Summary:
ZIP code 84111 has two schools serving grades PK–8: Liberty School, an elementary school serving PK–6, and Salt Lake Arts Academy, a middle school serving grades 5–8, with no high school listed in the area. Together, the schools enroll 888 students, but they serve notably different student populations and have very different academic and attendance results.
Salt Lake Arts Academy is the stronger-performing option by a wide margin. It ranked 33rd out of 217 Utah schools in 2025–2026, placing it at the 85th percentile, and its district, Salt Lake Arts Academy, received a five-star rating. The school exceeded Utah’s performance in nearly every reported subject and grade. Science was especially consistent, with proficiency between 62.3% and 66.7%, while English language arts increased from 59.8% in fifth grade to 69.0% in eighth grade. Math was more uneven: sixth grade was below the state rate, but seventh- and eighth-grade results were substantially above it. Chronic absenteeism was 19.9%, below the statewide rate of 23.8%.
Liberty School faces much greater challenges. It ranked last among 563 Utah schools in 2025–2026 and had proficiency rates generally in the single digits or teens across English, math, and science. Sixth-grade math proficiency was 7.6%, compared with 37.4% statewide. Chronic absenteeism was 48.4%, more than twice the rate at Salt Lake Arts Academy, and 98.94% of students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, compared with 15.42% at Salt Lake Arts Academy. These differences provide important context when comparing outcomes. The schools have similar student-teacher ratios, so staffing ratios alone do not explain the gap. Families should also note that students will need to look outside the listed 84111 schools for high school.
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