Sterling School

Summary:

Sterling School is an elementary school located in Tooele, Utah, serving grades PK-6 with a student population of 829. The school is part of the Tooele District, which is ranked 69 out of 98 districts in Utah and is rated 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

According to the key insights, Sterling School consistently ranks in the bottom half of Utah elementary schools, with significantly lower performance on RISE assessments compared to the Tooele District and Utah state averages across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2023-2024, only 28.3% of 3rd graders at Sterling School were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 34.3% in the Tooele District and 46.7% statewide. The school also has a relatively high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 39.57% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2022-2023.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as Stansbury Park School, Rose Springs School, and Overlake School, generally perform better academically than Sterling School, with higher proficiency rates on RISE assessments and higher overall school rankings. However, Sterling School's higher per-student spending of $8,529 in 2018-2019 does not appear to translate into better academic outcomes for the students.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-6

251 N. 1st St.
Tooele, UT 84074

(435) 833-1961

District: Tooele District

SchoolDigger Rank:
480^th of 561 Utah Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $8,529

Students who attend Sterling School usually attend:

Middle:	Tooele Junior High
High:	Tooele High

Student/teacher ratio: 19.6

Number of students: 847

Racial breakdown:

White:

68.2%

Hispanic:

22.3%

Two or more races:

2.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 47.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Sterling School ranks worse than 85.6% of elementary schools in Utah. It also ranks 9^th among 11 ranked elementary schools in the Tooele District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 14.9. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a 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

Compare Details Sterling School has the largest elementary school student body size in the Tooele District. Racial makeup is: White (68.2%), Hispanic (22.3%), two or more races (2.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 47.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Sterling School is 19.6. 8 elementary schools in the Tooele District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Sterling School employs 43 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Sterling School is $8,529, which is the 5^th highest among 11 elementary schools in the Tooele District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Sterling School:

SchoolDigger ranks Sterling School 480^th of 561 Utah public elementary schools. (See Sterling School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

Low Socio Economic Status students:

White students:

Tooele District:

SchoolDigger ranks Tooele District 69^th of 98 Utah school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Sterling School

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Rank History for all students at Sterling School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	UT State Percentile
2019	16.77	486^th	572	15.0%
2021	18.33	459^th	559	17.9%
2022	20.03	442^nd	551	19.8%
2023	16.50	473^rd	561	15.7%
2024	14.90	480^th	561	14.4%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Sterling School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	UT State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	35.33	95^th	132	28.0%
2024	31.59	120^th	162	25.9%

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Rank History for White students at Sterling School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	UT State Percentile
2022	10.62	409^th	435	6.0%
2023	7.29	413^th	428	3.5%
2024	6.96	412^th	429	4.0%

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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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by a parent
Thursday, February 21, 2019

The people in the office don't seem to know how to run a school don't seem to enjoy their jobs either my daughter has been going there for 2 years now hoping it would get better with the new principal but I'm definitely not sending her back there another year. Seems to be quite a bit of rude kids there as well that don't get disciplined Close Quote

Enrollment information for Sterling School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
2017	632	12	3	114	5	8	6	0	780
2018	604	9	4	111	4	9	8	0	749
2019	607	7	5	133	5	7	21	0	785
2020	602	6	4	132	7	6	27	0	784
2021	497	4	3	103	6	4	28	0	645
2022	607	4	3	144	8	10	31	0	807
2023	607	10	9	152	20	20	10	1	829
2024	578	8	8	189	20	20	24	0	847

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 Sterling School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2017	780	n/a	n/a	n/a
2018	749	n/a	n/a	50.9
2019	785	35.5	22.1	49.2
2020	784	36.5	21.4	50.5
2021	645	n/a	n/a	40.5
2022	807	40.0	20.1	31.8
2023	829	41.0	20.2	39.6
2024	847	43.0	19.6	47.7

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 Sterling School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2017	780	n/a	n/a	n/a
2018	749	n/a	n/a	50.9
2019	785	35.5	22.1	49.2
2020	784	36.5	21.4	50.5
2021	645	n/a	n/a	40.5
2022	807	40.0	20.1	31.8
2023	829	41.0	20.2	39.6
2024	847	43.0	19.6	47.7

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 Sterling School

Year	Expenditures from Federal Funds	Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019	$1,085 (12.7%)	$7,444 (87.3%)	$8,529

Data source: Utah Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Sterling School

