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Enrollment
599
Elementary
DISTRICT 669 · STATE 491
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JORDAN DISTRICT·NCES 490042000813
Columbia School
3505 W 7800 S, WEST JORDAN, UT 84088 · (801) 280-3279 · Salt Lake County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL599 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 4% of Utah public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
18.1:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.1:1 · STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
408 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 | 82 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 81 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 80 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 89 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 92 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 89 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 86 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (82) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (86).
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · 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
14.5%
UT avg 41.4% . +0.2pp since 2023
Math
9.9%
UT avg 41.8% . -0.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 15 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 10 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 have held steady.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 14.5% | 9.9% |
| 2023-24 | 14.3% | 10.6% |
% 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
16.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.5%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 16% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 Columbia School
Columbia School's state test result (16.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia School this school | 599 | 68.1% | 16.1% |
| Timpanogos School PROVO | 636 | 63.1% | 31.1% |
| Paradise Canyon ST GEORGE | 461 | 70.3% | 40.9% |
| Heritage School OGDEN | 647 | 60.3% | 19.6% |
| Legacy School ST GEORGE | 562 | 65.5% | 39.3% |
| Wallace Stegner Academy West Valley WEST VALLEY CITY | 702 | 60.4% | 44.9% |
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 Columbia School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Salt Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 16.1% | #550 of 562 | #162 of 171 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 9.9% | #573 of 578 ▼ 5 | #176 of 180 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 14.5% | #561 of 578 ▲ 3 | #166 of 180 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 599 | #185 of 613 | #53 of 184 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.1:1 | #85 of 556 | #30 of 178 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.6% | #108 of 559 | #78 of 179 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.1% | #29 of 582 | #18 of 179 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.8% | #341 of 388 | #127 of 133 |
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
599
-8 (-1%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 837
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 | 599 | 33 | 18.1:1 | 68% (408) |
| 2023-24 | 608 | 34 | 17.9:1 | 69% (418) |
| 2022-23 | 619 | 34 | 18.2:1 | 59% (364) |
| 2020-21 | 607 | N/A | N/A | 50% (301) |
| 2017-18 | 629 | N/A | N/A | 62% (390) |
| 2015-16 | 641 | N/A | N/A | 67% (428) |
| 2010-11 | 745 | 43 | 17.3:1 | 62% (465) |
| 2000-01 | 798 | 36 | 22.2:1 | 32% (257) |
| 1990-91 | 837 | 32 | 26.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Columbia School.
About Columbia School
Columbia School is a mid-sized elementary school in Jordan District, located in WEST JORDAN, Utah. Federal data show 599 students enrolled in kindergarten through 6 in 2024-25. Across elementary schools in Utah, the average enrollment is about 491.
Jordan District has 58,788 students in 67 schools, and Columbia School is one of those schools.
The largest group at Columbia School is Hispanic students, at 60%. Enrollment also includes 27% White, 5% multiracial, and 5% Pacific Islander. Among people living in Salt Lake County, the Hispanic share is about 21%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 57, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 18.1:1. The school has 33 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 21.8:1 average for elementary schools in Utah is 3.7 students per teacher. In all, 68% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Salt Lake County, the average eligibility rate is 34%.
Columbia School holds an F allk12 Grade, placing it above 4% of Utah public elementary schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 26.5% at Columbia School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 16.1%.
The county, Salt Lake County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $97,494 a year, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Salt Lake County has 325 public schools with about 209,757 students, including Columbia School.
Joel P. Jensen Middle is about 0.6 miles from Columbia School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Columbia School ranks 9th on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment went from 607 in 2020-21 to 599 in 2024-25, a change of 8 students.
The Columbia School discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 Jordan District
- Copper Hills HighHigh · 2,837 students
- Mountain Ridge HighHigh · 2,738 students
- Herriman HighHigh · 2,522 students
- Bingham HighHigh · 2,461 students
- Riverton HighHigh · 2,295 students
- PreschoolElementary · 1,773 students
Other schools in WEST JORDAN
- Copper Hills HighHigh · 2,837 students
- West Jordan HighHigh · 1,761 students
- Sunset Ridge MiddleMiddle · 1,377 students
- West Hills MiddleMiddle · 1,169 students
- West Jordan MiddleMiddle · 1,000 students
- Fox Hollow SchoolElementary · 872 students
Other Columbia schools
One other US public school is named Columbia. Columbia School is the largest of the 2.
- Columbia SchoolKAYSVILLE, UT · 584 students
Nearby schools
- Joel P. Jensen Middle0.6 mi · 760
- Terra Linda School0.7 mi · 474
- Oquirrh School0.9 mi · 524
- West Jordan High0.9 mi · 1,761
- Westland School1.0 mi · 595
- Itineris Early College High1.1 mi · 366
Frequently asked questions
About Columbia SchoolHow large is Columbia School?
Columbia School enrolls approximately 599 students in grades KG-06.
Is Columbia School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Columbia School is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Columbia School have?
Columbia School employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Columbia School?
Student demographics at Columbia School are roughly 27% White, 60% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Columbia School in?
Columbia School is part of Jordan District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.