American Heritage School vs. Liahona Preparatory Academy
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Overview
American Heritage School is an independent school located in American Fork, Utah.
The School's 40-acre campus serves approximately 1,070 students in grades K-12 at the foot of the Wasatch Mountains in beautiful Utah Valley.
American Heritage School sponsors 500 students in extra-curricular orchestra and choir programs and provides distance education courses or curriculum to approximately 5,000 students living in 50 states and more than 60 countries.
Liahona Preparatory Academy is an accredited private school for Pre-K through 12th grade. We provide core and elective academic classes based on the teaching of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in a fun, motivational and nurturing environment! Liahona offers a fully accredited track, or a home school track.
Grades Offered
K-12
PK-12
Blue Ribbon School
No
No
Offers Post-Graduate Year
n/a
No
Learning Difference Programs
n/a
No
Year Founded
1970
1997
Students Body
Total Students
1075 students
168 students
Student Body Type
Co-ed
Co-ed
% Students of Color
6%
7%
Students by Grade
Students by Grade
Pre-K Students
-
2
Kindergarten Students
80
10
Grade 1 Students
78
4
Grade 2 Students
72
10
Grade 3 Students
75
6
Grade 4 Students
75
15
Grade 5 Students
100
11
Grade 6 Students
79
16
Grade 7 Students
100
24
Grade 8 Students
100
13
Grade 9 Students
112
12
Grade 10 Students
84
19
Grade 11 Students
69
14
Grade 12 Students
51
12
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers
72 teachers
18 teachers
% Faculty with Advance Degree
35%
75%
Average Class Size
25
20
Number of AP Classes
9
n/a
Teacher : Student Ratio
1:15
1:9
Average SAT score
1160
n/a
Average ACT score
25
25
Classroom Dress Code
Formal
(Dennis Uniform)
(Dennis Uniform)
Casual
(No jeans, No T-Shirts)
(No jeans, No T-Shirts)
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline
None / Rolling
None / Rolling
Tuition Cost
$6,600
$4,800
Tuition Notes
Kindergarten Half-day — $3,960
Kindergarten Full-day — $6,120
Grades 1–6 — $7,922
Grades 7–8 — $8,233
Grades 9–12 — $9,717
International — $18,000
Tuition costs depend on courses taken and accreditation status. $4800-$5800
% on Financial Aid
n/a
22%
Average Financial Aid Grant
n/a
$2,430
Acceptance Rate
n/a
95%
Admissions Director
Melisa Hendrickson
Jordan Long
Admissions Associate
Katie Bush
Alicia Apgood
Sports
Total Sports Offered
9
n/a
Sports
Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Dance, Soccer, Tennis, Track and Field, Ultimate Frisbee, Volleyball
n/a
Extracurriculars
Total Extra-curric.Total Extracurriculars
29
3
Extra-curric.Extracurriculars
American Heritage Lyceum Philharmonic, American Heritage Youth Chorus, Ballroom Dance, Baseball, Basketball, Chamber Ensemble, Chess, Children's Choir, Concert Choir, Crescendo Orchestra, Cross-Country, Drama, Intramural basketball, Intramural Dodge Ball, Intramural Flag Football, Intramural Ping Pong, Intramural Soccer, Intramural Spud Ball, Intramural Tennis, Intramural Ultimate Frisbee, Intramural Volleyball, Musical, Online Courses, Prelude Strings, Robotics, Soccer, Symphonic Strings, Tennis, Track and Field
Shakespeare Team, Student Council, Theatre Department