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Enrollment
600
Elementary
DISTRICT 455 · STATE 491
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CANYONS DISTRICT·NCES 490014200294
Butler School
2700 E 7000 S, SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84121 · (801) 826-7975 · Salt Lake County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL600 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 81% of Utah public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
22.6:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.6:1 · STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
12%
73 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 | 73 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 108 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 107 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 102 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 103 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 107 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (73) is 32% smaller than its 5th grade class (107).
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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
60.8%
UT avg 41.4% . +0.0pp since 2023
Math
58.6%
UT avg 41.8% . -7.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 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 7 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.8% | 58.6% |
| 2023-24 | 60.8% | 65.8% |
% 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
62.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.9%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 Butler School
Butler School's state test result (62.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Butler School this school | 600 | 12.2% | 62.6% |
| West Bountiful School WEST BOUNTIFUL | 660 | 11.2% | 51.4% |
| Morgan School KAYSVILLE | 603 | 9.5% | 50.9% |
| Holbrook School BOUNTIFUL | 536 | 15.5% | 53.5% |
| Manila School PLEASANT GROVE | 588 | 12.9% | 56.1% |
| Meadow School LEHI | 612 | 14.7% | 47.9% |
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 Butler School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Salt Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.6% | #87 of 562 | #29 of 171 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.6% | #123 of 578 ▼ 57 | #34 of 180 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.8% | #61 of 578 ▲ 28 | #25 of 180 ▲ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 600 | #184 of 613 | #52 of 184 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.6:1 | #419 of 556 | #144 of 178 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.4% | #370 of 559 | #155 of 179 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 12.2% | #513 of 582 | #158 of 179 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.8% | #121 of 128 | #32 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
600
-15 (-2%) vs 2020
+22% since 2010-11, when it was 491
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 | 600 | 26.5 | 22.6:1 | 12% (73) |
| 2023-24 | 610 | 25.5 | 23.9:1 | 13% (77) |
| 2022-23 | 605 | 26.5 | 22.8:1 | 14% (84) |
| 2020-21 | 615 | N/A | N/A | 12% (75) |
| 2017-18 | 595 | N/A | N/A | 17% (104) |
| 2015-16 | 548 | N/A | N/A | 15% (84) |
| 2010-11 | 491 | 22 | 22.3:1 | 18% (89) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Butler School.
About Butler School
Families in SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, are served by Butler School, a mid-sized elementary school. It reports enrollment of 600 students in kindergarten through 5. The school is 22% bigger than the average for elementary schools in Utah.
Butler School reports to Canyons District, which has 47 schools and 32,688 students.
A large majority of enrollment at Butler School is White, at 80%. The rest of enrollment is 10% Hispanic and 8% multiracial. Among all residents of Salt Lake County, the White share is about 70%. The diversity index for Butler School is 34%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
There are 26.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at Butler School, giving a ratio of 22.6:1. Elementary schools in Utah average 21.8:1, 0.8 fewer students per teacher than here. A total of 73 students, or 12%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is lower than the 34% average for public schools in Salt Lake County.
On the allk12 Grade, Butler School lands at A-, ahead of 81% of Utah public elementary schools.
Butler School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Utah schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 62.6% and a predicted 53.9%.
Census data for Salt Lake County show median household income comes to about $97,494, about 39% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. The county has 325 public schools and about 209,757 students.
The closest school to Butler School is Butler Middle, located about 0.6 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Butler School. On proficiency, Butler School is ahead of the 57.0% nearby average, ranking 3rd of 9.
Butler 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.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 600, starting from 615.
On allk12, people connected to Butler School can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 Canyons District
- Corner Canyon HighHigh · 2,437 students
- Brighton HighHigh · 2,435 students
- Hillcrest HighHigh · 2,421 students
- Alta HighHigh · 2,278 students
- Jordan HighHigh · 1,820 students
- Draper Park MiddleMiddle · 1,411 students
Other schools in SALT LAKE CITY
- West HighHigh · 2,503 students
- Brighton HighHigh · 2,435 students
- Skyline HighHigh · 2,186 students
- Olympus HighHigh · 2,151 students
- Highland HighHigh · 1,973 students
- East HighHigh · 1,764 students
Nearby schools
- Butler Middle0.6 mi · 913
- Bella Vista School0.7 mi · 219
- Brighton High0.9 mi · 2,435
- Canyon View School1.1 mi · 471
- Ridgecrest School1.3 mi · 491
- Oakdale School1.7 mi · 340
Frequently asked questions
About Butler SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Butler School?
Butler School enrolls approximately 600 students in grades KG-05.
Is Butler School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Butler School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Butler School have?
Butler School employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.6:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Butler School?
At Butler School, the student body is approximately 80% White, 10% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Butler School public or private?
Butler School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Canyons District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.