Is Meadowlark School a good school?

Meadowlark School ranks in the bottom 7.0% of Utah elementary schools.

How many students attend Meadowlark School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 354 students attended Meadowlark School.

What is the racial makeup of Meadowlark School?

Students at Meadowlark School are 58% Hispanic, 15% African American, 9% White, 7% Asian, 6% Pacific Islander, 3% Two or more races, 2% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Meadowlark School attend?

Students who attend Meadowlark School usually go on to attend: Middle : Northwest Middle High : Innovations High School High : West High

Meadowlark School

Summary:

Meadowlark School is an elementary school in Salt Lake City, Utah, serving grades PK-6 with a student population of 354. The school is part of the Salt Lake District, which is ranked 54 out of 98 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Meadowlark School consistently underperforms compared to the Salt Lake District and the state of Utah in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in RISE/English Language Arts ranged from 14.5% to 25.9%, compared to the district's 42-46.9% and the state's 44-48.3%. The school's performance in RISE/Mathematics and RISE/Science is also significantly lower than the district and state averages. Meadowlark School has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of Utah elementary schools, with a ranking between 457 and 546 out of 509-561 schools over the past 10 years, and has received a 0 or 1 out of 5 star rating from SchoolDigger.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the Salt Lake District, such as Edison School, North Star School, and Franklin School, also struggle academically and have similar low rankings and ratings as Meadowlark School. This suggests that the challenges faced by Meadowlark School are not unique and may be systemic within the district. However, the school's relatively stronger performance among Hispanic students indicates that it may be able to leverage its strengths to improve the overall academic outcomes of its students.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-6

497 N Morton Dr
Salt Lake City, UT 84116

(801) 578-8529

District: Salt Lake District

SchoolDigger Rank:
522^nd of 561 Utah Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $12,398

Students who attend Meadowlark School usually attend:

Middle:	Northwest Middle
High:	Innovations High School
	West High

Student/teacher ratio: 16.8

Number of students: 354

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

58.2%

African American:

15.3%

White:

8.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 98.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Meadowlark School ranks worse than 93% of elementary schools in Utah. It also ranks 17^th among 23 ranked elementary schools in the Salt Lake District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 9.08. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Meadowlark School is $12,398, which is the 7^th highest among 23 elementary schools in the Salt Lake District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Meadowlark School:

SchoolDigger ranks Meadowlark School 522^nd of 561 Utah public elementary schools. (See Meadowlark School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

Low Socio Economic Status students:

Hispanic students:

Salt Lake District:

SchoolDigger ranks Salt Lake District 54^th of 98 Utah school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Meadowlark School

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Rank History for all students at Meadowlark School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	UT State Percentile
2008	10.21	474^th	498	4.8%
2009	16.29	461^st	509	9.4%
2010	5.58	511^th	518	1.4%
2011	3.24	562^nd	563	0.2%
2012	4.79	568^th	579	1.9%
2013	5.33	567^th	576	1.6%
2014	12.26	457^th	509	10.2%
2015	7.93	504^th	537	6.1%
2016	8.86	499^th	533	6.4%
2017	16.04	460^th	526	12.5%
2018	10.81	483^rd	528	8.5%
2019	12.53	515^th	572	10.0%
2021	4.72	546^th	559	2.3%
2022	16.38	462^nd	551	16.2%
2023	12.76	495^th	561	11.8%
2024	9.08	522^nd	561	7.0%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Meadowlark School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	UT State Percentile
2022	46.59	50^th	111	55.0%
2023	44.20	74^th	132	43.9%
2024	36.87	112^th	162	30.9%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Meadowlark School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	UT State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	46.96	19^th	49	61.2%

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Data source: test scores: Utah State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: Utah State Board of Education

