Dilworth School

Dilworth School is a medium-sized elementary campus in SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, operated by Salt Lake District. The school educates 463 students in grades pre-K through 6.

Across the 39 schools in Salt Lake District (20,086 students total), Dilworth School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Dilworth School shows that 80% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest looks like 11% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 70% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 20.1:1. The state averages around 21.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 19% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is below Salt Lake County's rate of about 34%.

With demographic context factored in, Dilworth School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 50.5%; this one delivers 68.6%, a residual of +18.1 points.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Salt Lake County put 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%. In all, Salt Lake County runs 325 public schools (combined enrollment of about 209,757 students), of which Dilworth School is one.

The closest other public school is Hillside Middle, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Dilworth School at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 66.6%.

The school occupies a high-density site.

Five-year trend. Dilworth School's enrollment has decreased 27% since 2018, when it stood at 637 (now 463).

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