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)
490063000431	301	Mt. Loafer School	Public	PK, KG-6	1025 S 250 W	Salem	84653	Utah County	Nebo District	No	No	No	No	(801) 423-2705	622	23	26.4	14.6%	551 (88.6%)	2 (0.3%)	44 (7.1%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	18 (2.9%)	$7,214			$535			$6,679	48.5	51.3	274	27
490017901476	302	Terra Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	267 Aggie Blvd.	Vernal	84078	Uintah County	Terra Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(844) 322-6562	646	29	22.3	24.1%	583 (90.2%)	2 (0.3%)	32 (5.0%)	2 (0.3%)	8 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (2.8%)	$6,823			$579			$6,244	48.4	48.6	288	14
490051000350	303	Hillcrest School	Public	K-5	960 N 1400 E	Logan	84321	Cache County	Logan City District	No	No	No	Yes	(435) 755-2360	495	25	20.2	43.8%	298 (60.2%)	2 (0.4%)	173 (34.9%)	7 (1.4%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (2.0%)	$8,831			$1,270			$7,561	48.4	53.4	255	48
490042001568	304	Aspen Elementary	Public	K-6	11189 S. Willow Walk Rd	South Jordan	84009	Salt Lake County	Jordan District	No	No	No	No	(801) 567-8960	642	26	24.6	21.3%	393 (61.2%)	8 (1.2%)	174 (27.1%)	11 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (3.6%)	33 (5.1%)								48.1	43.2	322	18
490003001617	305	Trailside Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	452 N Vineyard Loop Road	Vineyard	84058	Utah County	Alpine District	No	No	No	No	(801) 610-8400	909	34	27	24.2%	633 (69.6%)	7 (0.8%)	174 (19.1%)	9 (1.0%)	5 (0.6%)	33 (3.6%)	47 (5.2%)								47.9	50.2	281	24
490006201492	306	Freedom Preparatory Academy - Vineyard	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	426 North 100 West	Vineyard	84058	Utah County	Freedom Preparatory Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(801) 437-3100	534	27	19.7	24.2%	365 (68.4%)	8 (1.5%)	95 (17.8%)	21 (3.9%)	2 (0.4%)	18 (3.4%)	24 (4.5%)	$7,075			$740			$6,335	47.9	45	312	6
490013701493	307	Hawthorn Academy South Jordan	Public, Charter	K-6	1437 W 11400 S	South Jordan	84095	Salt Lake County	Hawthorn Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(801) 260-3040	589	29	20.5	28.0%	360 (61.1%)	9 (1.5%)	135 (22.9%)	31 (5.3%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.7%)	43 (7.3%)	$5,014			$332			$4,682	47.6	48.3	290	17
490003001413	308	Thunder Ridge School	Public	PK, KG-6	264 N. 750 W.	Saratoga Springs	84045	Utah County	Alpine District	No	No	No	No	(801) 610-8727	1,051	39	27	16.1%	827 (78.7%)	7 (0.7%)	145 (13.8%)	9 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	11 (1.0%)	50 (4.8%)	$7,234			$517			$6,717	47.6	52.5	265	43
490003000744	309	Meadow School	Public	PK, KG-6	176 S 500 W	Lehi	84043	Utah County	Alpine District	No	No	No	No	(801) 610-8713	680	25	27.1	14.3%	581 (85.4%)	2 (0.3%)	58 (8.5%)	4 (0.6%)	4 (0.6%)	7 (1.0%)	24 (3.5%)	$6,847			$302			$6,544	47.5	51.9	270	39
490063000690	310	Larsen School	Public	PK, KG-6	1175 E Flonette Dr	Spanish Fork	84660	Utah County	Nebo District	No	No	No	Yes	(801) 798-4035	371	18	20.6	35.6%	285 (76.8%)	1 (0.3%)	71 (19.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	8 (2.2%)	$7,835			$470			$7,365	47.4	41.1	337	27

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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.

Educational resources:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds