East Midvale School

East Midvale School, a medium-sized elementary school in MIDVALE, Utah, one of the schools within Canyons District, teaches 499 students, covering grades K through 5.

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

Demographically, East Midvale School lists that the most-represented group is Hispanic (44%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder consists of 33% White, 6% multiracial, 5% Black, 5% Asian. By comparison, Salt Lake County as a whole is about 21% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, East Midvale School has 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 21.8:1 average. An estimated 70% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Salt Lake County (around 34%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, East Midvale School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 25.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 23.1%.

Around the school, census data for Salt Lake County shows median household earnings sit near $97,494, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. East Midvale School is one of 325 public schools in Salt Lake County (combined enrollment of about 209,757 students).

The closest other public school is Hillcrest High, roughly 0.9 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, East Midvale School comes 7th of 7 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 44.5%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Over the past 7-year window. East Midvale School's enrollment has decreased 22% since 2018, when it stood at 638 (now 499). White enrollment moved from 47% to 33% across the same window.

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