Draper School

Draper School is an elementary-level community of reasonably sized scale in DRAPER, Utah, part of Canyons District, hosting 680 students in grades K through 5. By comparison, Utah's public schools average about 491 students each, so Draper School sits 38% above that benchmark.

Within Canyons District, which oversees 47 schools and 32,688 students, Draper School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Draper School reports that White students make up the majority at 75%; the rest consists of 10% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 4% Asian.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 21.9:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 14% of students at Draper School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is below Salt Lake County's rate of about 34%.

After controlling for student poverty, Draper School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 52.9%; this one delivers 60.5%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Salt Lake County indicate median household income runs about $97,494, 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 Draper School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Corner Canyon High, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Draper School at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 57.9%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Draper School has decreased 9%, going from 744 students in 2018 to 680 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 85% to 75% across the same window.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.