The top reported proficiency rate is 19% in English language arts. The lowest is 7% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Career Academy of Utah
Career Academy of Utah was a public charter school district serving kindergarten through grade twelve in South Jordan, Utah. It has permanently closed. As of June 28, 2024, the district issued a Notice of Charter School Closure, and families who would have considered this option must now look for schools elsewhere. The district’s website directs former families to request transcripts and records through a specific email and fax contact.
Before its closure, the district was a single-school district, with one campus also named Career Academy of Utah. It was a small district, serving a student enrollment that was roughly half white, with a substantial Hispanic share and smaller populations of Black and Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander students. The district served grades kindergarten through nine for the school year data is available from, with no students reported in grades ten through twelve in that year, so it had no high school graduation rate to report.
On state assessments for grades three through eight, the district’s proficiency rates were low. In math, a modest share of students scored at the proficient level or above. In English language arts, the rate was higher but still relatively low. In science, a similar pattern held. When placed among Salt Lake County’s districts, the district’s overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades ranked in the bottom quartile. A parent considering this school before its closure would have wanted to investigate these academic outcomes closely, as they were well below the typical performance in the county.
The district reported a zero percent chronic absenteeism rate, which placed it in the top quartile among county districts, meaning student attendance was strong. Its per-pupil current spending was in the upper range of county districts, well above the median, reflecting a relatively high level of expenditure per student compared to peers.
Because the district has closed, there is no current peer environment, housing market context, or student support system to describe. The district no longer exists, and no new enrollment is possible. The information here serves as a record of what was, not a guide for present enrollment decisions.
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