Falcon Ridge School

Set in WEST JORDAN, Utah, Falcon Ridge School is a mid-sized elementary campus, overseen by Jordan District. It hosts 674 students across grades K through 6. That puts it 37% larger than the typical public school in Utah, which averages around 491 students.

Across the 67 schools in Jordan District (58,788 students total), Falcon Ridge School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Falcon Ridge School records that the largest single group is White at 50%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest reads as 35% Hispanic, 5% Pacific Islander, 5% multiracial, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 70% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Falcon Ridge School has 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 20.6:1. The state averages around 21.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 39% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Falcon Ridge School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 40.9%, the actual is 34.9%, a residual of -6.0 points.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Salt Lake County put the typical household earns roughly $97,494 per year, 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), Falcon Ridge School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Diamond Ridge School, roughly 1.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Falcon Ridge School at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 31.5%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Falcon Ridge School has shrank 10%, going from 749 students in 2018 to 674 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 62% to 50% over that span.

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