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What's something Draper School does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
680
Elementary
DISTRICT 455 · STATE 491
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CANYONS DISTRICT·NCES 490014200299
Draper School
1080 E 12660 S, DRAPER, UT 84020 · (801) 826-8275 · Salt Lake County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL680 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.9:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.6:1 · STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
14%
96 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 | 91 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 96 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 125 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 107 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 131 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 130 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (91) is 30% smaller than its 5th grade class (130).
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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
59.5%
UT avg 41.4% . -5.2pp since 2023
Math
59.7%
UT avg 41.8% . -6.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Utah schools, those numbers are about 41 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.5% | 59.7% |
| 2023-24 | 64.7% | 66.0% |
% 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
60.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.9%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Draper School
Draper School's state test result (60.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Draper School this school | 680 | 14.1% | 60.5% |
| Syracuse Arts Academy - North SYRACUSE | 730 | 15.8% | 63.7% |
| Summit Academy - Independence BLUFFDALE | 830 | 18.0% | 50.4% |
| Golden Fields School SOUTH JORDAN | 854 | 12.3% | 59.0% |
| Bastian School HERRIMAN | 741 | 17.7% | 47.4% |
| Oakwood School SALT LAKE CITY | 580 | 19.0% | 57.3% |
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 Draper School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Salt Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.5% | #108 of 562 | #32 of 171 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.7% | #112 of 578 ▼ 48 | #32 of 180 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.5% | #73 of 578 ▼ 12 | #28 of 180 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 680 | #115 of 613 | #30 of 184 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.9:1 | #367 of 556 | #128 of 178 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.6% | #285 of 559 | #134 of 179 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 14.1% | #495 of 582 | #153 of 179 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.6% | #293 of 388 | #116 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
680
-13 (-2%) vs 2020
-2% since 2010-11, when it was 695
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 | 680 | 31 | 21.9:1 | 14% (96) |
| 2023-24 | 696 | 31 | 22.4:1 | 15% (106) |
| 2022-23 | 677 | 30.5 | 22.2:1 | 13% (89) |
| 2020-21 | 693 | N/A | N/A | 12% (82) |
| 2017-18 | 744 | N/A | N/A | 14% (102) |
| 2015-16 | 751 | N/A | N/A | 14% (108) |
| 2010-11 | 695 | 26 | 26.7:1 | 13% (88) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Draper School.
About Draper School
Located in DRAPER, Utah, Draper School is a medium-sized elementary school. Its 680 students are spread across kindergarten through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Utah is about 491 students.
Canyons District counts 47 schools and 32,688 students, including Draper School.
White students are the majority at Draper School, with 75% of enrollment. After that, the student body is 10% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Pick two students at random and there is a 42% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Draper School employs 31 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 21.9:1. That matches the 21.8:1 average for elementary schools in Utah fairly closely. Draper School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 14%. That rate is below the 34% average among public schools in Salt Lake County.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Draper School would be expected to post about 52.9%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 60.5%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Salt Lake County show that the median household income is $97,494, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Draper School is one of 325 public schools in the county.
The closest public school, Corner Canyon High, is about 0.5 miles from Draper School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Draper School is 2nd of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The school's locale code, Suburb: Large, means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 693 in 2020-21, 680 in 2024-25.
If you have questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Draper School, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Canyons District
- Corner Canyon HighHigh · 2,437 students
- Brighton HighHigh · 2,435 students
- Hillcrest HighHigh · 2,421 students
- Alta HighHigh · 2,278 students
- Jordan HighHigh · 1,820 students
- Draper Park MiddleMiddle · 1,411 students
Other schools in DRAPER
- Corner Canyon HighHigh · 2,437 students
- Draper Park MiddleMiddle · 1,411 students
- American Preparatory Academy - Draper #2Elementary · 1,068 students
- American Preparatory Academy - Draper #3High · 719 students
- American Preparatory Academy - Draper #1Elementary · 622 students
- Channing HallElementary · 604 students
Nearby schools
- Corner Canyon High0.5 mi · 2,437
- Summit Academy - Draper Campus0.7 mi · 601
- Draper Park Middle0.8 mi · 1,411
- Sprucewood School0.8 mi · 342
- Willow Springs School1.1 mi · 562
- Indian Hills Middle1.3 mi · 1,072
Frequently asked questions
About Draper SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Draper School?
Draper School enrolls approximately 680 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Draper School serve?
Draper School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Draper School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Draper School is approximately 21.9:1 (31 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Draper School?
At Draper School, the student body is approximately 75% White, 10% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Asian, 8% Two or more.
What district is Draper School in?
Draper School is part of Canyons District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.