Elk Meadows School

Elk Meadows School operates as a reasonably sized K-5 school in SOUTH JORDAN, Utah, one of the schools within Jordan District. Current enrollment sits at 580 students spanning grades K through 6.

Elk Meadows School is one of 67 schools operated by Jordan District, a district that enrolls 58,788 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Elk Meadows School records that the largest single group is White, at 77% of enrollment. Other groups include 13% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 2% Black, 2% Pacific Islander.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 21.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.8:1, putting Elk Meadows School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 20% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is lower than Salt Lake County's rate of about 34%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Elk Meadows School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 50.0%; this one delivers 55.9%.

In the surrounding community, Salt Lake County reports that median household earnings sit near $97,494, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Salt Lake County's 325 public schools (combined enrollment of about 209,757 students), Elk Meadows School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Elk Ridge Middle, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Elk Meadows School comes 3rd of 9 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 48.9%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Elk Meadows School has declined 30%, going from 833 students in 2018 to 580 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 83% to 77% across the same window.

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