Foothills School

Foothills School operates as a substantial elementary-level community in RIVERTON, Utah, operated by Jordan District. Current enrollment sits at 837 students spanning grades K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 70% larger than the state mean of about 491.

Foothills School is one of 67 schools operated by Jordan District, a district that enrolls 58,788 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Foothills School lists that 72% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 18% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Pacific Islander. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 21.8:1 average. Roughly 21% of students at Foothills School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably below Salt Lake County's rate of about 34%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Foothills School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 49.4%, the actual is 44.9%, a residual of -4.5 points.

Across the wider county, Salt Lake County reports that 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. In all, Salt Lake County runs 325 public schools (combined enrollment of about 209,757 students), of which Foothills School is one.

The closest other public school is Juniper, roughly 0.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Foothills School at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 41.7%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 21%: 1,055 students in 2018 compared to 837 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 87% to 72% over that span.

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