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Awards, Honors & Achievements

Since our opening in 2003, APA’s teachers, students and staff have been recognized across Utah. Here is a record of those honors.

BestOfStateMedal

2025 Best of State Utah: Best Charter School in Utah

“A short, real quote from an APA parent or graduate goes here. One sentence about what the school did for their child.”

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51honors since 2011

Award history

2020–2025

Awards, Honors and Achievements
2025

Best Charter School in Utah

Best of State Utah named APA the state’s best charter school, alongside 12 more awards.

Scholarships in the arts and academics

Two West Valley 3 students recognized.

2024

Twelve Best of State awards

Recognized across a dozen categories.

2023

Top Workplaces, second year running

Salt Lake Tribune Top Workplaces.

2022

Salt Lake Tribune Top Workplaces

First recognition as one of Utah’s best places to work.

Ten Best of State awards

Awarded across APA campuses.

2021

US News High School Rankings

Recognized by US News & World Report.

Best of State Utah

Best of State Utah recognition.

2020

Top ten high schools in Utah

US News & World Report ranked Draper 3 among the state’s top ten.

Best of State Utah

Best of State Utah recognition.

2014–2019

APA Sistema string students with their instruments and city officials in a council chamber
2019

2A Coach of the Year

A Draper 3 history and debate teacher.

Niche: top charter schools in Utah

Draper campuses recognized.

Northern Regional Spelling Bee champion

An APA student advanced to nationals.

2018

Best of State Principal and Administrator

Awarded to APA school leaders.

2017

Best of State Charter School

Awarded to West Valley 1.

2015

Business Manager of the Year

Awarded to APA’s CFO.

2014

Award for Direct Instruction

Recognized for excellence in Direct Instruction.

2003–2013

Front entrance of the American Preparatory Academy Draper 1 campus with flagpole
2013

Draper 2 opens

A second campus opens in Draper.

2011

Charter School of the Year

Utah Association of Public Charter Schools.

West Valley 2 opens

Now the largest campus, with over 1,300 K–12 students.

2009

West Valley 1 opens

APA opens its first West Valley campus.

2003

Draper 1 opens

APA opens its first campus in Draper.