Douglas T. Orchard School

Douglas T. Orchard School is a primary school of small scale in WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah, part of Granite District, educateing 411 students in grades pre-K through 6.

Granite District comprises 85 schools with combined enrollment of 59,404 students; Douglas T. Orchard School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Douglas T. Orchard School lists that the largest single group is Hispanic at 54%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest is composed of 36% White, 3% Black, 2% multiracial, 2% Pacific Islander. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 21%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 21.6:1. The state averages about 21.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 49% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably above Salt Lake County's rate of about 34%.

After controlling for student poverty, Douglas T. Orchard School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 35.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 24.6%.

In the broader community, Salt Lake County reports that the typical household earns roughly $97,494 per year, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Salt Lake County runs 325 public schools (combined enrollment of about 209,757 students), of which Douglas T. Orchard School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Hunter Jr High, around 0.8 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Douglas T. Orchard School comes 6th of 8 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 25.0%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Douglas T. Orchard School has shrank 28%, going from 571 students in 2018 to 411 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment ticked up from 39% to 54% over that span.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.