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)
490087000521	31	Wasatch School	Public	K-6	30 R Street	Salt Lake City	84103	Salt Lake County	Salt Lake District	No	No	No	No	(801) 578-8564	337	18	18.7	30.6%	225 (66.8%)	6 (1.8%)	49 (14.5%)	19 (5.6%)	6 (1.8%)	4 (1.2%)	28 (8.3%)	$9,552			$743			$8,809	90.5	79.9	97	66
490087000502	32	Indian Hills School	Public	PK, KG-6	2496 E Saint Marys Dr	Salt Lake City	84108	Salt Lake County	Salt Lake District	No	No	No	No	(801) 584-2908	302	16	18.7	13.2%	243 (80.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (7.0%)	21 (7.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (5.0%)	$10,212			$734			$9,479	89.4	95.7	8	24
490002201082	33	Lincoln Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-9	1582 W 3300 N	Pleasant Grove	84062	Utah County	Lincoln Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(801) 756-2039	915	43	21.3	17.7%	722 (78.9%)	8 (0.9%)	117 (12.8%)	16 (1.7%)	4 (0.4%)	7 (0.8%)	41 (4.5%)	$6,459			$348			$6,112	89.3	88	41	8
490003000444	34	Eaglecrest School	Public	PK, KG-6	2760 N 300 W	Lehi	84043	Utah County	Alpine District	No	No	No	No	(801) 610-8703	855	32	26.5	13.3%	740 (86.5%)	7 (0.8%)	51 (6.0%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	5 (0.6%)	45 (5.3%)	$6,813			$334			$6,479	89.3	86.9	49	15
490001501284	35	Thomas Edison - South	Public, Charter	K-8	1275 W 2350 S	Nibley	84321	Cache County	Thomas Edison	Yes	No	No	No	(435) 752-0123	716	33	21.6	29.1%	566 (79.1%)	11 (1.5%)	114 (15.9%)	8 (1.1%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.6%)	10 (1.4%)	$7,316			$239			$7,077	89.1	83.3	75	40
490003000029	36	Shelley School	Public	PK, KG-6	602 N 200 W	American Fork	84003	Utah County	Alpine District	No	No	No	No	(801) 610-8718	814	31	26.5	16.8%	693 (85.1%)	6 (0.7%)	70 (8.6%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.2%)	28 (3.4%)	$6,437			$242			$6,195	88.7	84.9	63	27
490075000751	37	Trailside School	Public	K-5	5700 Trailside Dr	Park City	84098	Summit County	Park City District	No	No	No	No	(435) 645-5680	363	24	15.1	11.0%	277 (76.3%)	1 (0.3%)	55 (15.2%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.4%)	$16,672			$458			$16,215	88.5	77.7	108	71
490063001479	38	Maple Ridge School	Public	PK, KG-6	2340 West Harvest Parkway	Mapleton	84664	Utah County	Nebo District	No	No	No	No	(801) 489-1800	769	32	24	11.1%	672 (87.4%)	1 (0.1%)	44 (5.7%)	7 (0.9%)	3 (0.4%)	7 (0.9%)	35 (4.6%)	$6,961			$371			$6,590	88.5	91.9	23	15
490021001206	39	Snow Horse School	Public	PK, KG-6	1095 W Smith Lane	Kaysville	84037	Davis County	Davis District	No	No	No	No	(801) 402-7350	505	24	20.8	3.4%	462 (91.5%)	3 (0.6%)	16 (3.2%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.0%)	$7,144			$341			$6,804	88.5	87.4	44	5
490000501446	40	American Preparatory Academy - Draper #2	Public, Charter	K-6	11938 South Lone Peak Parkway	Draper	84020	Salt Lake County	American Preparatory Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(801) 810-3590	1,111	45	24.8	17.4%	438 (39.4%)	17 (1.5%)	235 (21.2%)	380 (34.2%)	5 (0.5%)	11 (1.0%)	25 (2.3%)	$6,334			$106			$6,228	88.2	69.2	156	116

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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

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education