The top reported proficiency rate is 45% in Science. The lowest is 41% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Terra Academy
Terra Academy is a single-school K-12 charter district in Uintah County, serving kindergarten through twelfth grade. Because it operates as its own district, the comparison set for understanding how it relates to its neighbors is Uintah County's other districts, though with only two districts in that county the positioning is limited.
The student body is predominantly white, with a much smaller share of Hispanic students and even smaller numbers of students from other racial and ethnic backgrounds. The school enrolls roughly an even number of students in each elementary grade, with slightly smaller classes at the high school level. Data on the share of students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch was not available, and neither was information on students with disabilities or English learners, so a parent may want to ask the school directly about its support services for those populations.
State testing results are available for math, English language arts, and science for grades three through eight. In math, just under half of students scored at the proficient level or above. In English language arts, a similar share of students reached that benchmark. Science results are roughly comparable. These are the most recent test results available. The data does not include high school testing results, which often reflects the nature of the school's grade band and the assessments used for those grades. A parent may want to look into this further with the school to understand how older students perform on state assessments.
Chronic absenteeism is notably lower here than in other districts in the county, landing in the top quartile for that measure, meaning a larger share of students attend school regularly than is typical among Uintah County's districts. Per-pupil current spending is in the lower range compared to the other district in the county, which may simply reflect the different cost structures of a single-school charter versus a larger traditional district.
A graduation rate was not reported in the data we reviewed. For a school serving all grades, this is a notable gap, and a parent should ask what the school's graduation rate is and how it compares to state averages.
The district is a single campus, Terra Academy itself. The district brief turned up no recent property-tax shifts, referendums, or curriculum overhauls. This appears to be a stable operating charter school without major leadership or program changes that would affect a new family's decision.
Community and housing market context for the town of Vernal, where Terra Academy is located, was not available in the data we received. Likewise, information on the school's course offerings, Advanced Placement or concurrent enrollment options, extracurricular programs, and staffing ratios was absent. A parent interested in a full picture of this school will want to visit the campus and ask about the breadth of its high school curriculum, its college and career readiness programs, and the availability of fine arts, athletics, and clubs. The school's own website is the best next step for that information.
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