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Enrollment
901
Elementary
DISTRICT 669 · STATE 491
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JORDAN DISTRICT·NCES 490042001568
Aspen Elementary
11189 S. Willow Walk Rd, South Jordan, UT 84009 · (801) 567-8960 · Salt Lake County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL901 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 43% 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
19.9:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.1:1 · STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
239 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 | 120 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 119 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 137 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 147 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 143 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 111 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 124 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (120) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (124).
Student demographics
59%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
42.8%
UT avg 41.4% . -0.9pp since 2023
Math
43.1%
UT avg 41.8% . -2.7pp 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 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Utah schools, those numbers are about 41 and 42. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.8% | 43.1% |
| 2023-24 | 43.7% | 45.8% |
% 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
46.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.8%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Aspen Elementary
Aspen Elementary's state test result (46.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aspen Elementary this school | 901 | 26.5% | 46.6% |
| Ridge View Elementary HERRIMAN | 713 | 27.8% | 34.7% |
| Silver Crest School HERRIMAN | 879 | 29.2% | 43.0% |
| Fox Hollow School WEST JORDAN | 872 | 26.5% | 47.8% |
| Hayden Peak School WEST JORDAN | 723 | 30.7% | 37.7% |
| Overlake School TOOELE | 690 | 23.6% | 28.3% |
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 Aspen Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Salt Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.6% | #296 of 562 | #76 of 171 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.1% | #313 of 578 ▼ 29 | #78 of 180 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.8% | #300 of 578 ▲ 33 | #79 of 180 ▲ 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 901 | #17 of 613 | #2 of 184 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.9:1 | #177 of 556 | #63 of 178 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.4% | #73 of 559 | #62 of 179 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.5% | #322 of 582 | #100 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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 901 | 45.2 | 19.9:1 | 27% (239) |
| 2023-24 | 814 | 36 | 22.6:1 | 28% (227) |
| 2022-23 | 642 | 26.1 | 24.6:1 | 21% (137) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Aspen Elementary.
About Aspen Elementary
The public elementary school Aspen Elementary is located in South Jordan, Utah. The school serves kindergarten through 6. Enrollment is 901 students. That is 84% above the average of about 491 students for elementary schools in Utah.
Aspen Elementary is one of 67 schools in Jordan District, which enrolls 58,788 students in total.
More than half of the students at Aspen Elementary are White (55%). The rest of enrollment is 31% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 2% Asian, and 2% Pacific Islander. Census estimates put the White share of Salt Lake County's population at about 70%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Aspen Elementary scores 59%.
On staff are 45.2 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 19.9:1. The average for elementary schools in Utah is 21.8:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. About 27% of students at Aspen Elementary are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among Utah public elementary schools, Aspen Elementary outscored 43%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
The model predicts 46.8% for a school in Utah with Aspen Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch share. Aspen Elementary posts 46.6%.
Salt Lake County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $97,494, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 39%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Salt Lake County's 325 public schools enroll about 209,757 students and include Aspen Elementary.
Of the public schools around it, Aspen Elementary is closest to Advantage Arts Academy, about 0.8 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Aspen Elementary's average proficiency of 46.6% compares with 38.0% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Aspen Elementary has an NCES locale of Rural: Fringe.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on special education services, counseling, and support programs here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 South Jordan
- Bingham HighHigh · 2,461 students
- Mountain Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,313 students
- South Jordan MiddleMiddle · 1,182 students
- Elk Ridge MiddleMiddle · 1,151 students
- Early Light Academy at DaybreakCombined · 1,022 students
- South Jordan SchoolElementary · 863 students
Other Aspen Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 5 states are named Aspen Elementary. Aspen Elementary is the largest of the 6.
- Aspen Elementary SchoolASPEN, CO · 449 students
- ASPEN ELEMENTARYLOS ALAMOS, NM · 428 students
- Aspen ElementaryThousand Oaks, CA · 332 students
- Aspen ElementaryEvanston, WY · 287 students
- Aspen Elementary SchoolRiverton, WY · 286 students
Nearby schools
- Advantage Arts Academy0.8 mi · 354
- Herriman High1.1 mi · 2,522
- American Academy of Innovation1.3 mi · 373
- Copper Mountain Middle1.4 mi · 1,093
- Athlos Academy of Utah1.6 mi · 458
- Early Light Academy at Daybreak1.6 mi · 1,022
Frequently asked questions
About Aspen ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Aspen Elementary?
Aspen Elementary enrolls approximately 901 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Aspen Elementary serve?
Aspen Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Aspen Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Aspen Elementary is approximately 19.9:1 (45 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Aspen Elementary?
Aspen Elementary reports a student body of 55% White, 31% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Aspen Elementary?
Aspen Elementary is overseen by Jordan District in Salt Lake County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.