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American Leadership Academy

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American Leadership Academy ranks 323 rd of 547 Utah alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades K-12

323^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 547 Utah Alternative Schools

Better than 41% of Utah alternative schools

Summary

American Leadership Academy is a public charter school located in Spanish Fork, Utah that serves grades K-12 with an enrollment of 1,620 students. The school has consistently high 4-year graduation rates, ranging from 84.9% to 89.3% over the past few years, which is higher than the state average. However, the school's dropout rates have fluctuated between 5.8% and 15.1%, generally higher than the state average, and it has relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 18.4% to 27.5% in recent years, significantly higher than the state average.

American Leadership Academy's test scores on the RISE and Utah Aspire Plus assessments are mixed compared to the state averages, performing above the state average in some grade levels and subjects, but below average in others. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at the school has increased from 33.35% to 39.07% over the past few years, indicating a growing population of economically disadvantaged students. Despite the school's relatively low spending per student at $6,552, it appears to be maintaining a reasonable student-teacher ratio, which has improved from 22.3 to 18.4 over the past few years, better than the state average.

Compared to the nearby schools, Elizabeth DeLong School of the Deaf, Walden School of Liberal Arts, and Freedom Preparatory Academy, American Leadership Academy has higher graduation rates and lower student-teacher ratios than most. However, it has higher chronic absenteeism and dropout rates. The school's inconsistent test scores suggest the need for a closer examination of the curriculum and instructional practices to support student success.

1,597

Students ?

18.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$6,552

Per pupil spending ?

36.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

898 W 1100 S
Spanish Fork, UT 84660

(801) 794-2226

District: American Leadership Academy

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.6%

Hispanic:

37.6%

Two or more races:

2.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 31st percentile in 2022 → 49th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 18 percentile points since 2022

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg43%

Utah avg45%

Elementary school

323^rd of 547

Utah public elementary schools ?

Bottom 41%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 35% (2015) to bottom 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

108^th of 182

Utah public middle schools ?

Bottom 41%▲ up 26 pts since 2015

From bottom 15% (2015) to bottom 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

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High school

71^st of 138

Utah public high schools ?

Bottom 49%▲ up 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 31% (2015) to bottom 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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	43.3	323 of 547	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.7	300 of 561	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.3	310 of 561	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.7	227 of 551	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.8	271 of 559	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.5	162 of 572	71.7%	★★★★☆
2018	57.4	226 of 528	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	43.3	322 of 526	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	41.1	333 of 533	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	39.1	348 of 537	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	35.5	356 of 509	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	49.4	360 of 576	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	43.4	398 of 579	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	46.0	370 of 563	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	41.5	352 of 518	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	36.4	366 of 509	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	53.6	268 of 498	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2025	71.5	8 of 33	75.8%	★★★★☆
2024	86.6	3 of 49	93.9%	★★★★★
2023	85.0	4 of 45	91.1%	★★★★★
2022	95.4	1 of 44	97.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2025	61.5	33 of 109	69.7%	★★★★☆
2024	69.9	38 of 162	76.5%	★★★★☆
2023	68.4	26 of 132	80.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2025	46.4	235 of 408	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.4	255 of 429	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.7	217 of 428	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	61.8	149 of 435	65.7%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2025	42.0	108 of 182	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.5	102 of 210	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.8	102 of 216	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.1	110 of 209	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.0	137 of 213	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.3	131 of 222	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.1	117 of 172	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	26.7	157 of 206	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.2	174 of 209	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.9	179 of 210	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	40.6	124 of 185	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	38.1	187 of 243	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	39.7	181 of 238	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	36.7	178 of 222	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	38.7	160 of 201	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	53.2	116 of 205	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	45.2	140 of 200	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2025	67.0	17 of 79	78.5%	★★★★☆
2024	78.6	15 of 106	85.8%	★★★★☆
2023	78.0	14 of 99	85.9%	★★★★☆
2022	64.3	29 of 100	71.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2025	62.5	37 of 108	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.5	43 of 141	69.5%	★★★★☆
2023	58.8	52 of 138	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.1	34 of 133	74.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2025	46.4	85 of 159	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.3	86 of 183	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.2	78 of 191	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.8	91 of 191	52.4%	★★★☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2025	47.0	71 of 138	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.1	68 of 138	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.6	62 of 139	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.8	91 of 131	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.6	91 of 129	29.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.5	92 of 136	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.6	70 of 123	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	39.7	74 of 125	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	35.5	84 of 129	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	32.1	90 of 131	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	38.2	78 of 120	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	41.4	110 of 167	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	34.7	120 of 166	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	55.6	53 of 164	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2010	48.7	72 of 153	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	49.8	72 of 148	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	56.4	52 of 142	63.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2025	78.5	10 of 69	85.5%	★★★★☆
2024	92.1	3 of 72	95.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2025	49.1	45 of 89	49.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.0	33 of 93	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.4	22 of 93	76.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2025	50.6	53 of 118	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.8	49 of 123	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.5	39 of 122	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.3	74 of 123	39.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)76th percentile+35 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)70th percentile+29 vs school

