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Enrollment
741
Elementary
DISTRICT 669 · STATE 491
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JORDAN DISTRICT·NCES 490042001498
Bastian School
5692 W. Big Bend Park Drive, HERRIMAN, UT 84096 · (801) 567-8920 · Salt Lake County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL741 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.5:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.1:1 · STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
131 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 | 106 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 79 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 112 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 126 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 95 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 109 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 114 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (106) is 7% smaller than its 6th grade class (114).
Student demographics
44%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
45.4%
UT avg 41.4% . -4.0pp since 2023
Math
42.3%
UT avg 41.8% . -0.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 have held steady.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.4% | 42.3% |
| 2023-24 | 49.4% | 42.6% |
% 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
47.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.2%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% 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 Bastian School
Bastian School's state test result (47.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bastian School this school | 741 | 17.7% | 47.4% |
| Syracuse Arts Academy - North SYRACUSE | 730 | 15.8% | 63.7% |
| Eastlake School SOUTH JORDAN | 792 | 15.7% | 58.2% |
| Liberty Hills Elementary LEHI | 864 | 19.1% | 59.3% |
| Orchard School NORTH SALT LAKE | 581 | 18.2% | 48.6% |
| Golden Fields School SOUTH JORDAN | 854 | 12.3% | 59.0% |
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 Bastian School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Salt Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.4% | #282 of 562 | #74 of 171 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.3% | #326 of 578 ▲ 10 | #79 of 180 ▲ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.4% | #258 of 578 ▼ 13 | #70 of 180 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 741 | #60 of 613 | #15 of 184 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.5:1 | #321 of 556 | #111 of 178 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.0% | #257 of 559 | #122 of 179 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 17.7% | #454 of 582 | #144 of 179 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +36.5% | #14 of 128 | #4 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
741
-236 (-24%) 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 | 741 | 34.5 | 21.5:1 | 18% (131) |
| 2023-24 | 721 | 34 | 21.2:1 | 18% (127) |
| 2022-23 | 714 | 33 | 21.6:1 | 12% (85) |
| 2020-21 | 977 | N/A | N/A | 16% (155) |
| 2017-18 | 543 | N/A | N/A | 29% (160) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bastian School.
About Bastian School
Bastian School is the name of a large elementary school in HERRIMAN, Utah. It reports enrollment of 741 students in kindergarten through 6. That puts enrollment 51% bigger than the 491-student average for elementary schools in Utah.
Bastian School is part of a district of 67 schools: Jordan District, with 58,788 students.
More than half of the students at Bastian School are White (72%). Other reported shares: 18% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 3% Asian. That is in line with Salt Lake County, where about 70% of residents are White. The diversity index for Bastian School is 44%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are 34.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at Bastian School, giving a ratio of 21.5:1. That is in line with the 21.8:1 average for elementary schools in Utah. A total of 131 students, or 18%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The 34% average for public schools in Salt Lake County is 16 points higher.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Bastian School is 3.8 points below its prediction. Actual: 47.4%. Predicted: 51.2%.
In Salt Lake County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $97,494, about 39% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. There are 325 public schools in the county, enrolling about 209,757, Bastian School among them.
Athlos Academy of Utah is about 0.3 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Bastian School's average proficiency of 47.4% compares with 41.1% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Bastian School is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
Enrollment was 741 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 977.
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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 HERRIMAN
- Mountain Ridge HighHigh · 2,738 students
- Herriman HighHigh · 2,522 students
- Providence HallCombined · 2,044 students
- Fort Herriman MiddleMiddle · 1,195 students
- Copper Mountain MiddleMiddle · 1,093 students
- Silver Crest SchoolElementary · 879 students
Nearby schools
- Athlos Academy of Utah0.3 mi · 458
- Copper Mountain Middle0.4 mi · 1,093
- Herriman High0.6 mi · 2,522
- Silver Crest School0.8 mi · 879
- Advantage Arts Academy0.8 mi · 354
- Early Light Academy at Daybreak1.1 mi · 1,022
Frequently asked questions
About Bastian SchoolHow large is Bastian School?
Bastian School enrolls approximately 741 students in grades KG-06.
Is Bastian School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bastian School is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bastian School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bastian School is approximately 21.5:1 (35 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Bastian School?
Student demographics at Bastian School are roughly 72% White, 18% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Bastian School in?
Bastian School is part of Jordan District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.