# Source: Mountain Heights Academy — About Page

**Type:** source
**Status:** Useful
**Confidence:** Medium
**Source Type:** official-page
**URL:** https://mountainheightsacademy.org/about
**Archive:** https://web.archive.org/web/20260811220000/https://mountainheightsacademy.org/about
**Archived:** 2026-08-11
**Publisher:** Mountain Heights Academy
**Raw:** raw/mountain-heights-academy-official-about-page/2026-08-11-598c947c6ccd.txt
**Retrieved:** 2026-08-12
**Updated:** 2026-08-11
**Relates:** cites [Mountain Heights Academy](mountain-heights-academy.md) · https://greatutah.work/pages/mountain-heights-academy.md · https://mountainheightsacademy.org/about

## Summary

Mountain Heights Academy's public about page: a tuition-free online Utah charter school serving
grades 7–12, with West Jordan contact address and curriculum built partly from open-source materials.

## Useful Claims

- Mountain Heights Academy says it was **founded in 2009** as an alternative to traditional schools.
- The school describes itself as a **tuition-free, online** program for **grades 7–12** available to
  Utah students.
- Contact address on the page: **9067 South 1300 West, Suite 204, West Jordan, UT 84088**; office
  phone **801-721-6329**.
- Curriculum section: the school **builds its own curriculum from existing open-source content and
  from materials our teachers create—all aligned to core standards**.
- The about page does **not** name **Open High School of Utah** or assert a first-in-the-nation open
  licensing claim — that history is documented elsewhere.

## Verbatim

> "Mountain Heights Academy was founded in 2009 to meet the needs of students and families looking for an alternative to traditional schools."
> — History section

> "Our tuition-free, online courses for grades 7-12 allow students to customize their education, get the attention and flexibility they need, and find success."
> — Our Story section

> "We build our own curriculum from existing open-source content and from materials our teachers create—all aligned to core standards."
> — Curriculum section

> "9067 South 1300 West Suite 204 West Jordan, UT 84088 Office: 801-721-6329"
> — Contact block

## Reliability Notes

Self-reported charter marketing. Performance superlatives ("highest rated") on the same page are the
school's own claims and are not quoted here. For enrollment, charter status, and address corroboration
cite [Source: NCES — Mountain Heights Academy Record](nces-mountain-heights-academy-record.md).

## Related Pages

- [Mountain Heights Academy](mountain-heights-academy.md)
- [Source: NCES — Mountain Heights Academy Record](nces-mountain-heights-academy-record.md)