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Summit Academy - Independence

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Summit Academy - Independence ranks 282 nd of 547 Utah elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-8

282^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 547 Utah Elementary Schools

Better than 48% of Utah elementary schools

Summary

Summit Academy - Independence is a public charter elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Bluffdale, Utah, with 840 students. The school is part of the Summit Academy district, which is ranked 39 out of 93 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Summit Academy - Independence has had a fluctuating statewide ranking, ranging from 253 to 472 out of 526-572 Utah elementary schools over the past 8 years, its academic performance has been inconsistent across different subject areas and grade levels. In mathematics, the school's proficiency rates are generally lower than the Summit Academy district and the state average. In science and English Language Arts, the school's performance is more mixed, with some grades exceeding the district and state, while others fall short. Compared to nearby schools like Channing Hall, Riverton School, Oak Hollow School, and Traverse Mountain School, Summit Academy - Independence's performance is generally lower in core subjects.

Another area of concern for the school is its high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 15.5% to 25.2% over the past 5 years, which is significantly higher than the state average. The school's relatively low free and reduced lunch rates, compared to some nearby schools, may indicate that it serves a more affluent student population. To address these challenges, Summit Academy - Independence may need to examine its academic programs, attendance policies, and resource allocation to improve student performance and attendance across all grade levels.

830

Students ?

18.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,556

Per pupil spending ?

18%

Free/discounted lunch ?

15327 S. Noell Nelson Drive
Bluffdale, UT 84065

(801) 987-8755

District: Summit Academy

Racial breakdown:

White:

70.0%

Hispanic:

17.2%

Two or more races:

6.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 10th percentile in 2017 → 48th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 38 percentile points since 2017

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (56% vs 24% Utah)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school49%

District avg49%

Utah avg47%

Elementary school

282^nd of 547

Utah public elementary schools ?

Bottom 48%▲ up 38 pts since 2017

From bottom 10% (2017) to bottom 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

60^th of 182

Utah public middle schools ?

Top 33%▲ up 25 pts since 2019

From bottom 42% (2019) to top 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Elementary Schools in the Summit Academy

39^th of 93Summit 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	49.2	282 of 547	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.1	253 of 561	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.8	319 of 561	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.1	284 of 551	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.3	290 of 559	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.5	324 of 572	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	18.2	446 of 528	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.0	472 of 526	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2025	38.2	277 of 408	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.5	250 of 429	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.5	296 of 428	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.8	285 of 435	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2025	67.1	60 of 182	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.5	45 of 210	78.6%	★★★★☆
2023	63.7	72 of 216	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.3	67 of 209	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.2	48 of 213	77.5%	★★★★☆
2019	47.7	128 of 222	42.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2025	55.4	68 of 159	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.9	49 of 183	73.2%	★★★★☆
2023	58.3	73 of 191	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.6	72 of 191	62.3%	★★★☆☆

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

White (2025)32nd percentile-16 vs school

Middle school

White (2025)57th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Utah (2024-2025) ?

Science55%+4 vs state

Mathematics45%~ state avg

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by a student
Wednesday, September 14, 2022

i hate it, its soooooo small all the teachers are nice but them mofos give way too much work for 8th, all the student are the same, theirs like no diversity everyone's the same, and its longer than another schools like 20-30 but early outs are 25-40, AND we have 6 periods a day crazy right, tbh i just rly hate this school Close Quote

