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Enrollment
592
Elementary
DISTRICT 669 · STATE 491
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JORDAN DISTRICT·NCES 490042001551
Antelope Canyon Elementary
8800 South 6400 West, WEST JORDAN, UT 84081 · (801) 567-8950 · Salt Lake County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL592 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 35% of Utah public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Utah public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
20.9:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.1:1 · STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
111 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 | 69 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 82 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 77 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 82 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 98 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 113 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (69) is 39% smaller than its 6th grade class (113).
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · 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
42.5%
UT avg 41.4% . -4.0pp since 2023
Math
38.1%
UT avg 41.8% . -2.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.5% | 38.1% |
| 2023-24 | 46.5% | 40.4% |
% 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
46.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.6%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% 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 Antelope Canyon Elementary
Antelope Canyon Elementary's state test result (46.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antelope Canyon Elementary this school | 592 | 18.8% | 46.0% |
| Canyon Crest School PROVO | 487 | 20.5% | 61.1% |
| Willow Springs School DRAPER | 562 | 21.5% | 51.6% |
| Old Mill School TOOELE | 665 | 19.5% | 40.7% |
| Herriman School HERRIMAN | 679 | 16.3% | 64.0% |
| Welby School South Jordan | 701 | 20.7% | 53.4% |
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 Antelope Canyon Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Salt Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #307 of 562 | #82 of 171 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.1% | #376 of 578 ▼ 9 | #93 of 180 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.5% | #306 of 578 ▼ 19 | #80 of 180 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 592 | #197 of 613 | #57 of 184 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.9:1 | #267 of 556 | #92 of 178 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.0% | #231 of 559 | #115 of 179 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.8% | #433 of 582 | #135 of 179 |
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
592
+10 (+2%) vs 2020
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 | 592 | 28.3 | 20.9:1 | 19% (111) |
| 2023-24 | 615 | 28.4 | 21.6:1 | 20% (123) |
| 2022-23 | 612 | 26.1 | 23.4:1 | 15% (94) |
| 2020-21 | 582 | N/A | N/A | 15% (87) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Antelope Canyon Elementary.
About Antelope Canyon Elementary
Antelope Canyon Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in WEST JORDAN, Utah, (ZIP code 84081). Students in kindergarten through 6 attend the school, which enrolls 592 students. The average among elementary schools in Utah is roughly 491 students; this school is 21% larger than that.
Antelope Canyon Elementary is one of 67 schools in Jordan District, which enrolls 58,788 students in total.
Roughly 69% of students at Antelope Canyon Elementary are White. Enrollment also includes 21% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 2% Asian. The county population is about 70% White, within a few points of the school. Antelope Canyon Elementary's diversity index is 47%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 20.9:1, with 28.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 0.9 students per teacher below the 21.8:1 average for elementary schools in Utah. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 19% of enrollment. That rate is below the 34% average among public schools in Salt Lake County.
allk12 grades Antelope Canyon Elementary a C+. The grade compares the school only with Utah public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Antelope Canyon Elementary is 50.6%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 46.0%.
In the county around the school, Salt Lake County, the median household income is $97,494, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 325 public schools in Salt Lake County, enrolling about 209,757 students in all.
Oakcrest School is the closest public school, about 0.4 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The school's 46.0% average proficiency ranks 2nd among 9 nearby schools.
The federal government classifies Antelope Canyon Elementary's location as Rural: Fringe.
The school's size has been steady, with 582 students in 2020-21 and 592 in 2024-25.
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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 Jordan District
- Copper Hills HighHigh · 2,837 students
- Mountain Ridge HighHigh · 2,738 students
- Herriman HighHigh · 2,522 students
- Bingham HighHigh · 2,461 students
- Riverton HighHigh · 2,295 students
- PreschoolElementary · 1,773 students
Other schools in WEST JORDAN
- Copper Hills HighHigh · 2,837 students
- West Jordan HighHigh · 1,761 students
- Sunset Ridge MiddleMiddle · 1,377 students
- West Hills MiddleMiddle · 1,169 students
- West Jordan MiddleMiddle · 1,000 students
- Fox Hollow SchoolElementary · 872 students
Nearby schools
- Oakcrest School0.4 mi · 694
- Sunset Ridge Middle0.9 mi · 1,377
- Fox Hollow School0.9 mi · 872
- Copper Canyon School1.2 mi · 497
- Ascent Academies of Utah West Jordan1.2 mi · 761
- Copper Hills High1.3 mi · 2,837
Frequently asked questions
About Antelope Canyon ElementaryHow large is Antelope Canyon Elementary?
Antelope Canyon Elementary enrolls approximately 592 students in grades KG-06.
Is Antelope Canyon Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Antelope Canyon Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Antelope Canyon Elementary have?
Antelope Canyon Elementary employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Antelope Canyon Elementary?
At Antelope Canyon Elementary, the student body is approximately 69% White, 21% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Antelope Canyon Elementary public or private?
Antelope Canyon Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Jordan District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.