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Our #1 goal is to ensure every student attends, and graduates from, at least a four-year college.

Our #1 goal is to ensure every student attends, and graduates from, at least a four-year college.

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2025 National ESEA Distinguished School Award Winner

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Highest starting salary for teachers in Utah

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4 campuses along the Wasatch Front

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2020 Charter School of the Year

About Us

Our students are college bound.

At Wallace Stegner, we are laying foundations of financial security for our students. We are training future doctors, lawyers, engineers, scientists, artists, and presidents. 

Wallace Stegner Academy prepares students for their future college studies and for the jobs of the future.

Investing in each life betters our world beyond school.

Wallace Stegner Academy is a free charter school that serves students in grades K-9 for the 2024-2025 school year. For the 2025-2026 school year, we will be adding 10th grade. Wallace Stegner is open to any student living in Utah.


Our number one goal is to ensure every student attends, and graduates from, at least a four-year college.

Our number one goal is to ensure every student attends, and graduates from, at least a four-year college.

See for yourself!

Wallace Stegner ranks #1 in ELA, Math and Science among 20 nearby charters and district schools.

K-6th Grade  |  ELA
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Wallace Stegner Academy

AVERAGE

SLCSE

APA SNA

APA TAS

Pacific Heritage

Mana

Escalante

DIA

Glendale Middle

Jackson

Mountain View

Endeavor Hall

Edison

Meadowlark

Franklin

Riley

Rose Park

Northwest

Backman

Guadalupe

Redwood

K-6th Grade  |  Math
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Trophy

Wallace Stegner Academy

AVERAGE

APA SNA

Escalante

APA TAS

SLCSE

Mountain View

Endeavor Hall

Riley

Meadowlark

DIA

Rose Park

Jackson

Franklin

Edison

Pacific Heritage

Glendale Middle

Mana

Northwest

Backman

Guadalupe

Redwood

K-6th Grade  |  Science
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50
Trophy

Wallace Stegner Academy

AVERAGE

APA SNA

SLCSE

Escalante

APA TAS

Mana

Endeavor Hall

Pacific Heritage

Glendale Middle

Jackson

Mountain View

Rose Park

Meadowlark

Franklin

Edison

Riley

DIA

Guadalupe

Northwest

Backman

Redwood

K-6th Grade  |  ELA
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60
Trophy

Wallace Stegner Academy

AVERAGE

Neil Armstrong

Monticello

APA SNA

Entheos Academy

West Valley Elementary

Gerald Wright

APA TAS

Copper Hills

Mana Academy

Hunter

Hillside

Douglas Orchard

Pioneer

Hunter JH

Whittier

Ascent Academy

Scott M Matheson

Philo Farnsworth

Pleasant Green

Valley Crest

Monroe

Jackling

Magna

Lake Ridge

K-6th Grade  |  Math
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Trophy

Wallace Stegner Academy

AVERAGE

Neil Armstrong

Monticello

APA SNA

West Valley Elementary

Gerald Wright

Hunter

APA TAS

Pioneer

Entheos Academy

Copper Hills

Hillside

Philo Farnsworth

Douglas Orchard

Ascent Academy

Whittier

Pleasant Green

Hunter JH

Jackling

Scott M Matheson

Lake Ridge

Magna

Valley Crest

Mana Academy

Monroe

K-6th Grade  |  Science
0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60
Trophy

Wallace Stegner Academy

AVERAGE

Neil Armstrong

APA SNA

Gerald Wright

West Valley Elementary

Monticello

Pioneer

APA TAS

Entheos Academy

Mana Academy

Hillside

Douglas Orchard

Hunter JH

Copper Hills

Hunter

Philo Farnsworth

Monroe

Whittier

Jackling

Pleasant Green

Ascent Academy

Lake Ridge

Scott M Matheson

Valley Crest

Magna

Frequently Asked Questions

Wallace Stegner is laying foundations of financial security for our students and we are training future doctors, lawyers, engineers, scientists, artists, and presidents.

Wallace Stegner Academy does not charge student tuition or fees. We are a FREE, public charter school.

https://schools.utah.gov/policy/resources

There are many teaching methods and programs that make Wallace Stegner special! They help us to consistently rank #1 in state test scores year after year.

Our Secret Sauce

Complete the online enrollment application. The online enrollment application will be available December 1st of every year.
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Come see the transformations in our classrooms!

We invite you to tour our school! See what happens every day in every classroom and why our students are happy and confident.

West Valley City’s
Top Performing Public School