The Waterford School

Sandy · UT · Private independent · K-12 combined

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La Europa Academy → La Europa Academy → Mount Vernon Academy → Stillwater Academy → Mount Olympus Preparatory/Eva Carlston Academy → Oxford Academy → Wasatch Canyons Academy At Primary Childrens Hosp → Realms Of Inquiry →

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How The Waterford School compares for families

What families should know about The Waterford School.

▸ LocallyUT students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+8 points).
▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: La Europa Academy, La Europa Academy, Mount Vernon Academy and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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Your state's public flagship

University of Utah

87%

admit rate

$9,620

in-state tuition/yr · $30,860 out-of-state

1180–1398

SAT 25–75 · ACT 22–29

The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $16,200/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.

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Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.

Their published matriculation list

Where the Classes of 2022-2025 (graduates) enrolled

The Waterford School publishes where its graduates enrolled. What follows is copied from that document — 121 colleges, in the document's own order.

American Musical and Dramatic Academy Amherst College Arizona State University (Tempe) Babson College Barnard College Bates College Boston University Bowdoin College Brigham Young University Brigham Young University (Idaho) Brown University California Polytechnic State University Claremont McKenna College Colgate University Columbia University Cornell University Davidson College Denison University DePauw University Diablo Valley College Duke University Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Emory University Endicott College Fordham University George Washington University Georgetown University Georgetown University Qatar Gonzaga University Grinnell College

and 91 more

Harvard University John Cabot University Johns Hopkins University Kenyon College Lehigh University Manhattan School of Music Massachusetts Institute of Technology Medical University of Warsaw Methodist University Middlebury College Montana State University New York University Northeastern University Northwestern University Occidental College Parsons Paris at The New School Penn State University Pepperdine University Pitzer College Pomona College Princeton University Purdue University Queen's University Reed College Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Rice University Santa Clara University Scripps College Smith College Snow College Southern Methodist University Southern Utah University Southern Virginia University Stanford University SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry Swarthmore College Texas A&M University Texas Christian University The Evergreen State College The University of Alabama The University of Tampa The University of Texas at Austin Trinity College Trinity University Tufts University Tulane University of Louisiana United States Military Academy at West Point University of Amsterdam University of Arkansas University of British Columbia University of California – Berkeley University of California – Davis University of California – Irvine University of California – Los Angeles University of California – Riverside University of California – San Diego University of California – Santa Barbara University of Denver University of Hawaii at Manoa University of Iowa University of Miami University of Michigan University of Minnesota University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University of North Dakota University of Oregon University of Pennsylvania University of Puget Sound University of San Diego University of South Carolina University of Southern California University of Utah University of Virginia University of Washington – Bothell University of Washington – Seattle Campus University of Wyoming Utah State University Utah Tech University Utah Valley University Villanova University Wake Forest University Washington and Lee University Washington College Washington University in St. Louis Western Washington University Westminster University Whitman College Willamette University William & Mary Worcester Polytechnic Institute Yale University

These graduates went on to the colleges above.

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Independently verified As published by The Waterford School — College Counseling page ↗. Found at: "College Placement" section: "Where are Waterford School Alumni Currently Attending College? / Four-Year History of College Matriculation / Waterford School Cla.

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment went from 830 in 2018 to 944 in 2022 — over 4 years.

+13.7%

Why only 3 data points?

Private school enrollment comes from the NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS), which is collected every other year — not annually like public-school data. The most recent published collection is 2021–22; NCES targeted spring 2026 for the 2023–24 release — we'll load it as soon as it's published.

If the recent trend holds…

At its recent rate of +3.3%/year, projecting from 2022's 944 students:

2023

975

2025

1,040

2027

1,109

An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.

Revenue upside

At tuition per student, the 165 students projected to be gained by 2027 represent ≈ $2,640,000/year in tuition upside.

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Most similar nearby high schools

The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.

School	Type	Miles	HS enrollment	Trend
La Europa Academy Salt Lake City	Private	4.3	32	—
La Europa Academy Murray	Private	4.3	30	—
Mount Vernon Academy Murray	Private	5.2	102	+61.9%
Stillwater Academy South Jordan	Private	5.2	27	—
Mount Olympus Preparatory/Eva Carlston Academy Salt Lake City	Private	6.1	36	—
Oxford Academy Riverton	Private	6.3	12	—
Wasatch Canyons Academy At Primary Childrens Hosp Salt Lake City	Private	6.5	39	—
Realms Of Inquiry Taylorsville	Private	7.4	25	—

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