Emerson School

Emerson School operates as a tight-knit elementary school in SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, overseen by Salt Lake District. Current enrollment sits at 395 students spanning grades K through 6.

Within Salt Lake District, which oversees 39 schools and 20,086 students, Emerson School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Emerson School lists that 73% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school reports 16% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.6:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.8:1, putting Emerson School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 25% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Salt Lake County (around 34%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Emerson School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 47.5%; this one delivers 59.4%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Salt Lake County put median household income runs about $97,494, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Salt Lake County's 325 public schools (combined enrollment of about 209,757 students), Emerson School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Hawthorne School, around 0.8 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Emerson School. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Emerson School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 45.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 32%: 583 students in 2018 compared to 395 in 2025.

On allk12, members of the Emerson School community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.