The top reported proficiency rate is 46% in Science. The lowest is 39% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Wallace Stegner Academy Kearns K-12
Wallace Stegner Academy Kearns K-12 is listed as a future school, meaning it has not yet opened for students. In a parent’s search for schools this entity is an announcement of intent rather than an operating choice. Because no students are enrolled, the usual markers of a school’s character remain absent.
State testing results are available only from a related Riley Scant test data artifact, not from the school’s own performance. The data shows a proficiency rate for math and science at a grade band from three to eight, but a parent should not interpret those as the school’s results, because the school is not yet serving students. The comparison set, which positions this entity against all districts in Salt Lake County, shows an overall proficiency index that falls above the midpoint of the county’s districts. That figure comes from the same test data, and a parent should treat it as a placeholder rather than a verdict on a school that has not yet held a class.
No enrollment, racial or ethnic demographics, free-and-reduced-price lunch share, special education count, English learner count, chronic absenteeism rate, or graduation rate are available, all because the school has no student body to measure. The grade band is listed as M through M, which in this data system indicates that the school’s grade configuration was not finalized at the time of record. The school’s directory status is Future, and the operational status field also says Future. The charter status is confirmed, so this school will be a public charter school when it opens. The parent district is listed as Wallace Stegner Academy, a charter district that has rapidly expanded across the Wasatch Front, with new campuses established in 2024 and 2025 in West Valley City, Kearns, and Sunset. The Kearns campus described here is one of that expansion.
The school’s location is in West Valley City, Utah, a suburban city that incorporated as a bedroom community and has since developed into a significant employment center with a mix of residential, commercial, and industrial uses. The area around the address is largely auto-oriented suburban development, with wide arterial roads and strip commercial uses. A planned downtown district around Fairbourne Station aims to concentrate housing, transit, and civic uses, but the school’s immediate surroundings are typical suburban landscape. Housing values in the ZIP code are modestly above the national benchmark, and rents are slightly below the state benchmark. The unemployment rate is moderate, and median household income is in line with the national figure.
For a parent, this school is a project on paper. No test scores, no student body, no staff, no track record exist to evaluate. The charter network has demonstrated capacity to open multiple campuses in recent years, so the school may indeed open. But the only honest answer to “what is this school like” is that it is not yet a school. The data provides no basis for a judgment on academics, environment, or student support. A parent considering this school would need to visit the network’s website, speak with the district office, and wait for an actual enrollment and a first year of results before forming a picture.
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