Enrollment
364
Elementary
DISTRICT 455 · STATE 491
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CANYONS DISTRICT·NCES 490014200301
East Sandy School
8295 S 865 E, SANDY, UT 84094 · (801) 826-8425 · Salt Lake County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL364 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.6:1 · STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
133 students
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 33%
Community
0
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 | 59 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 51 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 65 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 61 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 54 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 74 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (59) is 20% smaller than its 5th grade class (74).
Student demographics
50%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
44.6%
UT avg 41.4% . +9.8pp since 2023
Math
39.8%
UT avg 41.8% . +5.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Utah schools, those numbers are about 41 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.6% | 39.8% |
| 2023-24 | 34.8% | 34.1% |
% 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
38.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.9%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 East Sandy School
East Sandy School's state test result (38.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Sandy School this school | 364 | 36.5% | 38.1% |
| Meadowbrook School BOUNTIFUL | 366 | 41.5% | 40.0% |
| Open Classroom SALT LAKE CITY | 307 | 35.2% | 44.0% |
| Doxey School SUNSET | 375 | 45.3% | 20.7% |
| West School TOOELE | 297 | 39.7% | 34.9% |
| King School LAYTON | 442 | 32.8% | 27.0% |
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 East Sandy School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Salt Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.1% | #397 of 562 | #97 of 171 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.8% | #358 of 578 ▲ 62 | #88 of 180 ▲ 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.6% | #268 of 578 ▲ 158 | #73 of 180 ▲ 31 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 364 | #478 of 613 | #144 of 184 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.8:1 | #68 of 556 | #22 of 178 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.8% | #199 of 559 | #106 of 179 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.5% | #236 of 582 | #81 of 179 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.4% | #221 of 388 | #95 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
364
-43 (-11%) vs 2020
-46% since 2010-11, when it was 675
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 | 364 | 20.5 | 17.8:1 | 37% (133) |
| 2023-24 | 373 | 18.5 | 20.2:1 | 32% (121) |
| 2022-23 | 377 | 18.5 | 20.4:1 | 31% (118) |
| 2020-21 | 407 | N/A | N/A | 27% (111) |
| 2017-18 | 425 | N/A | N/A | 28% (118) |
| 2015-16 | 461 | N/A | N/A | 28% (128) |
| 2010-11 | 675 | 26 | 26.0:1 | 34% (232) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for East Sandy School.
About East Sandy School
SANDY, Utah, is home to East Sandy School, a small elementary school. Its 364 students are spread across kindergarten through 5. The school's enrollment is 26% smaller than the 491 average for elementary schools in Utah.
District-wide, Canyons District has 47 schools and 32,688 students.
White students account for 67% of enrollment at East Sandy School. Other groups include 23% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 2% Asian, and 2% Black. County-wide, about 70% of residents are White. By the diversity index, East Sandy School comes in at 50%.
Teachers at the school number 20.5 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 17.8:1. The 21.8:1 average for elementary schools in Utah is higher than this school's figure. Roughly 37% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch.
East Sandy School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Utah schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 38.1% and a predicted 41.9%.
Salt Lake County has about 1,196,523 residents, and median household income is about $97,494, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Federal data list 325 public schools in Salt Lake County, with a combined enrollment of about 209,757.
Union Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 46.4% on proficiency, and East Sandy School is below that at 38.1%.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 407 in 2020-21 and 364 in 2024-25, a decrease of 43 students.
Posts about school safety, transportation, and start times are welcome on this page. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 SANDY
- Alta HighHigh · 2,278 students
- Jordan HighHigh · 1,820 students
- Indian Hills MiddleMiddle · 1,072 students
- Albion MiddleMiddle · 943 students
- Union MiddleMiddle · 911 students
- Midvale MiddleMiddle · 802 students
Nearby schools
- Union Middle0.7 mi · 911
- Canyons Technical Education Center0.9 mi · 8
- Sandy School0.9 mi · 514
- Peruvian Park School1.0 mi · 560
- Jordan Valley School1.0 mi · 79
- Midvalley School1.2 mi · 635
Frequently asked questions
About East Sandy SchoolHow many students attend East Sandy School?
East Sandy School enrolls approximately 364 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does East Sandy School serve?
East Sandy School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at East Sandy School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at East Sandy School is approximately 17.8:1 (21 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at East Sandy School?
Student demographics at East Sandy School are roughly 67% White, 23% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is East Sandy School in?
East Sandy School is part of Canyons District.
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