West Valley City’s
Top Performing Public School
2025 National ESEA Distinguished School Award Winner
Highest starting salary for teachers in Utah
5 campuses along the Wasatch Front
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.
Elevation in education
A positive culture of academic excellence.
Inside these walls you won’t find teachers—you will find determined teachers with one mission. Inside these walls you won’t find students; you will find engaged students with adventurous spirits.
"My grades are improving. I feel more successful."
I felt less intelligent at my last school because all we did was art projects. I like learning about all the revolutionaties that helped free Mexico on the way to liberty.
"The best thing about this school is that you can fit in with anybody."
How I found my friends? I moved to the classroom, and they welcomed me. I was always pretending, now I can just be myself.
When I was in the other school, I was so behind in my reading. I went up from a 1st grade level two years ago, to a 4th grade reading level.
"At my old school I wasn't really paying attention."
Before I came to Wallace, I was a student who got fairly bad grades. I needed to get my grades up if I wanted to keep playing the sport I played. So my mom brought me to Wallace and now I'm getting As and Bs.
I want keep my grades up so I can get the job I want when I'm older. I want to be a veterinarian.
"Online learning was kind of boring. I sat in the house all day and lost my social skills."
Altruismo house forces me to get outside of my comfort zone and become friends with people I wouldn't have talked to before—and they're a really good person, and I should have talked to them before.
The community is really nice, you make a lot of friends here; there is really no drama. They're really understanding here and I feel at home and comfortable.
"My grades are improving. I feel more successful."
I felt less intelligent at my last school because all we did was art projects. I like learning about all the revolutionaties that helped free Mexico on the way to liberty.
"The best thing about this school is that you can fit in with anybody."
How I found my friends? I moved to the classroom, and they welcomed me. I was always pretending, now I can just be myself.
When I was in the other school, I was so behind in my reading. I went up from a 1st grade level two years ago, to a 4th grade reading level.
"At my old school I wasn't really paying attention."
Before I came to Wallace, I was a student who got fairly bad grades. I needed to get my grades up if I wanted to keep playing the sport I played. So my mom brought me to Wallace and now I'm getting As and Bs.
I want keep my grades up so I can get the job I want when I'm older. I want to be a veterinarian.
"Online learning was kind of boring. I sat in the house all day and lost my social skills."
Altruismo house forces me to get outside of my comfort zone and become friends with people I wouldn't have talked to before—and they're a really good person, and I should have talked to them before.
The community is really nice, you make a lot of friends here; there is really no drama. They're really understanding here and I feel at home and comfortable.
"My grades are improving. I feel more successful."
I felt less intelligent at my last school because all we did was art projects. I like learning about all the revolutionaties that helped free Mexico on the way to liberty.
"The best thing about this school is that you can fit in with anybody."
How I found my friends? I moved to the classroom, and they welcomed me. I was always pretending, now I can just be myself.
When I was in the other school, I was so behind in my reading. I went up from a 1st grade level two years ago, to a 4th grade reading level.
"At my old school I wasn't really paying attention."
Before I came to Wallace, I was a student who got fairly bad grades. I needed to get my grades up if I wanted to keep playing the sport I played. So my mom brought me to Wallace and now I'm getting As and Bs.
I want keep my grades up so I can get the job I want when I'm older. I want to be a veterinarian.
"Online learning was kind of boring. I sat in the house all day and lost my social skills."
Altruismo house forces me to get outside of my comfort zone and become friends with people I wouldn't have talked to before—and they're a really good person, and I should have talked to them before.
The community is really nice, you make a lot of friends here; there is really no drama. They're really understanding here and I feel at home and comfortable.
Investing in each life betters our world beyond school.
Wallace Stegner Academy is a free charter school that serves students in grades K-10 for the 2025-2026 school year, growing to grades K-12. 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.
