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What's the most underrated thing about Canyon View School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
471
Elementary
DISTRICT 455 · STATE 491
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CANYONS DISTRICT·NCES 490014200295
Canyon View School
3050 E 7800 S, Salt Lake City, UT 84121 · (801) 826-8050 · Salt Lake County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL471 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.3:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.6:1 · STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
11%
51 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
65.5%
UT avg 41.4% . -4.2pp since 2023
Math
66.1%
UT avg 41.8% . -6.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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 are down about 6 points.
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
69.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.5%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
471
+62 (+15%) vs 2017
% White
85%
was 86%
% Hispanic
7%
was 7%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Canyon View School
Canyon View School is one of the mid-tier K-5 schools in Salt Lake City, Utah, part of Canyons District, with 471 students on its rolls from grades K through 5.
Canyon View School is one of 47 schools operated by Canyons District, a district that educates 32,688 students overall.
On demographics, Canyon View School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (85%). Beyond that, the school records 7% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 70% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.
On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 21.3:1. The state averages about 21.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 11% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Salt Lake County (around 34%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Canyon View School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 54.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 69.1%.
Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Salt Lake County) shows that median household earnings sit near $97,494, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Canyon View School is one of 325 public schools in Salt Lake County (combined enrollment of about 209,757 students).
The closest other public school is Butler Middle, roughly 0.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Canyon View School comes 2nd of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 59.1%.
Canyon View School operates from an outer-ring location.
Five-year trend. Canyon View School's enrollment has grew 15% since 2018, when it stood at 409 (now 471).
On this page, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Middle0.7 mi · 913
- Brighton High1.1 mi · 2,435
- Butler School1.1 mi · 600
- Brookwood School1.3 mi · 359
- Albion Middle1.6 mi · 943
- Quail Hollow School1.6 mi · 366
Frequently asked questions
About Canyon View SchoolHow large is Canyon View School?
Canyon View School enrolls approximately 471 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Canyon View School serve?
Canyon View School serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Canyon View School?
Approximately 21.3:1 students per teacher at Canyon View School.
What is the student diversity at Canyon View School?
Student demographics at Canyon View School are roughly 85% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Canyon View School in?
Canyon View School is part of Canyons District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.