The top reported proficiency rate is 66% in Science. The lowest is 61% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Lincoln Academy
Lincoln Academy is a charter school in Pleasant Grove, Utah, serving kindergarten through ninth grade. Because it does not yet serve the high school grades, there is no graduation rate to report. The school operates as its own district, and a search for recent district-level changes found little of lasting impact, so that section is omitted rather than guessed.
The school’s academic picture, drawn from Utah’s RISE assessments, shows a student body performing well above the typical range for the county. Across tested subjects and grades, the school’s composite proficiency sits in the top quartile relative to other districts in Utah County. In math, more than three-fifths of students reached the proficient or advanced mark. In English language arts, the share was slightly higher. Science proficiency landed close to the same level. These are strong results, though a parent may want to note that the ELA data comes from the prior school year while math and science reflect a more recent round of testing, so the full picture draws from two different years.
The enrollment is solidly mid-sized for a school covering this grade band, with a student count that runs from kindergarten upward and swells a bit in the middle school years. The student body is predominantly white, with a Hispanic population representing the next largest group. A modest share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating that the school serves a mix of household incomes but leans toward the more affluent side. The school does not report counts for students with disabilities or English learners, so a family interested in those supports would need to ask the school directly.
Pleasant Grove itself is a family-oriented suburb in the Provo-Orem metro area. It began as an agricultural community with a strawberry-farming heritage and has since suburbanized, though it holds onto its identity through the Strawberry Days festival, Utah’s second-oldest community harvest festival. The city has grown steadily since the last census. The built environment slopes off the Mt. Timpanogos bench, and the streetscape is typical of a suburban layout, with a Main Street commercial corridor and public schools spread across the city rather than concentrated on one campus. Housing values in the area sit above the national benchmark, and rents have been moving up with the broader market, consistent with a desirable metro-area suburb.
The school is a charter, which means it operates with some autonomy from the local district that runs Pleasant Grove’s traditional public schools. A family choosing Lincoln Academy is opting into a separate governance structure and a defined academic program that ends after ninth grade, so they will need to plan for a high school transition. The mix of solid test results, a manageable school size, and a suburban setting in a growing community makes this a school worth considering for families whose priorities align with those characteristics, but the limited grade span and the gap in special-population data are two areas where a closer look is warranted.
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