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 in South Jordan, Utah, serving kindergarten through twelfth grade. It operated as its own school district, but it is no longer open. The school issued a Notice of Charter School Closure and permanently closed on June 28, 2024, per Utah Code. Families must now look elsewhere for a school.
While it was operating, Career Academy of Utah was a small school. Its enrollment in the final year was modest for a K-12 charter, and it only had students in kindergarten through ninth grade; no tenth, eleventh, or twelfth graders were enrolled. About two out of every five students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a substantial share of families with economic need. The student body was diverse: roughly half of students were White, about three out of ten were Hispanic, and the rest included Black, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, Asian, American Indian, and multiracial students. Data on students with disabilities and English learners was not available in the public records we reviewed.
The school’s academic performance on Utah’s state assessments (the RISE test in grades three through eight) was low across all subjects. Proficiency rates in math, English language arts, and science all fell well below the typical range for Salt Lake County districts. Overall proficiency, which combines those subjects, placed Career Academy of Utah in the bottom quarter of districts in Salt Lake County. Because the school did not have a high school graduating class, there is no four-year graduation rate to report. The low test results are from the 2023–24 school year, the last year the school operated.
South Jordan, where the school was located, is a rapidly growing suburban city southwest of Salt Lake City. It has been one of the fastest-growing cities in Utah, driven largely by the sprawling Daybreak master-planned community. The city has a car-dependent layout, though the Daybreak area includes walkable nodes, trails, and a new Downtown Daybreak development with a ballpark. Housing is expensive relative to national benchmarks, and home values have been rising. The city has several conventional public schools within the Jordan School District, but Career Academy of Utah was an independent charter.
For a parent considering this school, the most critical fact is that it is closed. The decision to close was formalized through a charter closure process, and the school’s website now directs requests for transcripts and records to a fax number and email address. No further information about the reasons for closure was available in the provided data, nor are there details about the school’s programs, course access, or discipline record. The available picture is sparse, but the central reality is that Career Academy of Utah is no longer an option for families.
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