Enrollment
396
Elementary
DISTRICT 386 · STATE 491
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SALT LAKE DISTRICT·NCES 490087000474
Backman School
601 N 1500 W, SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84116 · (801) 578-8100 · Salt Lake County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL396 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 14% of Utah public elementary schools
- FTest 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
13.7:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.7:1 · STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
389 students
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 33%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 15 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 37 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 59 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 53 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 60 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (37) is 38% smaller than its 6th grade class (60).
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
12.9%
UT avg 41.4% . -1.0pp since 2023
Math
12.6%
UT avg 41.8% . +2.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 13 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 13 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 12.9% | 12.6% |
| 2023-24 | 13.9% | 9.9% |
% 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
12.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
11.8%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 12% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 12% 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 Backman School
Backman School's state test result (12.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Backman School this school | 396 | 98.2% | 12.3% |
| Parkview School SALT LAKE CITY | 371 | 98.7% | 28.5% |
| Rose Park School SALT LAKE CITY | 358 | 99.4% | 20.2% |
| Mountain View School SALT LAKE CITY | 629 | 99.2% | 24.9% |
| Liberty School SALT LAKE CITY | 473 | 98.9% | 14.9% |
| North Star School SALT LAKE CITY | 336 | 81.8% | 15.8% |
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 Backman School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Salt Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 12.3% | #559 of 562 | #169 of 171 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.6% | #569 of 578 ▲ 1 | #174 of 180 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 12.9% | #566 of 578 no change | #170 of 180 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 396 | #454 of 613 | #137 of 184 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #7 of 556 | #3 of 178 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.3% | #74 of 559 | #63 of 179 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.2% | #12 of 582 | #10 of 179 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.0% | #170 of 388 | #78 of 133 |
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
396
-13 (-3%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 462
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 | 396 | 29 | 13.7:1 | 98% (389) |
| 2023-24 | 345 | 26 | 13.3:1 | 83% (288) |
| 2022-23 | 364 | 24.3 | 15.0:1 | 87% (318) |
| 2020-21 | 409 | N/A | N/A | 83% (338) |
| 2017-18 | 495 | N/A | N/A | 93% (459) |
| 2015-16 | 587 | N/A | N/A | 94% (551) |
| 2010-11 | 639 | 27 | 23.7:1 | 93% (596) |
| 2000-01 | 568 | 27 | 21.0:1 | 79% (451) |
| 1990-91 | 462 | 18 | 25.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Backman School.
About Backman School
Backman School is a small elementary school in SALT LAKE CITY, Utah. School enrollment was 396 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 6.
Salt Lake District enrolls 20,086 students, and its 39 schools include Backman School.
At 61%, Hispanic students outnumber all other groups at Backman School combined. After that, the student body is 14% White, 12% Black, 4% Pacific Islander, and 4% multiracial. Among all residents of Salt Lake County, the Hispanic share is about 21%. By the diversity index, Backman School comes in at 59%.
The school reports 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 13.7 students per teacher. For comparison, elementary schools in Utah average 21.8:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 98% of students. Among public schools in Salt Lake County, the average eligibility rate is 34%.
allk12 grades Backman School a D. The grade compares the school only with Utah public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
After adjusting for student poverty, Backman School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Utah schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 12.3%; the prediction is 11.8%.
Federal survey data for Salt Lake County show that median household income is about $97,494, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Backman School is among the 325 public schools in Salt Lake County.
The nearest public school is Escalante School, at about 0.7 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Backman School places 7th of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Its location is classified as City: Mid-size by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment was 409 in 2020-21 and 396 in 2024-25, a decrease of 13 students.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Backman School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
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- Salt Lake Center for Science Education0.9 mi · 368
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Frequently asked questions
About Backman SchoolHow large is Backman School?
Backman School enrolls approximately 396 students in grades PK-06.
Is Backman School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Backman School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Backman School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Backman School is approximately 13.7:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Backman School?
Student demographics at Backman School are roughly 14% White, 61% Hispanic, 12% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Backman School in?
Backman School is part of Salt Lake District.
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