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Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Ranks 486^th of 572 Elementary schools	Ranks 473^rd of 561 Elementary schools	0.7%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Sterling School)	39.2	17.4	21.8%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Tooele District)	38.1	33.4	4.7%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Utah)	46.8	46.2	0.6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Sterling School)	32	13.4	18.6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Tooele District)	38.4	32.3	6.1%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Utah)	50.2	49	1.2%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Sterling School)	28.3	31.3	3%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Tooele District)	38	34.8	3.2%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Utah)	47.3	44.2	3.1%
4th Grade Mathematics (Sterling School)	27	35	8%
4th Grade Mathematics (Tooele District)	37.9	35.9	2%
4th Grade Mathematics (Utah)	49.3	50.1	0.8%
4th Grade Science (Sterling School)	32	33	1%
4th Grade Science (Tooele District)	44.3	39.6	4.7%
4th Grade Science (Utah)	51.1	49.6	1.5%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Sterling School)	30.8	34	3.2%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Tooele District)	41.3	37.9	3.4%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Utah)	47.9	49	1.1%
5th Grade Mathematics (Sterling School)	23.1	24.5	1.4%
5th Grade Mathematics (Tooele District)	40.4	31.8	8.6%
5th Grade Mathematics (Utah)	49	45.3	3.7%
5th Grade Science (Sterling School)	29.8	32.7	2.9%
5th Grade Science (Tooele District)	46.3	38.6	7.7%
5th Grade Science (Utah)	51.9	51.2	0.7%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Sterling School)	36.3	26.3	10%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Tooele District)	41.1	34.6	6.5%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Utah)	48.9	45.3	3.6%
6th Grade Mathematics (Sterling School)	24.5	28.2	3.7%
6th Grade Mathematics (Tooele District)	33.2	29.6	3.6%
6th Grade Mathematics (Utah)	39.2	35.4	3.8%
6th Grade Science (Sterling School)	44.1	47.8	3.7%
6th Grade Science (Tooele District)	55.2	47.6	7.6%
6th Grade Science (Utah)	57.7	55.5	2.2%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Total Students	785	829	5.6%
African American	7	10	42.9%
American Indian	5	20	300%
Asian	5	9	80%
Hispanic	133	152	14.3%
Pacific Islander	7	20	185.7%
White	607	607
Two or More Races	21	10	52.4%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	49.2%	39.6%	9.6%

