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Fox Hills School
Test scores
RISE / Utah Aspire+ 2024-25 . % Proficient + Highly ProficientBeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodology7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Fox Hills School
As a mid-sized elementary campus in SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Fox Hills School enrolls 553 students from grades K through 6, operated by Granite District.
Across the 85 schools in Granite District (59,404 students total), Fox Hills School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
For racial and ethnic makeup, Fox Hills School logs that the largest single group is White at 52%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder breaks down as 33% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian, 3% Pacific Islander. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 70%.
On the resource side, On paper, Fox Hills School has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 24.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 21.8:1 average. Roughly 32% of students at Fox Hills School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, Fox Hills School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 44.3%, the actual is 48.7%, a residual of +4.3 points.
Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Salt Lake County put median household earnings sit near $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. Fox Hills School is one of 325 public schools in Salt Lake County (combined enrollment of about 209,757 students).
The closest other public school is South Kearns 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 Fox Hills School at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 31.9%.
Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.
Trend over the last 7 years. Fox Hills School's enrollment has ticked down 28% since 2018, when it stood at 771 (now 553). The White share of enrollment decreased from 61% to 52% over that span.
Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Fox Hills School typically covers enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
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