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Enrollment information for Meadowlark School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	403	17	63	70	11	n/a	n/a	0	564
1989	358	16	68	71	17	n/a	n/a	0	530
1990	427	18	93	96	18	n/a	n/a	0	652
1991	466	14	100	101	20	n/a	n/a	0	701
1992	447	22	121	136	13	n/a	n/a	0	739
1993	404	22	126	139	14	n/a	n/a	0	705
1994	384	21	117	126	19	n/a	n/a	0	667
1995	309	19	144	162	19	n/a	n/a	0	653
1996	309	19	144	162	19	n/a	n/a	0	653
1997	252	27	155	188	22	n/a	n/a	0	644
1998	236	18	175	243	26	n/a	n/a	0	698
1999	216	21	171	278	19	n/a	n/a	0	705
2000	137	18	131	228	15	n/a	n/a	0	529
2001	111	12	106	262	22	n/a	n/a	0	513
2002	98	11	101	337	13	n/a	n/a	0	560
2003	98	11	101	337	13	n/a	n/a	0	560
2004	106	11	92	329	12	n/a	n/a	0	550
2005	87	9	74	300	9	n/a	n/a	0	479
2006	82	20	84	358	5	n/a	n/a	0	549
2007	76	30	83	354	8	n/a	n/a	0	551
2008	79	36	91	414	9	n/a	n/a	3	632
2009	65	34	75	426	4	n/a	n/a	2	606
2010	44	30	53	357	1	n/a	n/a	73	558
2011	45	48	13	415	4	42	4	0	571
2012	41	52	19	391	7	41	5	0	556
2013	59	49	16	377	11	34	3	0	549
2014	43	46	20	393	9	42	5	0	558
2015	53	36	19	375	7	41	5	0	536
2016	53	46	27	349	8	54	4	0	541
2017	73	54	30	281	6	45	12	0	501
2018	87	54	43	253	5	32	11	0	485
2019	89	67	34	212	5	28	2	0	437
2020	116	53	33	183	9	26	6	0	426
2021	95	62	21	162	6	24	8	0	378
2022	35	55	20	221	2	24	9	0	366
2023	31	54	26	206	6	20	11	0	354

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Meadowlark School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	564	22.0	25.6	n/a
1989	530	27.0	19.6	n/a
1990	652	30.0	21.7	30.7
1991	701	25.0	28.0	32.7
1992	739	24.5	30.1	38.8
1993	705	28.0	25.2	45.5
1994	667	29.0	23.0	41.1
1995	653	33.0	19.8	56.5
1996	653	33.0	19.8	56.5
1997	644	31.0	20.8	54.3
1998	698	30.9	22.6	56.2
1999	705	33.9	20.8	74.6
2000	529	30.2	17.5	78.1
2001	513	24.5	20.9	87.3
2002	560	26.0	21.5	89.3
2003	560	26.0	21.5	89.3
2004	550	26.0	21.2	87.5
2005	479	26.2	18.3	93.3
2006	549	30.0	18.3	89.6
2007	551	30.0	18.4	99.5
2008	632	28.5	22.2	98.6
2009	606	29.9	12.5	99.8
2010	558	28.0	19.9	114.4
2011	571	25.5	22.3	96.8
2012	556	27.2	20.3	99.5
2013	549	27.0	20.3	99.5
2014	558	27.0	20.6	91.2
2015	536	n/a	n/a	94
2016	541	n/a	n/a	93.9
2017	501	27.0	18.5	93.4
2018	485	n/a	n/a	90.7
2019	437	26.1	16.6	100
2020	426	26.3	16.1	99.8
2021	378	n/a	n/a	100
2022	366	25.5	14.3	98.4
2023	354	21.0	16.8	98.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Meadowlark School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	564	22.0	25.6	n/a
1989	530	27.0	19.6	n/a
1990	652	30.0	21.7	30.7
1991	701	25.0	28.0	32.7
1992	739	24.5	30.1	38.8
1993	705	28.0	25.2	45.5
1994	667	29.0	23.0	41.1
1995	653	33.0	19.8	56.5
1996	653	33.0	19.8	56.5
1997	644	31.0	20.8	54.3
1998	698	30.9	22.6	56.2
1999	705	33.9	20.8	74.6
2000	529	30.2	17.5	78.1
2001	513	24.5	20.9	87.3
2002	560	26.0	21.5	89.3
2003	560	26.0	21.5	89.3
2004	550	26.0	21.2	87.5
2005	479	26.2	18.3	93.3
2006	549	30.0	18.3	89.6
2007	551	30.0	18.4	99.5
2008	632	28.5	22.2	98.6
2009	606	29.9	12.5	99.8
2010	558	28.0	19.9	114.4
2011	571	25.5	22.3	96.8
2012	556	27.2	20.3	99.5
2013	549	27.0	20.3	99.5
2014	558	27.0	20.6	91.2
2015	536	n/a	n/a	94
2016	541	n/a	n/a	93.9
2017	501	27.0	18.5	93.4
2018	485	n/a	n/a	90.7
2019	437	26.1	16.6	100
2020	426	26.3	16.1	99.8
2021	378	n/a	n/a	100
2022	366	25.5	14.3	98.4
2023	354	21.0	16.8	98.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Meadowlark School

