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Neil Armstrong Academy

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Neil Armstrong Academy ranks 315 th of 547 Utah elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

315^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 547 Utah Elementary Schools

Better than 42% of Utah elementary schools

Summary

Neil Armstrong Academy is an elementary school located in West Valley, Utah, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 703 students. The school is part of the Granite School District, which is ranked 70 out of 93 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Neil Armstrong Academy consistently outperforms the Granite District and the state of Utah in standardized test scores across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 3rd-grade math proficiency rate was 49.4%, compared to the district's 37.1% and the state's 48.6%. The school's performance is particularly strong in science, with 6th-grade science proficiency rates reaching as high as 63.8% in 2023-2024, compared to the district's 42.7% and the state's 56%. Neil Armstrong Academy has also demonstrated strong performance in English Language Arts, with 6th-grade proficiency rates reaching 62% in 2023-2024, significantly higher than the district's 33.7% and the state's 47.4%.

Over the past several years, Neil Armstrong Academy has shown a steady improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from 152nd out of 533 Utah elementary schools in 2015-2016 to 315th out of 547 in 2024-2025, despite the school's relatively low Granite District and state rankings. When compared to the nearby schools in the Granite District, Neil Armstrong Academy consistently outperforms its peers in academic performance, particularly in math and science.

688

Students ?

25.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,731

Per pupil spending ?

31.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5194 West Highbury Parkway
West Valley, UT 84120

(385) 646-5284

District: Granite District

Students who attend Neil Armstrong Academy usually attend:

Middle:	West Lake Junior High
High:	Granger High

Racial breakdown:

White:

48.8%

Hispanic:

27.3%

Pacific Islander:

9.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 86th percentile in 2015 → 42nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 44 percentile points since 2015

!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg36%

Utah avg48%

315^th of 547

Utah public elementary schools ?

Bottom 42%▼ down 44 pts since 2015

From top 14% (2015) to bottom 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^th of 51Elementary Schools in the Granite District

70^th of 93Granite District 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	44.2	315 of 547	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.6	270 of 561	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.3	222 of 561	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.3	261 of 551	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	34.0	383 of 559	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.9	321 of 572	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.6	230 of 528	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	59.5	209 of 526	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	69.7	152 of 533	71.5%	★★★★☆
2015	80.6	75 of 537	86.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2023	87.0	12 of 132	90.9%	★★★★★
2022	90.3	10 of 111	91.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2025	57.7	169 of 408	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.0	175 of 429	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	76.1	80 of 428	81.3%	★★★★☆
2022	65.6	130 of 435	70.1%	★★★★☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)91st percentile+30 vs school

White (2025)59th percentile+16 vs school

By subject vs Utah (2024-2025) ?

