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Enrollment
560
Elementary
DISTRICT 455 · STATE 491
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CANYONS DISTRICT·NCES 490014200718
Altara School
800 E 11000 S, SANDY, UT 84094 · (801) 826-7675 · Salt Lake County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL560 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
22.0:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.6:1 · STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
104 students
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 33%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 84 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 88 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 98 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 108 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 92 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 90 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (84) is 7% smaller than its 5th grade class (90).
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 47% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
RISE / Utah Aspire+ 2024-25 . % Proficient + Highly ProficientEnglish Language Arts
52.3%
UT avg 41.4% . -6.9pp since 2023
Math
56.5%
UT avg 41.8% . -7.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Utah schools, those numbers are about 41 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 7 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.3% | 56.5% |
| 2023-24 | 59.2% | 63.8% |
% Proficient + Highly Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: RISE / Utah Aspire+. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
56.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.7%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% typical for Utah schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Utah's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Altara School
Altara School's state test result (56.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Altara School this school | 560 | 18.6% | 56.5% |
| Summit Academy - Bluffdale BLUFFDALE | 537 | 19.4% | 52.4% |
| Daybreak School SOUTH JORDAN | 701 | 21.4% | 46.6% |
| William Penn School SALT LAKE CITY | 615 | 16.7% | 66.0% |
| Harbor Point Elementary SARATOGA SPRINGS | 735 | 16.9% | 42.6% |
| Shadow Valley School OGDEN | 594 | 24.7% | 65.3% |
Matched among Utah elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Altara School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Salt Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.5% | #152 of 562 | #46 of 171 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.5% | #145 of 578 ▼ 57 | #43 of 180 ▼ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.3% | #154 of 578 ▼ 48 | #48 of 180 ▼ 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 560 | #230 of 613 | #68 of 184 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.0:1 | #370 of 556 | #131 of 178 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.0% | #259 of 559 | #123 of 179 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.6% | #435 of 582 | #137 of 179 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.8% | #103 of 128 | #28 of 33 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
560
+25 (+5%) vs 2020
-22% since 2010-11, when it was 720
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 560 | 25.5 | 22.0:1 | 19% (104) |
| 2023-24 | 563 | 25.5 | 22.1:1 | 21% (118) |
| 2022-23 | 538 | 28 | 19.3:1 | 20% (107) |
| 2020-21 | 535 | N/A | N/A | 20% (108) |
| 2017-18 | 545 | N/A | N/A | 30% (165) |
| 2015-16 | 545 | N/A | N/A | 25% (135) |
| 2010-11 | 720 | 28 | 25.7:1 | 24% (174) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Altara School.
About Altara School
Altara School is one of the public schools in SANDY, Utah. It is a mid-sized elementary school. Students in kindergarten through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 560 students.
District-wide, Canyons District has 47 schools and 32,688 students.
At Altara School, 72% of students are White. Smaller groups are 18% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 3% Black. Census estimates put Salt Lake County at about 70% White, close to the school's figure. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Altara School scores 44%.
Classroom staffing at Altara School totals 25.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 22.0:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Utah is similar, at 21.8:1. Federal data show 19% of students (104) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Salt Lake County report 34%.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 50.7% at Altara School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 56.5%.
The county, Salt Lake County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $97,494, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. The county has 325 public schools and about 209,757 students.
Alta High is about 0.4 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Nearby schools average 54.3% on proficiency, and Altara School is above that at 56.5%.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's enrollment increased 5% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Altara School lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Salt Lake County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,196,523
Census ACS
Median income
$97,494
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
325
209,757 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Canyons District
- Corner Canyon HighHigh · 2,437 students
- Brighton HighHigh · 2,435 students
- Hillcrest HighHigh · 2,421 students
- Alta HighHigh · 2,278 students
- Jordan HighHigh · 1,820 students
- Draper Park MiddleMiddle · 1,411 students
Other schools in SANDY
- Alta HighHigh · 2,278 students
- Jordan HighHigh · 1,820 students
- Indian Hills MiddleMiddle · 1,072 students
- Albion MiddleMiddle · 943 students
- Union MiddleMiddle · 911 students
- Midvale MiddleMiddle · 802 students
Nearby schools
- Alta High0.4 mi · 2,278
- Life Skills Academy0.7 mi · 63
- Crescent School0.9 mi · 468
- Alta View School0.9 mi · 556
- Indian Hills Middle1.0 mi · 1,072
- Sunrise School1.2 mi · 647
Frequently asked questions
About Altara SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Altara School?
Altara School enrolls approximately 560 students in grades KG-05.
Is Altara School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Altara School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Altara School have?
Altara School employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Altara School?
Student demographics at Altara School are roughly 72% White, 18% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Altara School?
Altara School is overseen by Canyons District in Salt Lake County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.