Year	Expenditures from Federal Funds	Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019	$1,743 (14.1%)	$10,656 (85.9%)	$12,398

Data source: Utah Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Meadowlark School

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Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Ranks 515^th of 572 Elementary schools	Ranks 495^th of 561 Elementary schools	1.8%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Meadowlark School)	27.9	21.9	6%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Salt Lake District)	46.4	45.6	0.8%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Utah)	46.8	46.2	0.6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Meadowlark School)	59.7	49	10.7%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Salt Lake District)	54.6	50.7	3.9%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Utah)	50.2	49	1.2%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Meadowlark School)	8.1	18.3	10.2%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Salt Lake District)	45	43.4	1.6%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Utah)	47.3	44.2	3.1%
4th Grade Mathematics (Meadowlark School)	24.2	22.2	2%
4th Grade Mathematics (Salt Lake District)	49.4	48.5	0.9%
4th Grade Mathematics (Utah)	49.3	50.1	0.8%
4th Grade Science (Meadowlark School)	6.5	33.4	26.9%
4th Grade Science (Salt Lake District)	46.7	47.9	1.2%
4th Grade Science (Utah)	51.1	49.6	1.5%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Meadowlark School)	15.4	20.4	5%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Salt Lake District)	43.6	45.4	1.8%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Utah)	47.9	49	1.1%
5th Grade Mathematics (Meadowlark School)	17	16.7	0.3%
5th Grade Mathematics (Salt Lake District)	49.8	43.3	6.5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Utah)	49	45.3	3.7%
5th Grade Science (Meadowlark School)	20.8	18.4	2.4%
5th Grade Science (Salt Lake District)	44.5	44.9	0.4%
5th Grade Science (Utah)	51.9	51.2	0.7%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Meadowlark School)	23.6	31.8	8.2%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Salt Lake District)	43.4	41.4	2%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Utah)	48.9	45.3	3.6%
6th Grade Mathematics (Meadowlark School)	27.3	27.3
6th Grade Mathematics (Salt Lake District)	35.6	32	3.6%
6th Grade Mathematics (Utah)	39.2	34.9	4.3%
6th Grade Science (Meadowlark School)	25.5	33.9	8.4%
6th Grade Science (Salt Lake District)	52.1	44.5	7.6%
6th Grade Science (Utah)	57.7	54.5	3.2%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Total Students	437	354	19%
African American	67	54	19.4%
American Indian	5	6	20%
Asian	34	26	23.5%
Hispanic	212	206	2.8%
Pacific Islander	28	20	28.6%
White	89	31	65.2%
Two or More Races	2	11	450%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	100%	98.9%	1.1%