Schools Near Sterling 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 English Language Arts 7th Grade	RISE English Language Arts 8th Grade	RISE Mathematics 3rd Grade	RISE Mathematics 4th Grade	RISE Mathematics 5th Grade	RISE Mathematics 6th Grade	RISE Mathematics 7th Grade	RISE Mathematics 8th Grade	RISE Science 4th Grade	RISE Science 5th Grade	RISE Science 6th Grade	RISE Science 7th Grade	RISE Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Sterling School	Public	PK, KG-6	251 N. 1st St.	Tooele	84074	Tooele County	Tooele District	No	No	No	Yes	(435) 833-1961	847	43	19.6	47.7%	578 (68.2%)	8 (0.9%)	189 (22.3%)	8 (0.9%)	20 (2.4%)	20 (2.4%)	24 (2.8%)	14.9	480^th of 561 public elementary schools	14.4%		16.5	473^rd of 561 public elementary schools	15.7%	7	28.3	23.4	31.6	30.3			18.0	21.6	25.0	23.2			22.3	41.5	45.4			$8,529	$1,085	$7,444
West School	Public	PK, KG-6	451 W 300 S	Tooele	84074	Tooele County	Tooele District	No	No	No	No	(435) 833-1931	271	16	16.9	39.1%	205 (75.6%)	3 (1.1%)	40 (14.8%)	6 (2.2%)	3 (1.1%)	5 (1.8%)	8 (3.0%)								(n/a)																		$7,877	$736	$7,142
Scholar Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	928 N 100 E	Tooele	84074	Tooele County	Scholar Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(435) 566-6957	646	35	18.7	28.8%	501 (77.6%)	1 (0.2%)	111 (17.2%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.6%)	10 (1.5%)	16 (2.5%)	10	510^th of 561 public elementary schools	9.1%		12.1	502^nd of 561 public elementary schools	10.5%	8	25.7	18.9	25.0	31.1	23.3	25.4	25.7	21.5	15.5	9.6	28.3	33.4	25.7	38.0	35.6	26.7	30.0	$6,446	$565	$5,881
Northlake School	Public	PK, KG-6	268 N Coleman	Tooele	84074	Tooele County	Tooele District	No	No	No	Yes	(435) 833-1940	638	33	19.3	46.7%	400 (62.7%)	11 (1.7%)	167 (26.2%)	9 (1.4%)	7 (1.1%)	17 (2.7%)	27 (4.2%)	15.7	477^th of 561 public elementary schools	15.0%		17.1	469^th of 561 public elementary schools	16.4%	8	26.8	27.4	29.0	31.8			31.4	32.1	29.3	20.2			36.9	27.2	37.0			$8,737	$1,033	$7,704
Middle Canyon School	Public	K-6	751 E 1000 N	Tooele	84074	Tooele County	Tooele District	No	No	No	No	(435) 833-1906	593	30	20.0	32.5%	377 (63.6%)	12 (2.0%)	167 (28.2%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.0%)	19 (3.2%)	34.7	381^st of 561 public elementary schools	32.1%		27.7	408^th of 561 public elementary schools	27.3%	27	40.0	29.1	40.5	45.7			36.0	35.1	40.3	30.9			38.3	50.1	54.4			$7,139	$461	$6,678
Copper Canyon School	Public	PK, KG-6	1600 N Broadway	Tooele	84074	Tooele County	Tooele District	No	No	No	Yes	(435) 843-3820	426	23	18.4	38.0%	299 (70.2%)	7 (1.6%)	90 (21.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	17 (4.0%)	9 (2.1%)	14.6	483^rd of 561 public elementary schools	13.9%		26.3	417^th of 561 public elementary schools	25.7%	66	29.1		34.6	30.6			10.9		21.8	18.4				31.0	44.9			$8,434	$638	$7,796
Settlement Canyon School	Public, Magnet	K-6	935 West Timpie Road	Tooele	84074	Tooele County	Tooele District	No	Yes	No	No	(435) 882-4597	597	28	21.1	42.0%	420 (70.4%)	10 (1.7%)	131 (21.9%)	7 (1.2%)	5 (0.8%)	13 (2.2%)	10 (1.7%)	13.2	493^rd of 561 public elementary schools	12.1%		14.3	486^th of 561 public elementary schools	13.4%	7	21.8	23.1	19.3	30.5			29.5	29.7	21.4	25.0			30.9	28.6	43.4			$7,260	$466	$6,794
Overlake School	Public	K-6	2052 N 170 W	Tooele	84074	Tooele County	Tooele District	No	No	No	No	(435) 843-3805	652	33	19.7	30.2%	435 (66.7%)	6 (0.9%)	138 (21.2%)	10 (1.5%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (6.6%)	19 (2.9%)	25.6	430^th of 561 public elementary schools	23.4%		22.4	439^th of 561 public elementary schools	21.7%	9	22.5	24.2	41.2	46.6			19.2	20.9	32.6	27.3			29.7	52.0	53.9			$7,361	$456	$6,905
Excelsior Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	124 E Erda Way	Erda	84074	Tooele County	Excelsior Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(435) 882-3062	1,362	26	52.8	24.1%	1,077 (79.1%)	9 (0.7%)	197 (14.5%)	3 (0.2%)	5 (0.4%)	13 (1.0%)	58 (4.3%)	44.3	321^st of 561 public elementary schools	42.8%		39.3	345^th of 561 public elementary schools	38.5%	24	34.6	46.7	37.5	44.2	43.0	46.5	52.3	53.4	40.5	16.4	46.8	29.9	55.6	49.6	55.9	54.8	65.8	$6,530	$511	$6,019
Rose Springs School	Public	PK, KG-6	5349 N Insbrook Place	Stansbury Park	84074	Tooele County	Tooele District	No	No	No	No	(435) 833-9015	504	26	19.7	16.9%	386 (76.6%)	3 (0.6%)	88 (17.5%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	16 (3.2%)	55.2	251^st of 561 public elementary schools	55.3%		62.7	200^th of 561 public elementary schools	64.3%	51	42.2	30.4	60.0	56.0			42.2	36.7	60.0	48.5			44.3	59.0	63.7			$8,068	$610	$7,458

Frequently Asked Questions about Sterling School

How many students attend Sterling School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 847 students attended Sterling School.

What schools do graduates of Sterling School attend?

Students who attend Sterling School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Tooele Junior High
High : Tooele High

Is Sterling School a good school?

Sterling School ranks in the bottom 14.4% of Utah elementary schools.

What district is Sterling School in?

Tooele District

What is the racial makeup of Sterling School?

Students at Sterling School are 68% White, 22% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% American Indian, 2% Pacific Islander.

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