K-6th Grade | ELA
Wallace Stegner Academy
AVERAGE
SLCSE
APA SNA
APA TAS
Pacific Heritage
Mana
Escalante
DIA
Glendale Middle
Mountain View
Endeavor Hall
Edison
Meadowlark
Franklin
Rose Park
Northwest
Backman
Guadalupe
K-6th Grade | Math
Wallace Stegner Academy
AVERAGE
SLCSE
APA SNA
APA TAS
Pacific Heritage
Mana
Escalante
DIA
Glendale Middle
Mountain View
Endeavor Hall
Edison
Meadowlark
Franklin
Rose Park
Northwest
Backman
Guadalupe
K-6th Grade | Science
Wallace Stegner Academy
AVERAGE
SLCSE
APA SNA
APA TAS
Pacific Heritage
Mana
Escalante
DIA
Glendale Middle
Mountain View
Endeavor Hall
Edison
Meadowlark
Franklin
Rose Park
Northwest
Backman
Guadalupe
K-6th Grade | ELA
Wallace Stegner Academy
AVERAGE
Neil Armstrong
Polk (Ogden) - Copy
Whitesides (Davis)
Riverdale (Weber)
Antelope (Davis)
Treeside
Mtn View Montessori
North Park (Weber)
Bridge Elementary
Wasatch (Davis)
Washington Terrace
Greenwood
Crestview (Davis)
Mount Mahogany
Holt (Davis)
Municipal (Weber)
Doxey (Davis)
Lakeview (Weber)
K-6th Grade | Math
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
Ascent Academy
Whittier
Pleasant Green
Hunter JH
Jackling
Scott M Matheson
Lake Ridge
Magna
Mana Academy
Monroe
K-6th Grade | Science
Wallace Stegner Academy
AVERAGE
Neil Armstrong
Monticello
West Valley Elementary
Entheos Academy
APA TAS
APA SNA
Hunter JH
Ascent Academy
Pioneer
Mana Academy
Whittier
Hunter
Copper Hills
Hillside
Scott M Matheson
Philo Farnsworth
Monroe
Lake Ridge
Gerald Wright
Jackling
Magna
Pleasant Green
K-6th Grade | ELA
Wallace Stegner Academy
AVERAGE
Neil Armstrong
Monticello
Whitesides (Davis)
Riverdale (Weber)
Antelope (Davis)
Treeside
Mtn View Montessori
North Park (Weber)
Bridge Elementary
Wasatch (Davis)
Washington Terrace
Greenwood
Crestview (Davis)
Mount Mahogany
Holt (Davis)
Municipal (Weber)
Doxey (Davis)
Lakeview (Weber)
K-6th Grade | Math
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
Ascent Academy
Whittier
Pleasant Green
Hunter JH
Jackling
Scott M Matheson
Lake Ridge
Magna
Mana Academy
Monroe
K-6th Grade | Science
Wallace Stegner Academy
AVERAGE
Neil Armstrong
Monticello
West Valley Elementary
Entheos Academy
APA TAS
APA SNA
Hunter JH
Ascent Academy
Pioneer
Mana Academy
Whittier
Hunter
Copper Hills
Hillside
Scott M Matheson
Philo Farnsworth
Monroe
Lake Ridge
Gerald Wright
Jackling
Magna
Pleasant Green
K-6th Grade | ELA
Wallace Stegner Academy
AVERAGE
Neil Armstrong
Monticello
Whitesides (Davis)
Riverdale (Weber)
Antelope (Davis)
Treeside
Mtn View Montessori
North Park (Weber)
Bridge Elementary
Wasatch (Davis)
Washington Terrace
Greenwood
Crestview (Davis)
Mount Mahogany
Holt (Davis)
Municipal (Weber)
Doxey (Davis)
Lakeview (Weber)
K-6th Grade | Math
Wallace Stegner Academy
AVERAGE
Neil Armstrong
Monticello
Riverdale (Weber)
Antelope (Davis)
Treeside
Mtn View Montessori
North Park (Weber)
Bridge Elementary
Wasatch (Davis)
Washington Terrace
Greenwood
Crestview (Davis)
Mount Mahogany
Holt (Davis)
Municipal (Weber)
Lakeview (Weber)
Doxey (Davis)
Whitesides (Davis)
K-6th Grade | Science
Wallace Stegner Academy
AVERAGE
Neil Armstrong
Whitesides (Davis)
Monticello
Riverdale (Weber)
Antelope (Davis)
Treeside
Mtn View Montessori
North Park (Weber)
Bridge Elementary
Wasatch (Davis)
Washington Terrace
Greenwood
Crestview (Davis)
Mount Mahogany
Holt (Davis)
Municipal (Weber)
Doxey (Davis)
Lakeview (Weber)
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.