• Timpanogos Academy, grades K-6, Lindon. Provides a back-to-basics approach to learning through scientifically proven programs, including Core Knowledge Sequence, Saxon Math, Spalding Language Arts and Open Court Reading.

• Tuacahn High School for the Performing Arts, grades 9-12, Ivins. The nation's only charter high school affiliated with a professional arts organization, where students work alongside show producers, directors and designers.

• Uintah River High School, grades 10-12, Fort Duchesne. Emphasizes teaching within a framework of Native American student learning styles; includes Native American art, Ute language and history and outdoor classroom to prepare students for future jobs managing Ute Tribe resources.

• Utah County Academy of Sciences, grades 10-12, Orem. UCAS, one of Utah's New Century high-tech high schools, offers students a rigorous educational experience on the Utah Valley State College campus. High school graduation requirements can be fulfilled while earning college credit at little or no charge.

• Walden School of Liberal Arts, grades 7-10, Provo. Walden is founded on a vision of a school where students are anxiously engaged in learning, participate in their own education and are actively planning, collaborating, solving problems and sharing ideas.

• Wasatch Peak Academy, grades K-6, Bountiful. Wasatch offers a bilingual educational opportunity for all grades and asks 30 volunteer hours at the school from each family.

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Contributing: Jennifer Toomer Cook