Enrollment
361
Elementary
DISTRICT 386 · STATE 491
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SALT LAKE DISTRICT·NCES 490087000489
Ensign School
775 - 12TH AVE, SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84103 · (801) 578-8150 · Salt Lake County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL361 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 94% of Utah public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Utah public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
19.5:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.7:1 · STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
66 students
DISTRICT 59% · 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 | 44 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 59 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 53 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 55 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 56 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 36 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (44) is 22% larger than its 6th grade class (36).
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
67.8%
UT avg 41.4% . -0.3pp since 2023
Math
68.7%
UT avg 41.8% . -9.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Utah schools, those numbers are about 41 and 42. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 9 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.8% | 68.7% |
| 2023-24 | 68.1% | 78.1% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of UT schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
70.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.9%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+19.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 51% typical for Utah schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 19 points, placing it in Utah's top 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 Ensign School
Ensign School's state test result (70.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ensign School this school | 361 | 18.3% | 70.1% |
| Park Lane School SANDY | 324 | 15.1% | 75.0% |
| Viewmont School MURRAY | 433 | 21.7% | 59.8% |
| Centerville School CENTERVILLE | 386 | 23.6% | 51.0% |
| Grant School MURRAY | 322 | 24.5% | 58.4% |
| Oakdale School SANDY | 340 | 23.5% | 58.0% |
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 Ensign School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Salt Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.1% | #32 of 562 | #18 of 171 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.7% | #43 of 578 ▼ 33 | #19 of 180 ▼ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.8% | #24 of 578 ▲ 15 | #15 of 180 ▲ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 361 | #482 of 613 | #145 of 184 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.5:1 | #152 of 556 | #55 of 178 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.9% | #274 of 559 | #130 of 179 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.3% | #443 of 582 | #140 of 179 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.2% | #82 of 128 | #21 of 33 |
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
361
+39 (+12%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 494
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 | 361 | 18.5 | 19.5:1 | 18% (66) |
| 2023-24 | 311 | 16 | 19.4:1 | 16% (49) |
| 2022-23 | 313 | 15.5 | 20.2:1 | 13% (42) |
| 2020-21 | 322 | N/A | N/A | 11% (35) |
| 2017-18 | 343 | N/A | N/A | 17% (58) |
| 2015-16 | 371 | N/A | N/A | 22% (82) |
| 2010-11 | 401 | 19 | 21.1:1 | 23% (91) |
| 2000-01 | 429 | 20 | 21.4:1 | 6% (26) |
| 1990-91 | 494 | 15 | 32.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ensign School.
About Ensign School
Ensign School, located in SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, is a low-enrollment elementary school. The school teaches pre-K through 6 and enrolls 361 students. It has 26% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Utah (about 491).
Salt Lake District enrolls 20,086 students in 39 schools, including Ensign School.
The share of White students at Ensign School is 74%, a majority. Other students are 12% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 2% Pacific Islander. Census estimates put Salt Lake County at about 70% White, close to the school's figure. A diversity index of 43% means there is a 43% chance two randomly chosen students at Ensign School are from different groups.
Ensign School reported 18.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 19.5:1. The school's 19.5:1 compares with an average of 21.8:1 for elementary schools in Utah. Roughly 18% of students at Ensign School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. That is lower than the 34% average for public schools in Salt Lake County.
On the allk12 Grade, Ensign School lands at A, ahead of 94% of Utah public elementary schools.
Ensign School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 70.1%. Schools with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Utah are predicted to post 50.9%, so the school is 19.2 points ahead and in the state's top 10%.
For Salt Lake County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $97,494 a year, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Public schools in Salt Lake County number 325, with about 209,757 students.
The closest school to Ensign School is Open Classroom, located about 1.0 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Ensign School. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, Ensign School ranks 1st on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Mid-size. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
From 322 students in 2020-21, enrollment rose to 361 by 2024-25.
The discussion board for Ensign School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
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Frequently asked questions
About Ensign SchoolHow large is Ensign School?
Ensign School enrolls approximately 361 students in grades PK-06.
Is Ensign School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ensign School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Ensign School have?
Ensign School employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ensign School?
At Ensign School, the student body is approximately 74% White, 12% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Ensign School public or private?
Ensign School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Salt Lake District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.