The top reported proficiency rate is 40% in Science. The lowest is 30% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Entheos Academy
Entheos Academy is a small, two-campus district serving kindergarten through ninth grade in the western Salt Lake Valley, with schools in Kearns and Magna. The district draws a student body that is roughly evenly split between Hispanic and white students, with smaller shares of students who are Black, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, Asian, multiracial, or American Indian or Alaska Native. The district does not report the share of students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, nor does it report counts of students with disabilities or English learners, so a clear picture of economic and special-education need is not available from the data.
The district has a distinct structure for its grade band. It recently expanded its span from kindergarten through eighth grade to include ninth grade, and at both campuses, eighth graders can take certain courses that earn high school credit, such as Earth Science and a computer science career and technical education course. This means that by the time a student reaches ninth grade, they may already have some high school credits on their transcript. The district does not serve grades beyond ninth, so there is no high school graduation rate to report, and no data on AP, IB, or dual-enrollment programs that typically appear in later high school years.
Academically, state testing results in math, English language arts, and science for grades three through eight show proficiency rates that fall below the midpoint among Salt Lake County's districts when combined into an overall index. In science, the proficiency rate is higher than in math and ELA, but the overall picture is one of a district where a majority of students are not yet reaching the state’s proficiency benchmarks on the RISE assessments. The data does not include participation rates or the number of students tested, so it is not clear how many students were assessed, and a parent may want to ask the district directly about how testing participation and subgroups affect these results.
Chronic absenteeism is a significant concern. The district’s rate places it in the bottom quartile among Salt Lake County districts, meaning that a high share of students are missing substantial amounts of school. This is a metric a family moving into the area would want to discuss with the school to understand what supports are in place and whether their child might be affected by the overall attendance climate.
Per-pupil spending is in the middle range, sitting in the lower half when compared with other districts in Salt Lake County. This suggests that while the district is not operating with either very lean or very generous resources relative to its neighbors, the financial context is moderate.
The district is small enough that any family deciding between the two campuses would want to look at each school's individual profile. The data available gives the district-level picture only, and the two campuses may differ in programs, student composition, or attendance patterns.
For a parent considering Entheos Academy, the key features are a K-9 grade band offering early high school credit opportunities, an academically modest testing profile in the early and middle grades, and a high rate of chronic absenteeism that warrants a closer conversation with the school. The district serves a diverse student population in two established west-side Salt Lake County communities, and its small size means that families may find a more intimate school environment than in larger neighboring districts.
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