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Enrollment
704
Elementary
DISTRICT 479 · STATE 491
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEBER DISTRICT·NCES 490120000817
Farr West School
2190 W 2700 N, OGDEN, UT 84404 · (801) 452-4360 · Weber County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL704 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
23.3:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.8:1 · STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
105 students
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 33%
Community
1
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 | 78 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 86 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 92 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 111 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 112 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 110 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 115 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (78) is 32% smaller than its 6th grade class (115).
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 37% · 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
49.7%
UT avg 41.4% . -4.5pp since 2023
Math
57.1%
UT avg 41.8% . -1.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Utah schools, those numbers are about 41 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.7% | 57.1% |
| 2023-24 | 54.2% | 59.0% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
58.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.5%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% typical for Utah schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Utah's top nor bottom 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 Farr West School
Farr West School's state test result (58.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farr West School this school | 704 | 14.9% | 58.0% |
| Sunrise School SMITHFIELD | 713 | 16.7% | 64.3% |
| Old Mill School HEBER CITY | 769 | 15.7% | 75.1% |
| Mt. Loafer School SALEM | 642 | 16.4% | 45.8% |
| Shelley School AMERICAN FORK | 731 | 17.0% | 68.2% |
| Midway School MIDWAY | 652 | 15.3% | 71.7% |
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 Farr West School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Weber County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #130 of 562 | #6 of 43 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.1% | #140 of 578 ▼ 8 | #7 of 44 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.7% | #193 of 578 ▼ 18 | #6 of 44 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 704 | #91 of 613 | #5 of 45 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.3:1 | #463 of 556 | #41 of 44 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.0% | #488 of 559 | #37 of 44 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 14.9% | #488 of 582 | #41 of 44 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -32.7% | #40 of 388 | #2 of 32 |
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
704
-69 (-9%) vs 2020
+1% since 1990-91, when it was 696
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 | 704 | 30.3 | 23.3:1 | 15% (105) |
| 2023-24 | 768 | 34.7 | 22.1:1 | 17% (129) |
| 2022-23 | 788 | 33.5 | 23.5:1 | 13% (103) |
| 2020-21 | 773 | N/A | N/A | 12% (94) |
| 2017-18 | 1,046 | N/A | N/A | 22% (225) |
| 2015-16 | 921 | N/A | N/A | 22% (199) |
| 2010-11 | 809 | 30 | 27.0:1 | 27% (218) |
| 2000-01 | 445 | 19 | 23.4:1 | 27% (120) |
| 1990-91 | 696 | 28 | 24.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Farr West School.
About Farr West School
Farr West School is an elementary school located in OGDEN, Utah, in Weber County. The school serves 704 students in kindergarten through 6 in 2024-25. The average among elementary schools in Utah is roughly 491 students; this school is 43% above that.
Within Weber District, Farr West School is one of 52 schools. The district enrolls 32,054 students.
The student body at Farr West School is 87% White. Other groups make up 10% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. The county population is about 83% White, within a few points of the school. The school's diversity index is 24%, meaning two students picked at random have a 24% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal data list 30.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at Farr West School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 23.3:1. That is 1.4 students per teacher above the 21.8:1 average for elementary schools in Utah. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 15%. That is lower than the 35% average for public schools in Weber County.
Farr West School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (58.0%) and its predicted rate (52.5%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Utah schools.
In the county around the school, Weber County, the median household income is $90,005, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 29% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Weber County is home to 95 public schools and about 49,670 public school students.
Nearby, Wahlquist Jr High is about 0.3 miles away. Within five miles of Farr West School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Farr West School places 3rd out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
In the federal locale system, Farr West School is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment is down 9% from 2020-21, when Farr West School had 773 students, to 2024-25, when it had 704.
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Weber County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
269,648
Census ACS
Median income
$90,005
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
95
49,670 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Weber District
- Weber HighHigh · 2,002 students
- Roy HighHigh · 1,661 students
- Fremont HighHigh · 1,448 students
- Bonneville HighHigh · 1,373 students
- West Field High SchoolHigh · 1,257 students
- Wahlquist Jr HighMiddle · 1,033 students
Other schools in OGDEN
- Weber HighHigh · 2,002 students
- Bonneville HighHigh · 1,373 students
- Davinci AcademyCombined · 1,271 students
- West Field High SchoolHigh · 1,257 students
- Ben Lomond HighHigh · 1,180 students
- Ogden HighHigh · 1,127 students
Nearby schools
- Wahlquist Jr High0.3 mi · 1,033
- Silver Ridge Elementary1.4 mi · 602
- Orchard Springs1.8 mi · 472
- Plain City School1.9 mi · 640
- Lomond View School2.1 mi · 444
- Majestic School2.4 mi · 726
Frequently asked questions
About Farr West SchoolHow large is Farr West School?
Farr West School enrolls approximately 704 students in grades KG-06.
Is Farr West School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Farr West School is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Farr West School have?
Farr West School employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Farr West School?
At Farr West School, the student body is approximately 87% White, 10% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Farr West School public or private?
Farr West School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Weber District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.