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Utah Virtual Academy

Q: Is Utah Virtual Academy a good school?

Utah Virtual Academy ranks in the bottom 12.8% of Utah alternative schools.

Q: How many students attend Utah Virtual Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,890 students attended Utah Virtual Academy.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Utah Virtual Academy?

Students at Utah Virtual Academy are 65% White, 23% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 3% Pacific Islander, 2% African American.

Public, Charter, Virtual, Alternative Grades K-12

491^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 563 Utah Alternative Schools

Better than 13% of Utah alternative schools

Summary

Utah Virtual Academy in Murray is a large, statewide-style K–12 alternative school serving 1,890 students, with an online model that gives families flexibility but makes attendance and engagement especially important.

The school’s graduation rate was 85.4% in 2024–25, below Utah’s 89.8% but up from 80.2% five years earlier. However, its dropout rate was 13.7%, compared with 8.5% statewide, and chronic absenteeism reached 32.9%. These engagement measures are important for an online school because they may reflect missed coursework, limited participation, technology or family barriers, or students remaining enrolled while disengaged. The school’s academic results also trail state averages in most tested subjects. In grades 3–8, reported proficiency averaged about 30.0% in English language arts, 22.4% in math, and approximately 37.0% in science, with math the clearest area of concern. High school math results were particularly low, at 20.9% in ninth grade and 12.0% in tenth grade. Some areas are stronger, including fifth-grade ELA, seventh-grade math, fifth- and sixth-grade science, and tenth-grade science.

Among nearby comparisons, Utah Connections Academy is the most similar virtual school and reports substantially stronger engagement outcomes: a 95.2% graduation rate, 4.0% dropout rate, and 2.8% chronic absenteeism. Academic results between the two schools are more mixed, suggesting that persistence and attendance—not just test performance—may be the largest difference. American Preparatory Academy–Accelerated School also has somewhat stronger graduation and dropout results, much lower chronic absenteeism at 13.3%, and generally stronger math performance. These comparisons point to two priorities for Utah Virtual Academy: improving math instruction and strengthening early attendance monitoring, family outreach, counseling, and re-engagement support.

1,890

Students ?

20.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,266

Per pupil spending ?

40.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

72%

Kindergartners adequately immunized (2022-23)

Exemptions: 17% (any vaccine)

310 E 4500 S
Murray, UT 84107

(801) 262-4922

District: Utah Virtual Academy

Racial breakdown:

White:

65.1%

Hispanic:

22.6%

Two or more races:

6.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 22nd percentile in 2023 → 14th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Utah average (29% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Dropout rate above the Utah average (14% vs 8%)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school29%

District avg29%

Utah avg46%

Elementary school

491^st of 563

Utah public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

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Middle school

177^th of 217

Utah public middle schools ?

Bottom 18%▲ up 12 pts since 2016

From bottom 7% (2016) to bottom 18% (2026)

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★★★★★

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High school

120^th of 139

Utah public high schools ?

Bottom 14%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

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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
2026	13.0	491 of 563	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.4	491 of 547	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.2	503 of 561	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	5.5	544 of 561	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.6	537 of 551	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.3	504 of 559	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.8	535 of 572	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.1	493 of 528	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	14.5	469 of 526	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.5	461 of 533	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	11.4	488 of 537	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	13.3	453 of 509	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	10.5	545 of 576	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	8.5	562 of 579	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	17.1	512 of 563	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	17.7	464 of 518	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	20.2	441 of 509	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2026	39.2	87 of 139	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.7	122 of 162	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.5	100 of 111	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2026	6.5	401 of 416	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.3	397 of 408	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.6	420 of 429	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	0.6	427 of 428	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	0.7	435 of 435	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2026	19.4	177 of 217	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.5	161 of 182	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.6	185 of 210	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	5.8	207 of 216	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.5	193 of 209	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.9	171 of 213	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.9	198 of 222	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.8	161 of 172	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.4	194 of 206	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	6.3	195 of 209	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	8.6	200 of 210	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	12.5	162 of 185	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	13.0	231 of 243	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	17.5	222 of 238	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	20.7	202 of 222	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	36.1	162 of 201	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	33.9	171 of 205	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2026	57.8	62 of 139	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	29.2	106 of 141	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.5	114 of 138	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.9	109 of 133	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2026	10.2	172 of 186	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.5	152 of 159	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.6	167 of 183	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.3	191 of 191	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.6	188 of 191	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2026	17.2	120 of 139	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.7	97 of 138	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.4	99 of 138	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.1	108 of 139	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.6	97 of 131	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.5	107 of 129	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.0	121 of 136	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.4	106 of 123	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.9	98 of 125	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.1	111 of 129	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	11.1	117 of 131	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	14.9	107 of 120	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	35.1	121 of 167	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	26.5	132 of 166	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	41.1	101 of 164	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	41.3	95 of 153	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	44.7	85 of 148	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2026	46.0	51 of 97	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.8	46 of 93	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.9	53 of 93	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2026	7.6	117 of 122	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	31.1	82 of 118	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	16.6	106 of 123	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.3	110 of 122	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.5	106 of 123	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)37th percentile+25 vs school

White (2026)4th percentile-9 vs school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)55th percentile+37 vs school

White (2026)8th percentile-11 vs school

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)47th percentile+34 vs school

White (2026)4th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Utah (2025-2026) ?