Schools Near Meadowlark School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				RISE English Language Arts (2024)				RISE Mathematics (2024)				RISE Science (2024)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	RISE English Language Arts 3rd Grade	RISE English Language Arts 4th Grade	RISE English Language Arts 5th Grade	RISE English Language Arts 6th Grade	RISE Mathematics 3rd Grade	RISE Mathematics 4th Grade	RISE Mathematics 5th Grade	RISE Mathematics 6th Grade	RISE Science 4th Grade	RISE Science 5th Grade	RISE Science 6th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	9.1	522^nd of 561 public elementary schools	7.0%		12.8	495^th of 561 public elementary schools	11.8%	27	22.0	15.7	14.5	25.9	39.6	30.8	18.3	13.4	23.6	18.4	30.0	$12,398	$1,743	$10,656
Backman School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	601 N 1500 W	Salt Lake City	84116	Salt Lake County	Salt Lake District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(801) 578-8100	364	24	15.0	87.4%	51 (14.0%)	50 (13.7%)	205 (56.3%)	12 (3.3%)	9 (2.5%)	22 (6.0%)	15 (4.1%)	2.6	559^th of 561 public elementary schools	0.4%		4.8	548^th of 561 public elementary schools	2.3%	11	16.6	14.2	10.7	15.0	18.6	19.0				10.7	11.4	$11,562	$1,664	$9,898
Escalante School	Public	PK, KG-6	1810 W 900 N	Salt Lake City	84116	Salt Lake County	Salt Lake District	No	No	No	Yes	(801) 578-8496	362	22	16.2	79.3%	61 (16.9%)	14 (3.9%)	236 (65.2%)	10 (2.8%)	5 (1.4%)	21 (5.8%)	15 (4.1%)	14.9	481^st of 561 public elementary schools	14.3%		13.5	491^st of 561 public elementary schools	12.5%	10	20.8	21.5	25.0	32.7	28.6	36.9	33.3	16.0	34.7	35.5	32.0	$11,030	$1,491	$9,539
Pacific Heritage Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1755 W 1100 N	Salt Lake City	84116	Salt Lake County	Pacific Heritage Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(801) 363-1892	316	17	18.5	77.8%	37 (11.7%)	9 (2.8%)	162 (51.3%)	28 (8.9%)	1 (0.3%)	58 (18.4%)	20 (6.3%)								(n/a)												$7,244	$996	$6,248
Newman School	Public	PK, KG-6	1269 N Colorado St	Salt Lake City	84116	Salt Lake County	Salt Lake District	No	No	No	Yes	(801) 578-8537	267	13	20.1	66.7%	91 (34.1%)	4 (1.5%)	133 (49.8%)	3 (1.1%)	7 (2.6%)	16 (6.0%)	13 (4.9%)								(n/a)												$11,774	$1,184	$10,590
Rose Park School	Public	PK, KG-6	1105 W 1000 N	Salt Lake City	84116	Salt Lake County	Salt Lake District	No	No	No	Yes	(801) 578-8554	294	18	16.6	88.1%	43 (14.6%)	18 (6.1%)	194 (66.0%)	6 (2.0%)	5 (1.7%)	24 (8.2%)	4 (1.4%)	10.4	508^th of 561 public elementary schools	9.4%		5.2	546^th of 561 public elementary schools	2.7%	38	7.3			25.6	9.5			28.5			34.9	$12,584	$1,707	$10,877
Edison School	Public	PK, KG-6	466 Cheyenne	Salt Lake City	84104	Salt Lake County	Salt Lake District	No	No	No	Yes	(801) 974-8300	368	22	16.5	99.5%	37 (10.1%)	10 (2.7%)	246 (66.8%)	36 (9.8%)	7 (1.9%)	26 (7.1%)	6 (1.6%)	7.6	534^th of 561 public elementary schools	4.8%		11.6	507^th of 561 public elementary schools	9.6%	27	29.5	10.7	21.0		22.7	15.5	21.7		12.1	33.3		$11,280	$1,472	$9,808
North Star School	Public	PK, KG-6	1545 N Morton Dr	Salt Lake City	84116	Salt Lake County	Salt Lake District	No	No	No	Yes	(801) 578-8448	386	23	16.6	84.7%	38 (9.8%)	38 (9.8%)	242 (62.7%)	14 (3.6%)	4 (1.0%)	41 (10.6%)	9 (2.3%)	3.4	554^th of 561 public elementary schools	1.2%		5.4	545^th of 561 public elementary schools	2.9%	9	6.8	11.7	20.4	18.2		16.6	16.6		8.4	20.0	26.7	$11,165	$1,560	$9,605
Guadalupe School	Public, Magnet, Charter	PK, KG-6	1385 N 1200 W	Salt Lake City	84116	Salt Lake County	Guadalupe School	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	(801) 531-6100	407	15	26.9	74.4%	23 (5.7%)	4 (1.0%)	376 (92.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	3.5	551^st of 561 public elementary schools	1.8%					(n/a)	15.0	13.1			20.0	6.5			21.7			$10,171	$1,819	$8,353
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%)	8.1	528^th of 561 public elementary schools	5.9%		6	540^th of 561 public elementary schools	3.7%	12				19.2			27.9			23.8	27.1	$11,896	$1,493	$10,402

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