Esperanza School

Located at 4956 W 3500 S, in WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah, Esperanza School is a moderately sized elementary campus that teaches 575 students (grades K through 7), one of the schools within Esperanza School.

Esperanza School is a school of Esperanza School, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

Demographically, Esperanza School shows that nearly all students (97%) are Hispanic. Beyond that, the school shows 2% White. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 21%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Esperanza School has 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 23.5:1. The state averages around 21.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 54% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Salt Lake County (around 34%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Esperanza School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 33.6%; this one delivers 37.2%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Salt Lake County indicate the typical household earns roughly $97,494 per year, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Esperanza School is one of 325 public schools in Salt Lake County (combined enrollment of about 209,757 students).

The closest other public school is Valley Crest School, roughly 0.6 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Esperanza School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Esperanza School at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 28.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area. Esperanza School is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Esperanza School has rose 15%, going from 502 students in 2018 to 575 in 2025.

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