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Enrollment
483
Elementary
DISTRICT 469 · STATE 491
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRANITE DISTRICT·NCES 490036001279
Diamond Ridge School
6034 W MILL VALLEY LANE, SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84118 · (385) 646-4858 · Salt Lake County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL483 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 41% of Utah public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
23.6:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.9:1 · STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
123 students
DISTRICT 39% · 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 | 67 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 78 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 102 | 21% |
| Grade 5 | 104 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (67) is 36% smaller than its 5th grade class (104).
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
44.7%
UT avg 41.4% . -0.2pp since 2023
Math
40.0%
UT avg 41.8% . -8.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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 are down about 8 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.7% | 40.0% |
| 2023-24 | 44.9% | 48.2% |
% 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
46.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.4%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Diamond Ridge School
Diamond Ridge School's state test result (46.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond Ridge School this school | 483 | 25.5% | 46.3% |
| Fox Hills School SALT LAKE CITY | 553 | 31.6% | 48.7% |
| Bonneville Academy STANSBURY PARK | 337 | 24.0% | 35.3% |
| Bennion School SALT LAKE CITY | 447 | 27.1% | 43.9% |
| Foxboro School NORTH SALT LAKE | 486 | 27.0% | 35.4% |
| Middle Canyon School TOOELE | 571 | 21.5% | 41.0% |
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 Diamond Ridge School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Salt Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.3% | #302 of 562 | #79 of 171 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #351 of 578 ▼ 98 | #85 of 180 ▼ 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.7% | #265 of 578 ▲ 46 | #71 of 180 ▲ 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 483 | #342 of 613 | #96 of 184 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.6:1 | #479 of 556 | #158 of 178 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.8% | #53 of 559 | #49 of 179 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.5% | #335 of 582 | #105 of 179 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -36.6% | #22 of 388 | #10 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
483
-257 (-35%) vs 2020
-41% since 2010-11, when it was 813
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 | 483 | 20.5 | 23.6:1 | 25% (123) |
| 2023-24 | 515 | 27 | 19.1:1 | 34% (176) |
| 2022-23 | 574 | 26.5 | 21.7:1 | 33% (192) |
| 2020-21 | 740 | N/A | N/A | 32% (240) |
| 2017-18 | 762 | N/A | N/A | 37% (285) |
| 2015-16 | 835 | N/A | N/A | 41% (344) |
| 2010-11 | 813 | 23 | 35.4:1 | 32% (257) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Diamond Ridge School.
About Diamond Ridge School
Diamond Ridge School is a mid-sized elementary school with an address in SALT LAKE CITY, Utah. Its grade span covers kindergarten through 6, with 483 students on the rolls.
Granite District has a total of 85 schools and 59,404 students, Diamond Ridge School among them.
The student body at Diamond Ridge School has no majority group. White students lead at 48%. Enrollment also includes 39% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 2% Black, and 2% Asian. The school's White share is 22 points below the 70% share among Salt Lake County residents. A diversity index of 61% means there is a 61% chance two randomly chosen students at Diamond Ridge School are from different groups.
Diamond Ridge School has 20.5 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.6:1. The school's 23.6:1 compares with an average of 21.8:1 for elementary schools in Utah. The school has 25% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is lower than the 34% average for public schools in Salt Lake County.
Among Utah public elementary schools, Diamond Ridge School outscored 41%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Diamond Ridge School would be expected to post about 47.4%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 46.3%.
For Salt Lake County, Census Bureau data 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, Diamond Ridge School among them.
Diamond Ridge School is about 0.5 miles from Thomas W. Bacchus School, its nearest public school. Diamond Ridge School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Diamond Ridge School ranks 1st of 9 nearby schools, at 46.3% versus a 27.7% average.
In the federal locale system, Diamond Ridge School is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's enrollment decreased 35% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
The discussion board for Diamond Ridge School is open to topics like 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 Granite District
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- Taylorsville HighHigh · 2,685 students
- Hunter HighHigh · 2,480 students
- Kearns HighHigh · 2,313 students
- Skyline HighHigh · 2,186 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
- Thomas W. Bacchus School0.5 mi · 315
- Thomas Jefferson Jr High0.8 mi · 915
- Jim Bridger School0.8 mi · 340
- Falcon Ridge School1.0 mi · 674
- Mountain Shadows School1.4 mi · 595
- Beehive School1.4 mi · 489
Frequently asked questions
About Diamond Ridge SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Diamond Ridge School?
Diamond Ridge School enrolls approximately 483 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Diamond Ridge School serve?
Diamond Ridge School serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Diamond Ridge School?
Approximately 23.6:1 students per teacher at Diamond Ridge School.
How diverse is Diamond Ridge School?
Diamond Ridge School reports a student body of 48% White, 39% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Diamond Ridge School public or private?
Diamond Ridge School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Granite District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.