Elk Run Elementary

Elk Run Elementary is a middle-of-the-pack elementary school in MAGNA, Utah, run under Granite District. The school teaches 714 students in grades pre-K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 491 students per school, that is 45% larger than typical.

Within Granite District, which oversees 85 schools and 59,404 students, Elk Run Elementary is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Elk Run Elementary records that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 57% of enrollment. The remainder looks like 32% White, 4% Black, 4% Pacific Islander. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 21%.

On the resource side, Elk Run Elementary reports 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 24.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 21.8:1 average. An estimated 40% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Elk Run Elementary falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 40.4%; this one comes in at 18.3%, -22.1 points off the demographic line.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Salt Lake County) reports that median household earnings sit near $97,494, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Elk Run Elementary is one of 325 public schools in Salt Lake County (combined enrollment of about 209,757 students).

Nearest neighbor: Magna School, around 0.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Elk Run Elementary comes 6th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 21.9%.

Elk Run Elementary operates from a bedroom-community location.

Looking at the recent track record. Elk Run Elementary's enrollment has fell 6% since 2018, when it stood at 762 (now 714). The White share of enrollment contracted from 52% to 32% over that span.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.