The top reported proficiency rate is 57% in Science. The lowest is 50% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Ascent Academies of Utah Farmington
Ascent Academies of Utah Farmington is a public charter school serving kindergarten through ninth grade in the city of Farmington. It is part of a small district of the same name that operates multiple campuses across the state. Because it is a charter school, admission is open to families within and beyond the immediate area, and the school operates with some independence from the local district. The school does not yet serve upper high school grades, so there is no graduation rate to report for this campus.
Academically, the school’s performance on Utah’s state assessments for grades three through eight places it above the midpoint among districts in Davis County. Proficiency rates across math, English language arts, and science all land in a similar range, with science slightly stronger than the other two subjects. While these results are solid relative to the county as a whole, the rates are not at the top of the local distribution, and a family considering this school may want to discuss specific subject-area supports with the school’s staff. The district publicly describes its use of the Schoolwide Enrichment Model, which includes weekly student-selected enrichment clusters as part of the core approach. This pedagogical framework is a distinctive, lasting feature that shapes the daily experience across all of the district’s campuses and may appeal to families who value student choice in learning.
The student body is predominantly white, with Hispanic students making up a little more than one in ten and smaller shares of Asian, Black, multiracial, and Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander students. About one in five students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a share that is moderate for a public school and reflects a mix of family economic backgrounds. Enrollment is modest but balanced across the elementary and middle grades, with the largest single grade in fourth and the smallest in ninth. The school does not report special education or English learner counts in the available data, so a parent with a child who receives those services would need to inquire directly about how supports are structured.
Farmington is a community in Davis County with housing values that are notably above both the state and national medians. Rents have been relatively stable in the recent period. The local area includes many of the conveniences of a suburban center, but the available research did not yield specific details about walkability or nearby amenities such as Station Park or Main Street, so that picture is incomplete from this data. The district brief notes that Ascent Academies opened a fifth campus in Saratoga Springs a few years ago, indicating a period of growth and expansion that may continue to affect enrollment patterns and resource allocation across the network.
Overall, Ascent Academies of Utah Farmington offers a moderate-sized environment with a defined pedagogical model, performance that sits above the local average but not at the top, and a grade span that stops at ninth grade. Families looking for a high school pathway beyond ninth grade will need to plan for a transition elsewhere. Those who value a charter school with a research-based enrichment model and a student body that is not extremely high-poverty may find this school a strong fit. The absence of some common data points—such as chronic absenteeism, discipline, and staffing ratios—means that a fully informed decision would benefit from a visit and conversation with school leadership.
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