What Quest Academy Charter Sch does

Quest Academy Charter School is a public K-9 charter school authorized in 2007 by the Utah State Charter School Board and the Utah State Board of Education, operating two campuses in West Haven, Utah: the Q1 Elementary campus at 4862 West 4000 South (grades K-5) and the Q2 Junior High campus at 4828 West 4000 South (grades 6-9). The school enrolls up to 1,048 students via an annual lottery system, with siblings of currently enrolled students receiving preferential placement. It has been recognized by the State of Utah as one of seven Model Schools for educational excellence, and reports consistently top-tier state test performance in ELA, Math, and Science, plus an unusual outcome in which junior high students accumulate 8 to 13 high school credits by 9th grade versus an average of 6 at surrounding schools. Core program offerings include athletics, clubs, summer learning, Title I academic intervention, and a mandatory dress code policy structured to reinforce school culture.

The school's digital footprint is built on a stack of third-party platforms: Aspire for student information, Mastery Connect for standards-based assessment, Clever for single sign-on, and consumer learning apps including Khan Academy, IXL, Prodigy, Lexia Core5, Discovery Education, Code.org, Codecademy, Reading Plus, and Amplify mClass. Operations are increasingly consolidated on the Frogtummy platform, which powers online enrollment and lottery registration, carpool coordination, lunch account management, and family communications. The school markets primarily through organic social media (Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, X), community events, Back to School nights, and a "Questimonies" testimonial video series rather than paid acquisition.

Quest Academy's revenue model is a hybrid of public per-pupil allocations from the State of Utah, supplemental School LAND Trust distributions (which grew from $147,433.90 in 2023-24 to $156,722.42 in 2025-26), Title I federal funding, and ancillary family-paid fees for registration, clubs, athletics, yearbooks, spirit gear, and the lunch program. The school operates as an independent Utah nonprofit under a governing board led by Stacee Phillips (Board President), with Dr. Dave Bullock serving as Principal and Title IX Coordinator. No external parent company, ownership change, or M&A activity is indicated.

Name

Quest Academy Charter Sch

Legal name

Quest Academy Charter School

Website

https://questac.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Quest Academy Charter School is a Utah public K-9 charter school in West Haven serving up to 1,048 students through lottery-based enrollment, recognized as one of seven State Model Schools with top-tier test scores.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-9 Public Charter School Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110), Elementary and Secondary Schools (61111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Accelerated Learning & Grade Advancement Programs (EDAJAGAE)

Keywords

• Charter school education
• K-9 education services
• Public school enrollment
• Elementary and junior high
• STEM curriculum

Headquarters

HQ city

West Haven

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Tuition/Public Funding: As a public charter school, receives per-pupil state funding based on average daily membership. Enrollment capacity of 1,048 students across grades K-9.
2. School Fees: Collects registration fees, club fees, sports fees, and PE uniform fees from enrolled families.
3. Auxiliary Services: Revenue from school store (spirit gear, donations), yearbooks, and school lunch programs.
4. School Land Trust Funds: State of Utah School Trust Land distribution: $156,722.42 (2025-2026), $150,330.91 (2024-2025), $147,433.90 (2023-2024).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Quest Academy Charter School delivers comprehensive K-9 public charter school education across two West Haven, Utah campuses (Q1 Elementary K-5 and Q2 Junior High 6-9), serving up to 1,048 students through lottery-based enrollment. The school combines classroom instruction in ELA, Math, and Science with integrated digital tools (Aspire SIS, Mastery Connect, Clever SSO) and supplemental services including athletics, clubs, summer learning, Title I academic intervention, and a daily lunch program. It also provides online parent-facing platforms for enrollment, carpool coordination, and lunch account management.

Product overview

Quest Academy Charter School offers a unified educational program for grades K-9 with integrated digital tools for school operations. The core offering is a charter school education supplemented by student-facing digital platforms including the online carpool app, enrollment/lottery system, and lunch account management (all built on the Frogtummy platform), as well as the Aspire student information system and Mastery Connect assessment platform. The school utilizes Clever for single sign-on access to multiple educational tools including Code.org, Khan Academy, IXL, Discovery Education, and other third-party learning platforms. Programs include athletics, clubs, summer learning, and Title I academic intervention services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• K-9 Charter School Education Program Comprehensive public charter school education for grades K-9 across two West Haven, Utah campuses (Q1 Elementary K-5 and Q2 Junior High 6-9), with curriculum emphasizing ELA, Math, and Science, dress code policy, athletics, clubs, summer learning, and Title I academic intervention services.
• Online Enrollment System (Lottery Registration) Web-based student enrollment and lottery registration platform enabling families to submit applications for grades K-9, with sibling preference for currently enrolled students.

Quantifiable outcome

• Students consistently rank in top tier for ELA, Math, and Science on state tests
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration16 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Utah State Board of EducationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAuthorizing body for charter school operations. Provides regulatory oversight, per-pupil funding allocation, and compliance monitoring. School charter approved in 2007.
• USBE (Utah State Board of Education)coreOthersProvides parent portal access, student data systems, and regulatory compliance framework for public education.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Success Academy Charter Schools: Large NYC-based K-12 charter network consistently producing top-tier test scores; comparable as a broad charter incumbent demonstrating academic excellence at scale, though operating in a different geography.
• KIPP Public Schools: National K-12 charter network operating hundreds of schools; comparable as a broad charter-school incumbent pursuing college-prep outcomes for underserved students, though operating at much larger scale than Quest Academy.

Direct peers

• Merit Preparatory Academy: Utah public charter school with lottery-based enrollment and rigorous academics; comparable as a regional charter peer competing for similar academically-oriented families in northern Utah.
• American Preparatory Schools: Multi-campus Utah charter school network serving K-9 with lottery-based enrollment; comparable as a same-state public charter peer pursuing academic excellence and operational scale.
• Wallace Stegner Academy: Utah K-9 charter school network; comparable as a same-state public charter serving similar grades with lottery enrollment. Named in Quest Academy's board leadership's professional background (Chief Compliance Officer), indicating close ecosystem overlap.
• Summit Academy (Utah): Utah public charter school network serving grades K-12; comparable as a same-state public charter competitor for lottery-driven K-9 enrollment in the Wasatch Front region.
• Basis Charter Schools: National charter network known for academic rigor and accelerated curricula; comparable as a peer institution pursuing top-tier test outcomes through accelerated, college-prep-focused K-12 instruction.
• Highmark Charter School: Utah public charter school; comparable as a same-state public charter peer for K-9 families, and referenced via a Quest Academy board member's prior experience as Assistant Principal, indicating close community overlap.

Others

• Frogtummy: Vendor providing Quest Academy's enrollment/lottery, carpool, lunch account, and parent communication platform; comparable as the school's primary operational software ecosystem provider, not a competitor.
• Utah Education Network (UEN): State-supported educational resource provider integrated into Quest Academy's curriculum stack; comparable as an ecosystem partner enabling digital learning content delivery rather than a direct enrollment competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/QuestJrHS
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@questacademy193
• Facebookfacebook.com/Questacademycharterschool
• Instagraminstagram.com/questacademyelementary
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/quest-academy-charter-sch

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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