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Which teacher or staff member at Canyon Rim Academy deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
524
Elementary
STATE 491
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CANYON RIM ACADEMY·NCES 490007101178
Canyon Rim Academy
3005 S 2900 E, SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84109 · (801) 474-2066 · Salt Lake County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL524 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 91% 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.
- A-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
24.4:1
22 FTE teachers
STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
6%
32 students
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 | 78 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 77 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 78 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 78 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 57 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (78) is 37% larger than its 6th grade class (57).
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
60.4%
UT avg 41.4% . -9.6pp since 2023
Math
68.2%
UT avg 41.8% . -2.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.4% | 68.2% |
| 2023-24 | 70.0% | 71.0% |
% 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
70.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.8%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 Canyon Rim Academy
Canyon Rim Academy's state test result (70.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canyon Rim Academy this school | 524 | 6.1% | 70.2% |
| Oak Hills School BOUNTIFUL | 509 | 8.6% | 59.9% |
| Snow Horse School KAYSVILLE | 490 | 8.0% | 68.3% |
| Heritage School LAYTON | 623 | 8.7% | 49.6% |
| Muir School BOUNTIFUL | 596 | 9.9% | 59.4% |
| Valley View School BOUNTIFUL | 426 | 6.6% | 73.0% |
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 Canyon Rim Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Salt Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.2% | #30 of 562 | #17 of 171 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.2% | #48 of 578 ▼ 14 | #21 of 180 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.4% | #66 of 578 ▼ 36 | #27 of 180 ▼ 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 524 | #279 of 613 | #81 of 184 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.4:1 | #508 of 556 | #162 of 178 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.7% | #491 of 559 | #175 of 179 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 6.1% | #570 of 582 | #175 of 179 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.0% | #87 of 128 | #23 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
524
0 (0%) vs 2020
-1% since 2010-11, when it was 530
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 | 524 | 21.5 | 24.4:1 | 6% (32) |
| 2023-24 | 520 | 23 | 22.6:1 | 10% (52) |
| 2022-23 | 518 | 23.1 | 22.4:1 | 8% (41) |
| 2020-21 | 524 | N/A | N/A | 6% (33) |
| 2017-18 | 504 | N/A | N/A | 9% (44) |
| 2015-16 | 530 | N/A | N/A | 11% (60) |
| 2010-11 | 530 | 18 | 29.4:1 | 19% (102) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Canyon Rim Academy.
About Canyon Rim Academy
Canyon Rim Academy is a mid-sized elementary school with its address in SALT LAKE CITY, Utah. Federal data show 524 students enrolled in kindergarten through 6 in 2024-25.
Canyon Rim Academy is its own local education agency in federal data.
Canyon Rim Academy is 87% White by enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 5% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Census estimates put the White share of Salt Lake County's population at about 70%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Canyon Rim Academy scores 24%.
Its ratio of 24.4:1 is based on 21.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in Utah average 21.8:1, 2.5 fewer students per teacher than here. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 6%. The rate at public schools in Salt Lake County averages 34%, higher than here.
Canyon Rim Academy holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 91% of Utah public elementary schools.
Canyon Rim Academy is 13.4 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (70.2% versus 56.8%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Utah.
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 roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. There are 325 public schools in the county, enrolling about 209,757, Canyon Rim Academy among them.
Rosecrest School is the nearest public school to Canyon Rim Academy, about 0.6 miles away. Canyon Rim Academy is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Canyon Rim Academy comes in 3rd of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more. Canyon Rim Academy is a charter school, a type of public school that operates under a charter.
In 2020-21, Canyon Rim Academy enrolled 524; in 2024-25, 524.
Use the discussion section to ask about special education services, counseling, and support programs at Canyon Rim Academy. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 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
- Rosecrest School0.6 mi · 334
- Eastwood School1.0 mi · 300
- Upland Terrace School1.1 mi · 477
- Wasatch Jr High1.1 mi · 829
- Skyline High1.2 mi · 2,186
- Evergreen Jr High1.4 mi · 600
Frequently asked questions
About Canyon Rim AcademyWhat is the total enrollment at Canyon Rim Academy?
Canyon Rim Academy enrolls approximately 524 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Canyon Rim Academy serve?
Canyon Rim Academy serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Canyon Rim Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Canyon Rim Academy is approximately 24.4:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Canyon Rim Academy?
Student demographics at Canyon Rim Academy are roughly 87% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Canyon Rim Academy public or private?
Canyon Rim Academy is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Canyon Rim Academy.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.