(385) 646-5154	1,036	46	22.3	55.6%	361 (34.8%)	56 (5.4%)	463 (44.7%)	48 (4.6%)	12 (1.2%)	46 (4.4%)	50 (4.8%)	10.5	195^th of 217 public middle schools	10.1%		21.4	146^th of 182 public middle schools	19.8%	49		17.4	26.1	25.3		13.3	24.5	32.6		31.2	26.9	31.7	$8,638	$857	$7,781

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Salt Lake Arts Academy ranks 33^rd of 217 Utah middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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Students at Salt Lake Arts Academy are 75% White, 13% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% African American.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 415 students attended Salt Lake Arts Academy.

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