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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
Summit Academy - Independence	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	15327 S. Noell Nelson Drive	Bluffdale	84065	Salt Lake County	Summit Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(801) 987-8755	830	45	18.2	18.0%	581 (70.0%)	11 (1.3%)	143 (17.2%)	36 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	56 (6.7%)	49.2	282^nd of 547 public elementary schools	48.4%		55.1	253^rd of 561 public elementary schools	54.9%	29	46.6	50.7	38.1	47.0	38.6	46.9	33.8	53.1	59.1	55.1	71.6	$7,556	$184	$7,372
Mountain Point Elementary	Public	K-6	15345 Puma Mountain Way	Bluffdale	84065	Salt Lake County	Jordan District	No	No	No	No	(801) 567-8940	830	42	20.0	23.1%	606 (73.0%)	12 (1.4%)	143 (17.2%)	6 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	13 (1.6%)	48 (5.8%)	45.6	306^th of 547 public elementary schools	44.1%		37.3	363^rd of 561 public elementary schools	35.3%	57	37.9	43.7	41.9	41.6			50.9	46.5	56.0
Summit Academy - Bluffdale	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	1940 W. 14400 S.	Bluffdale	84065	Salt Lake County	Summit Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(801) 254-9488	537	26	20.6	19.4%	396 (73.7%)	13 (2.4%)	95 (17.7%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	23 (4.3%)	60.3	220^th of 547 public elementary schools	59.8%		60.6	218^th of 561 public elementary schools	61.1%	2	52.1	60.2	56.5	38.8			54.2	58.4	45.9			$8,560	$149	$8,411
Bluffdale School	Public	K-6	14323 S 2700 W	Bluffdale	84065	Salt Lake County	Jordan District	No	No	No	No	(801) 254-8090	736	34	21.8	20.2%	604 (82.1%)	3 (0.4%)	92 (12.5%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (0.8%)	6 (0.8%)	23 (3.1%)	55.6	255^th of 547 public elementary schools	53.4%		64.5	193^rd of 561 public elementary schools	65.6%	62	43.0	54.3	49.5	31.6			47.6	57.8	66.7			$6,774	$407	$6,367
Traverse Mountain School	Public	PK, KG-6	2500 W Chapel Ridge Rd	Lehi	84043	Utah County	Alpine District	No	No	No	No	(801) 610-8725	881	34	25.8	12.4%	694 (78.8%)	6 (0.7%)	93 (10.6%)	26 (3.0%)	3 (0.3%)	22 (2.5%)	37 (4.2%)	72.8	134^th of 547 public elementary schools	75.5%		60.2	221^st of 561 public elementary schools	60.6%	87	68.6	64.9	49.6	53.5			59.2	58.2	56.7			$6,437	$258	$6,179
Channing Hall	Public, Charter	K-8	13515 S 150 E	Draper	84020	Salt Lake County	Channing Hall	Yes	No	No	No	(801) 572-2709	604	36	16.7	17.5%	346 (57.3%)	6 (1.0%)	109 (18.0%)	91 (15.1%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	47 (7.8%)	78.1	108^th of 547 public elementary schools	80.3%		64.5	195^th of 561 public elementary schools	65.2%	87	57.6	83.1	43.6	52.1	37.2	49.1	73.3	64.5	66.2	43.7	63.8	$6,863	$242	$6,621
Riverton School	Public	K-6	13150 S 1830 W	Riverton	84065	Salt Lake County	Jordan District	No	No	No	No	(801) 254-8050	657	31	21.1	24.2%	500 (76.1%)	6 (0.9%)	85 (12.9%)	12 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (2.9%)	34 (5.2%)	68.2	170^th of 547 public elementary schools	68.9%		64.1	199^th of 561 public elementary schools	64.5%	29	53.5	57.8	60.8	42.0			61.1	62.9	54.3			$7,771	$455	$7,316
Oak Hollow School	Public	K-5	14400 S 884 E	Draper	84020	Salt Lake County	Canyons District	No	No	No	No	(801) 826-8875	488	23	21.2	11.1%	384 (78.7%)	6 (1.2%)	66 (13.5%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	22 (4.5%)	75	120^th of 547 public elementary schools	78.1%		72.3	142^nd of 561 public elementary schools	74.7%	22	60.3	55.7	59.6				61.2	62.6				$7,379	$419	$6,959
American Preparatory Academy - Draper #1	Public, Charter	K-6	12892 S Pony Express Rd	Draper	84020	Salt Lake County	American Preparatory Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(801) 553-8500	622	26	23.9	11.1%	315 (50.6%)	19 (3.1%)	87 (14.0%)	172 (27.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (4.3%)								(n/a)												$6,520	$177	$6,343
Willow Springs School	Public	K-5	13283 S Bellevue Way	Draper	84020	Salt Lake County	Canyons District	No	No	No	No	(801) 826-9700	562	26	21.7	21.5%	410 (73.0%)	5 (0.9%)	95 (16.9%)	9 (1.6%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.5%)	38 (6.8%)	64.2	193^rd of 547 public elementary schools	64.7%		56.3	241^st of 561 public elementary schools	57.0%	48	60.8	47.4	56.5				57.2	51.7				$7,482	$408	$7,074

Frequently Asked Questions about Summit Academy - Independence

What is the racial makeup of Summit Academy - Independence?

Students at Summit Academy - Independence are 70% White, 17% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 1% African American.

Is Summit Academy - Independence a good school?

Summit Academy - Independence ranks 282^nd of 547 Utah elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Summit Academy - Independence?

In the 2024-25 school year, 830 students attended Summit Academy - Independence.

What district is Summit Academy - Independence in?

Summit Academy

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