Science49%-4 vs state

Mathematics41%-3 vs state

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Thursday, November 1, 2018

Best Elementary school in the West Valley area. the teachers care, the staff and the principle not only takes it upon him self to know every student, but the students parents. I could not have asked for a better 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
Neil Armstrong Academy	Public	PK, KG-6	5194 West Highbury Parkway	West Valley	84120	Salt Lake County	Granite District	No	No	No	No	(385) 646-5284	688	27	25.4	31.1%	336 (48.8%)	17 (2.5%)	188 (27.3%)	38 (5.5%)	4 (0.6%)	67 (9.7%)	38 (5.5%)	44.2	315^th of 547 public elementary schools	42.4%		52.6	270^th of 561 public elementary schools	51.9%	45	49.4	46.2	28.4	41.8			51.1	42.1	54.1			$7,731	$649	$7,082
Monticello Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2782 S Corporate Park Drive	West Valley City	84120	Salt Lake County	Monticello Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(801) 417-8040	689	35	19.4	59.8%	152 (22.1%)	11 (1.6%)	402 (58.3%)	33 (4.8%)	2 (0.3%)	60 (8.7%)	29 (4.2%)	37.2	352^nd of 547 public elementary schools	35.6%		33.5	386^th of 561 public elementary schools	31.2%	34	65.4	39.4	38.7	25.0	48.0	60.4	45.4	37.4	42.9	35.7	48.2	$7,686	$584	$7,102
Valley Crest School	Public	PK, KG-6	5240 W 3100 S	West Valley City	84120	Salt Lake County	Granite District	No	No	No	No	(385) 646-5061	455	21	22.1	37.4%	154 (33.8%)	22 (4.8%)	212 (46.6%)	38 (8.4%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.5%)	12 (2.6%)								(n/a)												$7,661	$541	$7,120
Esperanza School	Public, Charter	K-7	4956 W 3500 S	West Valley City	84120	Salt Lake County	Esperanza School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(801) 305-1450	575	25	23.4	53.6%	12 (2.1%)	3 (0.5%)	560 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23.7	418^th of 547 public elementary schools	23.6%		40.4	347^th of 561 public elementary schools	38.1%	71	37.1	45.7	32.8	24.1			30.9	30.2	43.1			$6,792	$937	$5,855
Wallace Stegner Academy West Valley	Public, Charter	K-8	2671 S Stegner Way	West Valley City	84120	Salt Lake County	Wallace Stegner Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(801) 456-9570	702	31	22.6	60.4%	169 (24.1%)	16 (2.3%)	432 (61.5%)	10 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	49 (7.0%)	24 (3.4%)	26.7	402^nd of 547 public elementary schools	26.5%		56	244^th of 561 public elementary schools	56.5%	158	34.5	34.9	39.5	31.8	52.7	48.4	30.1	32.1	50.8	35.6	41.7
Monroe School	Public	PK, KG-6	4450 W 3100 S	West Valley City	84120	Salt Lake County	Granite District	No	No	No	Yes	(385) 646-4918	512	26	19.6	53.5%	151 (29.5%)	18 (3.5%)	295 (57.6%)	13 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.9%)	9 (1.8%)	13.1	485^th of 547 public elementary schools	11.3%		5.1	543^rd of 561 public elementary schools	3.2%	58	15.0	26.3	8.0				28.0	35.5	48.6			$8,990	$1,439	$7,550
West Valley School	Public	PK, KG-6	6049 W Brud Dr	West Valley City	84128	Salt Lake County	Granite District	No	No	No	No	(385) 646-5079	764	37	20.6	37.6%	381 (49.9%)	20 (2.6%)	241 (31.5%)	47 (6.2%)	3 (0.4%)	43 (5.6%)	29 (3.8%)	26.9	401^st of 547 public elementary schools	26.7%		22.6	444^th of 561 public elementary schools	20.9%	43	36.0	37.8	27.0	29.0			47.8	39.0	40.0			$8,649	$714	$7,934
Whittier School	Public	PK, KG-6	3585 S 6000 W	West Valley City	84128	Salt Lake County	Granite District	No	No	No	No	(385) 646-5096	492	27	18.4	41.1%	195 (39.6%)	12 (2.4%)	227 (46.1%)	14 (2.8%)	3 (0.6%)	23 (4.7%)	18 (3.7%)	17.3	455^th of 547 public elementary schools	16.8%		9.8	515^th of 561 public elementary schools	8.2%	60	34.6	29.2	31.0	22.9			25.0	37.9	35.4			$9,652	$841	$8,811
Jackling School	Public	PK, KG-6	3760 S 4610 W	West Valley City	84120	Salt Lake County	Granite District	No	No	No	Yes	(385) 646-4882	415	19	22.4	45.8%	117 (28.2%)	24 (5.8%)	205 (49.4%)	9 (2.2%)	6 (1.4%)	33 (8.0%)	21 (5.1%)	8.3	512^th of 547 public elementary schools	6.4%		5.2	541^st of 561 public elementary schools	3.6%	29	15.7	32.7					28.8	13.6				$9,239	$1,271	$7,968
Ascent Academies of Utah - West Valley	Public, Charter	K-6	5685 West Cilma Drive	West Valley City	84128	Salt Lake County	Ascent Academies of Utah	Yes	No	No	Yes	(801) 685-0228	425	25	16.8	54.4%	133 (31.3%)	11 (2.6%)	232 (54.6%)	12 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.9%)	11 (2.6%)	10.5	498^th of 547 public elementary schools	9.0%		8.2	527^th of 561 public elementary schools	6.1%	29	20.4	33.9	28.9	17.2			20.4	23.1	31.0			$9,721	$467	$9,254

Frequently Asked Questions about Neil Armstrong Academy

What schools do graduates of Neil Armstrong Academy attend?

Students who attend Neil Armstrong Academy usually go on to attend:

Middle : West Lake Junior High
High : Granger High

What is the racial makeup of Neil Armstrong Academy?

Students at Neil Armstrong Academy are 49% White, 27% Hispanic, 10% Pacific Islander, 6% Asian, 6% Two or more races, 2% African American.

Is Neil Armstrong Academy a good school?

Neil Armstrong Academy ranks 315^th of 547 Utah elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Neil Armstrong Academy in?

Granite District

How many students attend Neil Armstrong Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 688 students attended Neil Armstrong Academy.

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