Channing Hall

Channing Hall is a mid-sized elementary school in DRAPER, Utah, run under Channing Hall. The school hosts 604 students in grades K through 8. That puts it 23% larger than the typical public school in Utah, which averages around 491 students.

Channing Hall is the operating authority for Channing Hall, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

Looking at the student body, Channing Hall shows that the largest single group is White, at 57% of enrollment. The remainder is composed of 18% Hispanic, 15% Asian, 8% multiracial. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 70%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 21.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 18% of students at Channing Hall qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Salt Lake County (around 34%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Channing Hall tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 51.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 56.0%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Salt Lake County put median household income runs about $97,494, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Channing Hall is one of 325 public schools in Salt Lake County (combined enrollment of about 209,757 students).

The closest other public school is Willow Springs School, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Channing Hall at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 60.3%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting. Channing Hall is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 7%: 649 students in 2018 compared to 604 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 86% to 57% over that span.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.