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Vanguard Academy School

Serves grades 7 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
2650 South Decker Lake Lane
West Valley City, UT 84119
Phone
(801) 327-8724
District
Vanguard Academy
County
SALT LAKE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
Yes
Students Enrolled
538
Classroom Teachers
28

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Utah

8

(10 is best)

Better than 73.8% of all UT schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

9

(10 is best)

Vanguard Academy School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 7

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
45%
43%
41%
42%
48%
44%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

80 60 40 20 0
58%
40%
48%
43%
68%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 9

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
43%
40%
30%
40%
56%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 10

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
56%
36%
48%
44%
64%
28%
56%
36%
48%
44%
64%
28%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
19
19
22
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 7 115 21.4%
Grade 8 108 20.1%
Grade 9 94 17.5%
Grade 10 82 15.2%
Grade 11 77 14.3%
Grade 12 62 11.5%
Total 538 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 98.7% 98.7% 73.8%
Black 0.0% 0.0% 1.4%
Hispanic 1.3% 1.3% 20.3%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.0% 1.8%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.0% 2.7%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 66.5% 66.5% 29.0%
Free lunch eligible 58.9% 58.9% 23.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 7.6% 7.6% 5.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION Unreported 3,380,800
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) Unreported 40
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW Unreported 7.3%
5-19 YEARS OLD Unreported 24.4%
20-44 YEARS OLD Unreported 37.0%
45-64 YEARS OLD Unreported 19.9%
65 OR OLDER Unreported 11.4%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households Unreported 1,062,819
Single Parent Households With Children Unreported 6.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma Unreported 93.2%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree Unreported 36.1%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more Unreported 21.4%
$100,000 - $149,999 Unreported 21.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 Unreported 14.9%
$50,000 - $74,999 Unreported 16.8%
$30,000 - $49,999 Unreported 12.8%
$15,000 - $29,999 Unreported 7.5%
$15,000 or less Unreported 5.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $3,033 $1,632,000 36.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $409 $220,000 5.0%
Staff $247 $133,000 3.0%
General Administration $91 $49,000 1.1%
School Administration $1,059 $570,000 12.8%
Operation $727 $391,000 8.8%
Transportation $0 $0 0.0%
Other $123 $66,000 1.5%
Total Support $2,656 $1,429,000 32.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,556 $1,375,000 31.0%
Total Expenditures $8,245 $4,436,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,584 $3,864,422,000 52.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $491 $340,095,000 4.6%
Staff $399 $276,323,000 3.7%
General Administration $101 $69,745,000 0.9%
School Administration $593 $410,114,000 5.6%
Operation $773 $534,668,000 7.2%
Transportation $220 $152,550,000 2.1%
Other $280 $193,935,000 2.6%
Total Support $2,857 $1,977,430,000 26.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,215 $1,532,981,000 20.8%
Total Expenditures $10,656 $7,374,833,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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