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Good Foundations Academy

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Good Foundations Academy ranks 88 th of 547 Utah elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-6

88^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 547 Utah Elementary Schools

Better than 84% of Utah elementary schools

Summary

Good Foundations Academy is a public charter elementary school located in Riverdale, Utah, serving 434 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the Good Foundations Academy District, which is ranked 15 out of 93 districts in Utah and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Good Foundations Academy consistently outperforms the state average in RISE test scores across all grade levels and subjects, particularly in science, where 4th-grade proficiency rates reached as high as 72.9% in 2024-2025, compared to the state average of 50.9%. The school's 6th-grade students also demonstrate high proficiency rates in mathematics and science, outperforming the state by a significant margin. However, the school has experienced relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 23.8% to 33.4% over the past few years, which is higher than the state average and the nearby schools.

Compared to the nearby schools, Municipal School, Washington Terrace School, and Fremont School, Good Foundations Academy has a lower percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 26.37% to 34.56% over the past few years, while the nearby schools have higher rates of 47.27% to 58.86%. This may contribute to the school's strong academic performance, as research has shown a correlation between socioeconomic status and academic achievement.

441

Students ?

19.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$6,682

Per pupil spending ?

33.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5101 S 1050 W
Riverdale, UT 84405

(801) 393-2950

District: Good Foundations Academy

Racial breakdown:

White:

67.1%

Hispanic:

24.3%

Two or more races:

6.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 28th percentile in 2015 → 84th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Utah average (63% vs 48% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 16% of Utah elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 56 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (33% vs 24% Utah)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school63%

District avg63%

Utah avg48%

88^th of 547

Utah public elementary schools ?

Top 16%▲ up 56 pts since 2015

From bottom 28% (2015) to top 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^th of 93Good Foundations 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
2025	80.8	88 of 547	83.9%	★★★★☆
2024	77.5	108 of 561	80.7%	★★★★☆
2023	73.6	129 of 561	77.0%	★★★★☆
2022	75.4	116 of 551	78.9%	★★★★☆
2021	50.6	294 of 559	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.5	325 of 572	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.5	290 of 528	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	32.1	376 of 526	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	28.4	403 of 533	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	33.6	385 of 537	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	32.5	372 of 509	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2025	66.2	126 of 408	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.5	172 of 429	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.6	166 of 435	61.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

White (2025)69th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs Utah (2024-2025) ?

Science68%+15 vs state

Mathematics59%+14 vs state

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Schools Near Good Foundations Academy

