Summary:
ZIP code 84111 has one middle school, Salt Lake Arts Academy, serving students in grades 5–8 in central Salt Lake City. The school enrolls about 415 students and is the only school available for comparison within the ZIP code, so the most useful benchmarks are Utah state results and the school’s performance over time.
Salt Lake Arts Academy is a strong overall performer. It is ranked 10th out of 92 schools, at the 89th percentile, with a five-star rating in the reported ranking. Its broader ranking history has also remained favorable, including placement in the 85th percentile in 2025–2026. Academically, the school performed above Utah averages in every English language arts and science grade tested. Average proficiency was approximately 63.7% in English language arts and 64.6% in science. Science was especially consistent, with proficiency between 62.3% and 66.7% across grades. English language arts results also improved steadily by grade, reaching 69.0% in eighth grade.
Mathematics is the main area parents may want to examine closely. The school’s average mathematics proficiency was about 48.6%, above the Utah average, but results varied widely: eighth grade reached 61.2%, while sixth grade was 32.6%, below the state result of 37.4%. Overall mathematics performance improved from the prior year, largely because of gains in seventh and eighth grades, while fifth and sixth grades declined slightly. Chronic absenteeism was 19.9%, below Utah’s 23.8% rate, though it still affects a meaningful share of students. The school reports a student-teacher ratio of 18.5 to 1 and 15.42% free/reduced-price lunch participation; its listed per-student spending figure is from 2018–2019 and is not current. The school’s reported district is Salt Lake Arts Academy.
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