Best Elementary Schools in Utah

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the RISE test scores by the Utah State Board of Education. The most recent update was on Wednesday, September 18, 2024.

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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)
490042000886	521	Mountain Shadows School	Public	K-6	5255 W 7000 S	West Jordan	84084	Salt Lake County	Jordan District	No	No	No	No	(801) 963-0291	585	28	21.1	33.2%	329 (56.2%)	14 (2.4%)	178 (30.4%)	15 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.2%)	29 (5.0%)	$7,494			$433			$7,061	9.2	26.2	418	103
490087000509	522	Meadowlark School	Public	PK, KG-6	497 N Morton Dr	Salt Lake City	84116	Salt Lake County	Salt Lake District	No	No	No	Yes	(801) 578-8529	354	21	16.8	98.9%	31 (8.8%)	54 (15.3%)	206 (58.2%)	26 (7.3%)	6 (1.7%)	20 (5.6%)	11 (3.1%)	$12,398			$1,743			$10,656	9.1	12.8	495	27
490018101473	523	Athenian eAcademy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	765 E 340 S Suite 203	American Fork	84003	Utah County	Athenian eAcademy	Yes	No	Yes	No	(385) 715-5400	500	26	19.3	42.6%	443 (88.6%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (6.6%)	4 (0.8%)	9 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.0%)	$7,133			$361			$6,772	9			(n/a)
490020301565	524	Mountain Sunrise Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1802 East 145 North	Saratoga Springs	84043	Utah County	Mountain Sunrise Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(801) 882-2525	507	19	26.2	5.3%	393 (77.5%)	3 (0.6%)	58 (11.4%)	5 (1.0%)	4 (0.8%)	6 (1.2%)	36 (7.1%)								8.7	16.4	474	50
490042000684	525	Oquirrh School	Public	K-6	7165 S 3285 W	West Jordan	84084	Salt Lake County	Jordan District	No	No	No	Yes	(801) 565-7474	458	26	17.6	50.2%	200 (43.7%)	10 (2.2%)	172 (37.6%)	14 (3.1%)	3 (0.7%)	36 (7.9%)	23 (5.0%)	$8,840			$1,330			$7,510	8.5	8.9	526	1
490087000503	526	Mary W. Jackson School	Public	PK, KG-6	750 W 200 N	Salt Lake City	84116	Salt Lake County	Salt Lake District	No	No	No	Yes	(801) 578-8165	388	19	20.8	84.0%	75 (19.3%)	27 (7.0%)	235 (60.6%)	5 (1.3%)	12 (3.1%)	18 (4.6%)	16 (4.1%)	$10,783			$1,330			$9,453	8.4	6.3	536	10
490017401523	527	Ascent Academies of Utah - West Valley	Public, Charter	K-6	5685 West Cilma Drive	West Valley City	84128	Salt Lake County	Ascent Academies of Utah	Yes	No	No	Yes	(801) 685-0228	475	22	21.5	54.1%	178 (37.5%)	10 (2.1%)	230 (48.4%)	16 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.0%)	21 (4.4%)	$9,721			$467			$9,254	8.2	6.3	537	10
490087000490	528	Franklin School	Public	PK, KG-6	1115 W 300 S	Salt Lake City	84104	Salt Lake County	Salt Lake District	No	No	No	Yes	(801) 578-8158	306	22	13.9	88.2%	41 (13.4%)	24 (7.8%)	192 (62.7%)	12 (3.9%)	4 (1.3%)	24 (7.8%)	9 (2.9%)	$11,896			$1,493			$10,402	8.1	6	540	12
490072001280	529	Heritage School	Public	PK, KG-6	373 S 150 W	Ogden	84404	Weber County	Ogden City District	No	No	No	Yes	(801) 737-8000	638	33	19.6	99.7%	203 (31.8%)	7 (1.1%)	386 (60.5%)	2 (0.3%)	9 (1.4%)	6 (0.9%)	25 (3.9%)	$8,940			$1,722			$7,219	8	9.7	521	8
490036000656	530	Harry S. Truman School	Public	PK, KG-6	4639 S 3200 W	West Valley City	84119	Salt Lake County	Granite District	No	No	No	No	(385) 646-5044	367	19	19.8	58.9%	141 (38.4%)	16 (4.4%)	146 (39.8%)	16 (4.4%)	3 (0.8%)	39 (10.6%)	6 (1.6%)	$8,893			$656			$8,237	7.9	9.8	519	11

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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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