Liahona Preparatory Academy vs. American Heritage School
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School Overview
School
Top Rankings
Liahona Preparatory Academy ranks among the top 20% of private schools in Utah for:
Category
Attribute
Affordability
American Heritage School ranks among the top 20% of private schools in Utah for:
Overview
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.
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.
Grades Offered
PK-12
K-12
Blue Ribbon School
No
No
Offers Post-Graduate Year
No
n/a
Learning Difference Programs
No
n/a
Year Founded
1997
1970
Students Body
Total Students
168 students
1075 students
Student Body Type
Co-ed
Co-ed
% Students of Color
7%
6%
Students by Grade
Students by Grade
Pre-K Students
2
-
Kindergarten Students
10
80
Grade 1 Students
4
78
Grade 2 Students
10
72
Grade 3 Students
6
75
Grade 4 Students
15
75
Grade 5 Students
11
100
Grade 6 Students
16
79
Grade 7 Students
24
100
Grade 8 Students
13
100
Grade 9 Students
12
112
Grade 10 Students
19
84
Grade 11 Students
14
69
Grade 12 Students
12
51
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers
18 teachers
72 teachers
% Faculty with Advance Degree
75%
35%
Average Class Size
20
25
Number of AP Classes
n/a
9
Teacher : Student Ratio
1:9
1:15
Average SAT score
n/a
1160
Average ACT score
25
25
Classroom Dress Code
Casual
(No jeans, No T-Shirts)
(No jeans, No T-Shirts)
Formal
(Dennis Uniform)
(Dennis Uniform)
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline
None / Rolling
None / Rolling
Tuition Cost
$4,800
$6,600
Tuition Notes
Tuition costs depend on courses taken and accreditation status. $4800-$5800
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
% on Financial Aid
22%
n/a
Average Financial Aid Grant
$2,430
n/a
Acceptance Rate
95%
n/a
Admissions Director
Jordan Long
Melisa Hendrickson
Admissions Associate
Alicia Apgood
Katie Bush
Sports
Total Sports Offered
n/a
9
Sports
n/a
Extracurriculars
Total Extra-curric.Total Extracurriculars
3
29
Extra-curric.Extracurriculars
Shakespeare Team, Student Council, Theatre Department
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