White (2025)42nd percentile~ school

Middle school

Hispanic (2025)78th percentile+38 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)66th percentile+25 vs school

White (2025)47th percentile+6 vs school

High school

Hispanic (2025)86th percentile+37 vs school

White (2025)55th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)49th percentile~ school

By subject vs Utah (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts50%~ state avg

Science48%-3 vs state

Mathematics40%-4 vs state

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Thursday, February 1, 2018

My boys love the school and it is really helping them to excel. Thank you, ALA! Close Quote

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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 Leadership Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	898 W 1100 S	Spanish Fork	84660	Utah County	American Leadership Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(801) 794-2226	1,597	89	18.0	36.6%	904 (56.6%)	31 (1.9%)	600 (37.6%)	10 (0.6%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	47 (2.9%)								(n/a)	45.6	54.4	39.3	28.4	42.1	34.7	48.9	52.0	32.8	27.6	42.3	38.1	51.0	49.2	50.0	50.4	41.3	$6,552	$463	$6,089
Landmark High	Public, Alternative	K-12	612 S Main	Spanish Fork	84660	Utah County	Nebo District	No	No	No	No	(801) 798-4030	323	28	11.6	46.4%	173 (53.6%)	7 (2.2%)	122 (37.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	5 (1.5%)	13 (4.0%)								(n/a)																		$18,694	$425	$18,269
Nebo Online School	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	161 E 400 North	Salem	84653	Utah County	Nebo District	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(801) 423-7029	7,791	0		6.6%	7,397 (94.9%)	1 (0.0%)	321 (4.1%)	18 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.1%)	50 (0.6%)								(n/a)
Nebo Advanced Learning Center	Public, Alternative	K-12	161 E 400 N	Salem	84653	Utah County	Nebo District	No	No	No	No	(801) 489-2833	2	19	.1		1 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
American Preparatory Academy - Salem	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-10	1195 S Elk Ridge Drive	Salem	84653	Utah County	American Preparatory Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(801) 465-4434	570	26	22.1	21.2%	432 (75.8%)	4 (0.7%)	106 (18.6%)	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	17 (3.0%)								(n/a)							73.1	51.7	70.6	54.7	59.2	40.5	60.3	80.4	67.9	57.4	38.1	$7,288	$203	$7,084
Bridges Nebo Transition Center	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	165 S. 700 E.	Springville	84663	Utah County	Nebo District	No	No	No	No	(801) 798-4006	175	8	21.0	52.6%	133 (76.0%)	2 (1.1%)	29 (16.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	8 (4.6%)								(n/a)																		$3,630	$368	$3,262
Slate Mountain School	Public, Alternative	K-12	1991 South State Street	Provo	84606	Utah County	Provo District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(801) 342-7840	52	15	3.4		29 (55.8%)	3 (5.8%)	15 (28.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.8%)	3 (5.8%)								(n/a)
Freedom Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1190 W 900 N	Provo	84604	Utah County	Freedom Preparatory Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(801) 437-3100	1,248	77	16.1	42.4%	570 (45.7%)	24 (1.9%)	569 (45.6%)	24 (1.9%)	8 (0.6%)	23 (1.8%)	28 (2.2%)								(n/a)	21.2	37.1	14.5	16.7	19.7	38.7	48.8	48.9	40.2	30.9	48.3	25.2	60.0	44.3	48.2	41.8	35.4	$6,432	$603	$5,829
Provo eSchool	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	280 W 940 N	Provo	84604	Utah County	Provo District	No	No	Yes	No	(801) 374-4814	42	2	17.0	7.1%	18 (42.9%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (40.5%)	1 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.4%)	5 (11.9%)								(n/a)																		$6,182	$332	$5,850
Elizabeth DeLong School of the Deaf	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	424 S 350 E	Orem	84058	Utah County	Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind	No	No	No	No	(801) 224-6590	53	8	6.5	20.8%	30 (56.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (32.1%)	1 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (9.4%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about American Leadership Academy

Is American Leadership Academy a good school?

American Leadership Academy ranks 323^rd of 547 Utah alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend American Leadership Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,597 students attended American Leadership Academy.

What is the racial makeup of American Leadership Academy?

Students at American Leadership Academy are 57% White, 38% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American.

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