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.
2025 National ESEA Distinguished School Award Winner
Highest starting salary for teachers in Utah
4 campuses along the Wasatch Front
2020 Charter School of the Year
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Wallace Stegner ranks #1 in ELA, Math and Science among 20 nearby charters and district schools.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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.
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