Best Elementary Schools in Utah

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 561)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
490087000484	41	Dilworth School	Public	PK, KG-6	1953 S 2100 E	Salt Lake City	84108	Salt Lake County	Salt Lake District	No	No	No	No	(801) 481-4806	492	25	19.7	19.3%	391 (79.5%)	4 (0.8%)	49 (10.0%)	12 (2.4%)	5 (1.0%)	6 (1.2%)	25 (5.1%)	$9,885			$741			$9,144	88.2	73.7	126	85
490014200856	42	Lone Peak School	Public	K-5	11515 S 2220 E	Sandy	84092	Salt Lake County	Canyons District	No	No	No	No	(801) 826-8650	580	26	22.5	8.6%	472 (81.4%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (5.3%)	23 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	51 (8.8%)	$7,310			$355			$6,955	88.2	94	16	26
490012001379	43	Heritage School	Public	PK, KG-6	925 W 3200 S	Nibley	84321	Cache County	Cache District	No	No	No	No	(435) 792-7696	758	33	23	24.1%	627 (82.7%)	0 (0.0%)	95 (12.5%)	5 (0.7%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	24 (3.2%)	$7,607			$485			$7,122	88.1	85.7	55	12
490057001259	44	Mountain Green School	Public	K-4	6064 N Silver Leaf Dr	Mountain Green	84050	Morgan County	Morgan District	No	No	No	No	(801) 876-3041	499	26	19.5	5.8%	475 (95.2%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	$6,008			$359			$5,650	87.5	87.2	46	2
490012001536	45	Cedar Ridge School	Public	K-6	65 N 200 W	Hyde Park	84318	Cache County	Cache District	No	No	No	No	(435) 563-6229	744	31	24.3	17.6%	652 (87.6%)	2 (0.3%)	49 (6.6%)	11 (1.5%)	6 (0.8%)	5 (0.7%)	19 (2.6%)	$6,438			$328			$6,111	87.4	84.9	61	16
490003001405	46	Riverview School	Public	PK, KG-6	273 W Aspen Hills Blvd	Saratoga Springs	84045	Utah County	Alpine District	No	No	No	No	(801) 610-8726	977	40	24.3	16.2%	758 (77.6%)	5 (0.5%)	107 (11.0%)	15 (1.5%)	7 (0.7%)	17 (1.7%)	68 (7.0%)	$6,097			$289			$5,808	87.3	86.5	52	6
490002501089	47	North Star Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-9	2920 W 14000 S	Bluffdale	84065	Salt Lake County	North Star Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(801) 302-9579	526	27	19.4	7.2%	436 (82.9%)	2 (0.4%)	35 (6.7%)	29 (5.5%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	20 (3.8%)	$5,914			$219			$5,695	87.2	89.9	31	16
490087000489	48	Ensign School	Public	PK, KG-6	775 - 12th Ave	Salt Lake City	84103	Salt Lake County	Salt Lake District	No	No	No	No	(801) 578-8150	313	15	20.2	13.4%	260 (83.1%)	1 (0.3%)	25 (8.0%)	5 (1.6%)	4 (1.3%)	3 (1.0%)	15 (4.8%)	$11,210			$739			$10,471	86.8	89.8	33	15
490003000757	49	Deerfield School	Public	PK, KG-6	4353 W Harvey Blvd	Cedar Hills	84062	Utah County	Alpine District	No	No	No	No	(801) 610-8106	603	23	26.3	10.6%	521 (86.4%)	2 (0.3%)	43 (7.1%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.0%)	20 (3.3%)	$7,273			$263			$7,011	86.7	83.5	71	22
490012000882	50	Sunrise School	Public	K-6	225 S 455 E	Smithfield	84335	Cache County	Cache District	No	No	No	No	(435) 563-3866	782	34	23.1	20.5%	694 (88.7%)	2 (0.3%)	49 (6.3%)	8 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	26 (3.3%)	$6,987			$461			$6,526	86.6	85.1	59	9

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on RISE English Language Arts, RISE Mathematics, RISE Science test scores released by the Utah State Board of Education.
These rankings were last updated on September 18, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Utah State Board of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Utah State Board of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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