Blackridge School

Blackridge School is an expansive elementary school in HERRIMAN, Utah, part of Jordan District. The school instructs 782 students in grades K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 491 students per school, that is 59% larger than typical.

Jordan District comprises 67 schools with combined enrollment of 58,788 students; Blackridge School is among them.

Demographically, Blackridge School logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (82%). Beyond that, the school reports 11% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That is meaningfully more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 70%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 21.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 21.8:1 average. About 14% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Salt Lake County runs at roughly 34%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Blackridge School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 53.1%; this one delivers 53.8%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Salt Lake County) records that median household income runs about $97,494, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Blackridge School is one of 325 public schools in Salt Lake County (combined enrollment of about 209,757 students).

The closest other public school is Fort Herriman Middle, roughly 0.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Blackridge School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 44.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Blackridge School has ticked down 28%, going from 1,092 students in 2018 to 782 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 90% to 82%.

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