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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 Science 4th Grade	RISE Science 5th Grade	RISE Science 6th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Good Foundations Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	5101 S 1050 W	Riverdale	84405	Weber County	Good Foundations Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(801) 393-2950	441	23	19.1	33.8%	296 (67.1%)	1 (0.2%)	107 (24.3%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (0.9%)	27 (6.1%)	80.8	88^th of 547 public elementary schools	83.9%		77.5	108^th of 561 public elementary schools	80.7%	20	64.2	67.8	52.9	51.1	72.9	60.3	71.1	$6,682	$410	$6,272
Riverdale School	Public	K-6	1160 W 4400 S	Ogden	84405	Weber County	Weber District	No	No	No	No	(801) 452-4540	390	19	20.5	53.3%	256 (65.6%)	1 (0.3%)	116 (29.7%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	6 (1.5%)	39.5	343^rd of 547 public elementary schools	37.3%		29.5	406^th of 561 public elementary schools	27.6%	63	48.1	56.5	42.5	31.4	35.4	49.0	32.2	$7,911	$668	$7,243
Lakeview School	Public	PK, KG-6	2025 W 4975 S	Roy	84067	Weber County	Weber District	No	No	No	Yes	(801) 452-4380	393	20	19.4	57.5%	242 (61.6%)	3 (0.8%)	103 (26.2%)	12 (3.1%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.3%)	23 (5.9%)	9.3	504^th of 547 public elementary schools	7.9%		13.5	488^th of 561 public elementary schools	13.0%	16	18.5	25.0	23.4	16.3	28.9	29.8	30.6	$8,505	$1,550	$6,955
Roosevelt School	Public	PK, KG-6	190 W 5100 S	Ogden	84405	Weber County	Weber District	No	No	No	Yes	(801) 452-4520	374	24	15.5	57.5%	221 (59.1%)	8 (2.1%)	121 (32.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.9%)	16 (4.3%)	19.5	439^th of 547 public elementary schools	19.7%		14.6	482^nd of 561 public elementary schools	14.1%	43	9.8	43.7	30.9	16.2	46.6	32.7	29.5	$8,108	$1,417	$6,691
Municipal School	Public	K-6	5775 S 2200 W	Roy	84067	Weber County	Weber District	No	No	No	Yes	(801) 452-4120	317	15	20.7	59.6%	210 (66.2%)	4 (1.3%)	89 (28.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	7 (2.2%)	5 (1.6%)	13.9	476^th of 547 public elementary schools	13.0%		12.9	494^th of 561 public elementary schools	11.9%	18	27.3	16.7	15.1	27.3	20.4	25.5	50.0	$9,102	$1,292	$7,811
Washington Terrace School	Public	K-6	20 E 4600 S	Ogden	84405	Weber County	Weber District	No	No	No	Yes	(801) 452-4200	433	24	18.4	55.7%	274 (63.3%)	3 (0.7%)	127 (29.3%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.8%)	13 (3.0%)	16.1	469^th of 547 public elementary schools	14.3%		16.2	472^nd of 561 public elementary schools	15.9%	3	38.5	31.6	29.2	20.3	30.4	24.6	35.7	$8,236	$1,516	$6,720
Valley View School	Public	K-6	2465 W 4500 S	Roy	84067	Weber County	Weber District	No	No	No	No	(801) 476-5200	286	17	17.3	55.9%	202 (70.6%)	2 (0.7%)	61 (21.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.0%)	15 (5.2%)	11.4	495^th of 547 public elementary schools	9.5%		25.8	424^th of 561 public elementary schools	24.4%	71	40.5	13.3	20.0		24.5	23.8		$7,614	$853	$6,761
North Park School	Public	PK, KG-6	4046 S 2175 W	Roy	84067	Weber County	Weber District	No	No	No	Yes	(801) 452-4340	523	27	19.6	58.7%	283 (54.1%)	11 (2.1%)	179 (34.2%)	7 (1.3%)	5 (1.0%)	11 (2.1%)	27 (5.2%)	36.8	355^th of 547 public elementary schools	35.1%		35.7	377^th of 561 public elementary schools	32.8%	22	38.7	48.4	30.9	33.4	46.7	38.2	54.4	$8,401	$1,360	$7,041
Weber Online K-6	Public, Virtual	K-6	5320 Adams Avenue Parkway	Ogden	84405	Weber County	Weber District	No	No	Yes	No	(801) 476-7877	52	3	17.3	26.9%	36 (69.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (21.2%)	2 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.9%)	2 (3.8%)								(n/a)								$2,652	$261	$2,391
Sunset School	Public	PK, KG-6	2014 N 250 W	Sunset	84015	Davis County	Davis District	No	No	No	Yes	(801) 402-2550	386	17	23.3	46.4%	205 (53.1%)	3 (0.8%)	135 (35.0%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	17 (4.4%)	21 (5.4%)	13.8	478^th of 547 public elementary schools	12.6%		26.5	420^th of 561 public elementary schools	25.1%	58		23.4	26.0	14.1	29.1	40.4	35.6	$9,834	$1,510	$8,324

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Good Foundations Academy ranks 88^th of 547 Utah elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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What is the racial makeup of Good Foundations Academy?

Students at Good Foundations Academy are 67% White, 24% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 441 students attended Good Foundations Academy.

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