Backman School

Backman School is a tight-knit elementary campus in SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, operated by Salt Lake District. The school serves 396 students in grades pre-K through 6.

Across the 39 schools in Salt Lake District (20,086 students total), Backman School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Backman School reports that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 61% of enrollment. Other groups include 14% White, 12% Black, 4% Pacific Islander, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Salt Lake County as a whole is about 21% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Backman School lists 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.7:1. The state averages around 21.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 98% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Salt Lake County (around 34%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Backman School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 11.8%; this one delivers 12.3%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Salt Lake County indicate median household earnings sit near $97,494, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Salt Lake County runs 325 public schools (combined enrollment of about 209,757 students), of which Backman School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Escalante School, around 0.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Backman School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Backman School at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 25.0%.

Backman School operates from a metropolitan location.

Looking at the recent track record. Backman School's enrollment has declined 20% since 2018, when it stood at 495 (now 396). Over the same period, the Hispanic share fell from 72% to 61%.

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