Excelsior Academy

Excelsior Academy is the sole public charter elementary school serving grades K-8 in Erda, Utah, with a total enrollment of 1,397 students. The school's academic performance varies significantly across different grade levels and subject areas, with some strong results in certain subjects like science, but also room for improvement in others like 6th-grade mathematics.

Excelsior Academy's student population is predominantly white, making up 79.6% of the student body, with the next largest racial group being Hispanic at 13.74%. The school's English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency rates range from 34.6% to 46.7%, generally lower than the state average, while its mathematics proficiency rates range from 16.4% to 53.4%, with the 6th-grade math proficiency significantly lower than the state average. However, the school's science proficiency rates, ranging from 49.6% to 65.8%, are generally higher than the state averages.

In terms of resources, Excelsior Academy spent $6,530 per student in the 2018-2019 school year, which is lower than the state average. The school also faces challenges with a high student-teacher ratio of 57.5 to 1, which may contribute to the observed variability in academic performance.