Science37%-15 vs state

English Language Arts30%-15 vs state

Mathematics22%-22 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, March 25, 2013

We enjoyed our time with UTVA. The principals and teachers were wonderful. The K12, inc. curriculum is amazing! The fact that it is a public school, it is beholden to the regulations like Race to the Top and Common Core, and emphasized preparing for standardized tests. It took the love of learning out of it. UTVA, with the K12 curriculum had educated my kids far above what their peers in conventional public schools, so our only choice was homeschooling. And we love it.

My kids got mostly 100s on the CRTs. UTVA administers the CRTs different from "regular" public schools. Where those schools spend a whole week on the tests, and often has the elementary teachers read the questions for the students, and in some cases, even narrows down answers for them, UTVA students complete the CRTs in a day or two, and they read the questions on their own with no adult intervention. Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, January 1, 2013

Don’t send your kids to Utah Virtual Academy. Their standardized test scores are low, the principals are controlling and condescending, and the teachers and administrators talk to middle and high school students as if they are elementary students. UTVA activities are focused on younger students, so middle and high school students end up feeling really uncomfortable at them. (if you want the K12 curriculum with much better leadership and very caring teachers, check out Alpine Online: http://alpineonline.alpineschools.org/) The UTVA high school curriculum has a strong liberal bias and many of the courses are outdated, cheaply made and produced by third parties. There are also many technical glitches that cause students to receive “F”s or have to redo their work.

Look at the state comparisons. Do you really want this for your kids?

http://www.schooldigger.com/go/UT/schools/0013001196/school.aspx

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If you want a good online high school, Utah Open High School is the best in the state.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				Utah Aspire Plus English Language Arts (2026)		Utah Aspire Plus Mathematics (2026)		Utah Aspire Plus Science (2026)		RISE English Language Arts (2026)						RISE Mathematics (2026)						RISE Science (2026)					Vaccination (2022-23)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 English Language Arts 3rd Grade	RISE English Language Arts 4th Grade	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 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	Vaccination: Kindergartners adequately immunized	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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)	33.1	35.7	20.9	12.0	34.9	35.8	18.0	28.8	37.9	27.1	32.3	35.9	14.3	12.3	28.4	15.9	38.6	25.0	30.1	40.3	41.3	33.3	40.0	72%	17%	$9,266	$469	$8,797
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)	< 31%	< 50.5%			< 40.5%	< 40.5%																				$9,319	$516	$8,803
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)
Blind Region 2	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1655 E 3300 S	Salt Lake City	84106	Salt Lake County	Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind	No	No	No	No	(801) 464-0840	16	30	.5	31.3%	9 (56.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (37.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (6.3%)								(n/a)
Jean Massieu School for the Deaf	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	1655 E 3300 S	Salt Lake City	84106	Salt Lake County	Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind	No	No	No	No	(801) 302-1900	147	27	5.4	22.4%	75 (51.0%)	2 (1.4%)	53 (36.1%)	8 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	6 (4.1%)								(n/a)								< 50.5%											< 50.5%					88%	13%
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)							26.4	45.8	30.9				41.8	32.6	32.6				58.3	44.2				98%	0%	$7,445	$701	$6,744
Utah Connections Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	6955 Union Park Center	Midvale	84047	Salt Lake County	Utah Connections Academy	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(801) 298-6660	1,052	43	24.6	30.9%	733 (69.7%)	27 (2.6%)	237 (22.5%)	17 (1.6%)	8 (0.8%)	20 (1.9%)	9 (0.9%)								(n/a)	44.0	37.6	20.2	18.3	57.7	34.0	25.0	27.5	30.1	31.0	25.0	34.8	26.9	20.0	19.4	18.8	30.0	14.8	35.0	35.8	46.9	29.7	24.8	62%	19%	$7,061	$254	$6,807
Jordan Valley School	Public, Alternative	K-12	7501 S 1000 E	Midvale	84047	Salt Lake County	Canyons District	No	No	No	No	(801) 826-7200	79	12	6.5	31.6%	53 (67.1%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (16.5%)	4 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.5%)	7 (8.9%)								(n/a)																								100%	0%	$61,921	$4,850	$57,071
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)	28.8	34.3	17.5	12.2	27.5	24.7	39.6	36.8	40.9	34.3	28.4	28.2	50.6	46.0	38.7	38.0	29.4	17.7	40.8	54.8	47.0	27.9	29.2	98%	1%	$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	—	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	97 (32.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	185 (61.5%)	15 (5.0%)								(n/a)	30–49%	40–69%	10–40.5%		40–58%	30–50.5%	10–29%	20–39%	30–48%	10–40.5%	30–50.5%	< 31%	10–29%	20–40.5%	< 21%	< 20.5%	10–30.5%		30–48%	30–49%	20–39%	20–50.5%		100%	0%	$8,856	$581	$8,275

Frequently Asked Questions about Utah Virtual Academy

How many students attend Utah Virtual Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,890 students attended Utah Virtual Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Utah Virtual Academy?

Students at Utah Virtual Academy are 65% White, 23% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 3% Pacific Islander, 2% African American.

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Utah Virtual Academy ranks in the bottom 12.8% of Utah alternative schools.

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