Calvin S. Smith School

Calvin S. Smith School is a K-5 school of average-sized scale in TAYLORSVILLE, Utah, overseen by Granite District, instructing 525 students in grades pre-K through 6.

Granite District runs 85 schools in total, collectively educating 59,404 students. Calvin S. Smith School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Calvin S. Smith School logs that White students make up the majority at 68%. Beyond that, the school records 18% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 5% multiracial, 3% Pacific Islander. Compared to Salt Lake County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 24.4:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 21.8:1 average. About 19% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is south of Salt Lake County's rate of about 34%.

After controlling for student poverty, Calvin S. Smith School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 50.3%, the actual is 53.4%, a residual of +3.1 points.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Salt Lake County) shows 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%. In all, Salt Lake County runs 325 public schools (combined enrollment of about 209,757 students), of which Calvin S. Smith School is one.

The closest other public school is Bennion Jr High, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Calvin S. Smith School comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 35.4%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Looking at the recent track record. Calvin S. Smith School's enrollment has fell 30% since 2018, when it stood at 755 (now 525). Over the same period, the White share decreased from 76% to 68%.

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