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Enrollment
626
Elementary
DISTRICT 455 · STATE 491
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CANYONS DISTRICT·NCES 490014201637
Glacier Hills Elementary
1085 E 900 South, SANDY, UT 84094 · (801) 826-8500 · Salt Lake County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL626 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.6:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.6:1 · STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
235 students
DISTRICT 28% · 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 | 103 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 98 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 104 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 101 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 104 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 116 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (103) is 11% smaller than its 5th grade class (116).
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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
36.5%
UT avg 41.4% . +3.5pp since 2023
Math
38.6%
UT avg 41.8% . +0.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Utah schools, those numbers are about 41 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.5% | 38.6% |
| 2023-24 | 33.0% | 38.5% |
% 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
38.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.5%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Glacier Hills Elementary
Glacier Hills Elementary's state test result (38.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glacier Hills Elementary this school | 626 | 37.5% | 38.0% |
| Westridge School PROVO | 608 | 37.8% | 54.6% |
| Bridge Elementary School ROY | 558 | 35.1% | 27.5% |
| Centennial Elementary OREM | 761 | 37.3% | 48.4% |
| Sterling School TOOELE | 772 | 36.0% | 29.8% |
| Hillcrest School LOGAN | 521 | 35.1% | 49.1% |
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 Glacier Hills Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Salt Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #398 of 562 | #98 of 171 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.6% | #372 of 578 ▲ 8 | #92 of 180 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.5% | #392 of 578 ▲ 55 | #100 of 180 ▲ 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 626 | #160 of 613 | #44 of 184 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.6:1 | #158 of 556 | #57 of 178 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.3% | #167 of 559 | #95 of 179 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.5% | #228 of 582 | #78 of 179 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 626 | 31.9 | 19.6:1 | 38% (235) |
| 2023-24 | 593 | 32.3 | 18.4:1 | 44% (258) |
| 2022-23 | 586 | 29 | 20.2:1 | 43% (251) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Glacier Hills Elementary.
About Glacier Hills Elementary
In SANDY, Utah, Glacier Hills Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school. The grade span is kindergarten through 5, and enrollment is 626 students. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Utah is about 491, so this school runs 27% above that.
Glacier Hills Elementary is in Canyons District, a district with 32,688 students across 47 schools.
White students make up a majority at Glacier Hills Elementary, at 64%. Smaller groups are 25% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 2% Pacific Islander. The school's diversity index is 52%, meaning two students picked at random have a 52% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Its 31.9 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 19.6:1. This ratio sits 2.2 below the 21.8:1 average for elementary schools in Utah. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 38%.
Glacier Hills Elementary scores 38.0% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 41.5%.
Glacier Hills Elementary is located in Salt Lake County, where the median household income is $97,494, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Glacier Hills Elementary is one of 325 public schools in the county.
Nearby, Diamond Ridge High School is about 0.5 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Glacier Hills Elementary ranks 5th of 6 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 38.0% against a local average of 55.3%.
Federal data place Glacier Hills Elementary in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Salt Lake County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,196,523
Census ACS
Median income
$97,494
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
325
209,757 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Canyons District
- Corner Canyon HighHigh · 2,437 students
- Brighton HighHigh · 2,435 students
- Hillcrest HighHigh · 2,421 students
- Alta HighHigh · 2,278 students
- Jordan HighHigh · 1,820 students
- Draper Park MiddleMiddle · 1,411 students
Other schools in SANDY
- Alta HighHigh · 2,278 students
- Jordan HighHigh · 1,820 students
- Indian Hills MiddleMiddle · 1,072 students
- Albion MiddleMiddle · 943 students
- Union MiddleMiddle · 911 students
- Midvale MiddleMiddle · 802 students
Nearby schools
- Diamond Ridge High School0.5 mi · 184
- Eastmont Middle0.6 mi · 515
- Willow Canyon School0.7 mi · 303
- Alta View School0.8 mi · 556
- Canyons Technical Education Center1.0 mi · 8
- Special Ed Preschool1.2 mi · 312
Frequently asked questions
About Glacier Hills ElementaryHow large is Glacier Hills Elementary?
Glacier Hills Elementary enrolls approximately 626 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Glacier Hills Elementary serve?
Glacier Hills Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Glacier Hills Elementary have?
Glacier Hills Elementary employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.6:1.
How diverse is Glacier Hills Elementary?
Glacier Hills Elementary reports a student body of 64% White, 25% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Glacier Hills Elementary public or private?
Glacier Hills Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Canyons District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.