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)
490093000543	161	Pahvant School	Public	3-5	520 N 300 W	Richfield	84701	Sevier County	Sevier District	No	No	No	Yes	(435) 896-4403	469	19	25	42.4%	419 (89.3%)	3 (0.6%)	24 (5.1%)	1 (0.2%)	18 (3.8%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	$7,719			$949			$6,770	69.8	69.4	151	10
490042000508	162	Elk Meadows School	Public	K-6	3448 W 9800 S	South Jordan	84095	Salt Lake County	Jordan District	No	No	No	No	(801) 446-3200	666	32	20.8	11.1%	540 (81.1%)	10 (1.5%)	70 (10.5%)	13 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.1%)	19 (2.9%)	$7,474			$435			$7,040	69.7	61.3	208	46
490114001627	163	Desert Canyons Elementary	Public	K-5	3101 E Rimrunner Drive	Saint George	84790	Washington County	Washington District	No	No	No	No	(435) 632-5794	510	25	20.4	18.0%	425 (83.3%)	5 (1.0%)	54 (10.6%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	20 (3.9%)								69.7			(n/a)
490057000365	164	Morgan School	Public	K-4	344 E Young St	Morgan	84050	Morgan County	Morgan District	No	No	No	Yes	(801) 829-3438	568	32	17.6	16.0%	530 (93.3%)	3 (0.5%)	18 (3.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	12 (2.1%)	$6,463			$349			$6,114	69.5	67.4	168	4
490063001126	165	Foothills School	Public	PK, KG-6	412 S 810 E	Salem	84653	Utah County	Nebo District	No	No	No	No	(801) 423-9172	723	31	23.3	15.6%	641 (88.7%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	30 (4.1%)	$6,909			$371			$6,538	69.4	68.4	163	2
490003000743	166	Manila School	Public	PK, KG-6	1726 N 600 W	Pleasant Grove	84062	Utah County	Alpine District	No	No	No	No	(801) 610-8112	548	21	25.6	11.7%	472 (86.1%)	1 (0.2%)	50 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	19 (3.5%)	$6,715			$267			$6,448	69.2	75.6	121	45
490015000809	167	Castle Heights School	Public	K-5	750 N Homestead Blvd	Price	84501	Carbon County	Carbon District	No	No	No	Yes	(435) 637-7177	422	20	20.8	46.2%	370 (87.7%)	3 (0.7%)	44 (10.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	$8,317			$719			$7,598	68.8	60.7	210	43
490013901289	168	Jefferson Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	1425 S Angel St	Kaysville	84037	Davis County	Jefferson Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(801) 593-8200	591	27	21.8	13.4%	515 (87.1%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (7.3%)	7 (1.2%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (3.7%)	$6,114			$511			$5,603	68.4	53.2	258	90
490014200286	169	Alta View School	Public	K-5	10333 S 865 E	Sandy	84094	Salt Lake County	Canyons District	No	No	No	No	(801) 826-7600	581	26	22.3	26.0%	385 (66.3%)	3 (0.5%)	150 (25.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.9%)	36 (6.2%)	$7,884			$496			$7,388	68.3	75.1	122	47
490114001096	170	Riverside School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2500 S Harvest Lane	Washington	84780	Washington County	Washington District	No	Yes	No	No	(435) 652-4760	610	31	19.6	24.9%	509 (83.4%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (7.0%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (1.0%)	15 (2.5%)	34 (5.6%)	$7,225			$620			$6,605	68.2	58.9	227	57

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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:

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

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