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Elementary Schools

Best Elementary Schools
in Salt Lake District

This page covers 28 elementary schools in Salt Lake District. Rankings use a composite of neighborhood opportunity, class sizes, and per-student investment — signals available consistently from federal data across all US public schools. Schools in this district score near the national median on neighborhood opportunity. Use these rankings as a starting point; pair them with school visits and conversations with local parents before making any enrollment decision.

28
Schools Ranked
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Elementary Schools Rankings

Showing 10 of 28
1
rank
Washington School
Grades PK–06267 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
57
/100
Student:Teacher
14.5:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
61/100
Above nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$14,329
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
48%
Near nat'l 52.2%
2
rank
Ensign School
Grades PK–06313 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
55
/100
Student:Teacher
20.2:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
61/100
Above nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$14,329
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
13%
Low economic need
3
rank
Wasatch School
Grades KG–06337 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
55
/100
Student:Teacher
18.7:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
61/100
Above nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$14,329
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
31%
Low economic need
4
rank
Beacon Heights School
Grades KG–06397 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
53
/100
Student:Teacher
18.3:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
53/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$14,329
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
18%
Low economic need
5
rank
Emerson School
Grades KG–06467 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
53
/100
Student:Teacher
15.2:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
46/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$14,329
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
22%
Low economic need
6
rank
Indian Hills School
Grades KG–06302 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
53
/100
Student:Teacher
18.8:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
53/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$14,329
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
13%
Low economic need
7
rank
Salt Lake Virtual Elementary
Grades KG–0858 students
Ranked for: small class sizes (6.8:1)
53
/100
Student:Teacher
6.8:1
Below nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
36/100
Below nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$14,329
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
62%
Near nat'l 52.2%
8
rank
Dilworth School
Grades PK–06492 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
52
/100
Student:Teacher
19.8:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
53/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$14,329
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
19%
Low economic need
9
rank
Bonneville School
Grades KG–06449 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
51
/100
Student:Teacher
21.3:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
53/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$14,329
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
8%
Low economic need
10
rank
Highland Park School
Grades KG–06493 students
Scores consistently across all ranking signals
51
/100
Student:Teacher
17.9:1
Near nat'l 15.4:1
Opportunity
45/100
Near nat'l median
Per-Pupil Spend
$14,329
Near nat'l avg
Free Lunch
17%
Low economic need
18 more elementary schools in Salt Lake District not shown here.
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How We Rank Elementary Schools

Each school receives a composite score (0–100) built from 4 federal data signals, weighted to reflect what matters most at the elementary school level. All signals are normalised against national benchmarks so a school's score reflects its standing across the entire US, not just within this district.

Neighborhood Opportunity
40%
Harvard Opportunity Atlas score for the school's neighbourhood. Higher means children from this area historically achieve stronger economic outcomes.
Student-Teacher Ratio
30%
Lower ratio = smaller classes = more individual attention per child. Normalised against national range.
Per-Pupil Expenditure
20%
Annual district spending per enrolled student from the NCES F-33 Finance Survey. Compared against national average.
Free Lunch Rate
10%
Percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch. Used as a neighbourhood economic-context signal.
Test scores are excluded: they are not published as consistent open federal data across all states, making reliable cross-district comparison impossible with this signal alone.
District at a Glance
28
Elementary Schools
40
Total Schools
57
#1 Score
47
Avg Score
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Top Ranked Elementary School
1
Washington School
Score: 57/100
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About This Data

All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets: NCES Common Core of Data (enrollment, school characteristics, student-teacher ratios), NCES F-33 Finance Survey (per-pupil expenditure), Harvard Opportunity Atlas (neighbourhood opportunity scores). Federal data is published on an annual cycle and may not reflect the very latest school-year changes. Rankings reflect available data and should be used as a starting point — not a substitute for visiting schools or consulting district resources directly. What this ranking does not measure: teacher quality, classroom culture, extracurricular programmes, school safety, or parent and student satisfaction.