The top reported proficiency rate is 71% in Science. The lowest is 54% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Renaissance Academy
Renaissance Academy is a charter school in Lehi that serves students from kindergarten through ninth grade. Because it does not yet offer grades ten through twelve, there is no graduation rate to report, and the school’s academic measures stop at the grade levels it covers. Lehi itself is a fast-growing city along the Wasatch Front, shaped by the Silicon Slopes tech corridor and home to major employers such as Adobe, Texas Instruments, and Vivint. The city has experienced rapid population growth, and its housing market reflects that demand, with home values and rents running above state averages. Many residents commute to tech jobs in the area, and the community’s civic life is centered around a traditional downtown with a library, museum, and recreation center.
The student body is just under eight hundred, spread across kindergarten through ninth grade, with enrollment tapering noticeably at the upper end — classes in the early grades are consistently larger, while seventh, eighth, and ninth grade have significantly fewer students. Racially and ethnically, the school is predominantly white, with a substantial Hispanic population and smaller shares of Asian students and students who identify as two or more races. The share of students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch is modest compared to many other schools, meaning that the school serves a population that is, on the whole, economically advantaged. Data on students with disabilities and English learners were not available in the source material, so a parent would need to ask the school directly about those programs and supports.
On state assessments, Renaissance Academy’s performance sits in a strong position relative to other districts in Utah County. Proficiency rates in math and English language arts are above the middle of the pack among the county’s twenty-nine districts, and science proficiency is higher still. These results place the school in the top quartile of Utah County districts when averaged across tested subjects and grades. Because the school serves only through ninth grade, its academic picture is limited to grades three through eight plus ninth grade; there are no subject-specific high school outcomes like AP or ACT scores to examine.
The school is its own district — Renaissance Academy operates as a single-school charter district — so there is no larger district administration with strategic priorities, recent referendums, or property-tax changes to report. The search for parent-relevant changes at the district level returned only static directory information, and no curriculum shifts, bond measures, or facility plans surfaced. This means the school’s direction and resources are effectively governed by its own board and leadership, and a family interested in upcoming changes would need to engage directly with the school.
For a parent trying to size up this school, the picture is one of a charter with solid academic results in the elementary and middle grades, set in a rapidly growing and relatively affluent area. The small upper-grade enrollment is a distinctive feature — families with children approaching high school age should note that the school does not yet serve beyond ninth grade, so a transition to another school would eventually be necessary unless the school adds grades. The absence of data on special education and English learner services is a gap worth probing, as is the lack of information on staffing, discipline, and chronic absenteeism, none of which were reported in the available data. For families who value a charter environment with a track record of above-average state test performance and who are comfortable with a school that caps at ninth grade, Renaissance Academy fits that profile. Those looking for a full K-12 pathway or for detailed information on student support services will need to ask further.
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