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Enrollment
854
Elementary
DISTRICT 669 · STATE 491
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JORDAN DISTRICT·NCES 490042001502
Golden Fields School
10252 S. Split Rock Drive, SOUTH JORDAN, UT 84009 · (801) 567-8910 · Salt Lake County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL854 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.7:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.1:1 · STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
12%
105 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 | 98 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 87 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 126 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 136 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 139 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 141 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 127 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (98) is 23% smaller than its 6th grade class (127).
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · 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
56.8%
UT avg 41.4% . -0.2pp since 2023
Math
55.4%
UT avg 41.8% . +0.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Utah schools, those numbers are about 41 and 42. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.8% | 55.4% |
| 2023-24 | 57.0% | 54.8% |
% 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
59.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.8%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 Golden Fields School
Golden Fields School's state test result (59.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Fields School this school | 854 | 12.3% | 59.0% |
| Traverse Mountain School LEHI | 881 | 12.4% | 54.4% |
| Eastlake School SOUTH JORDAN | 792 | 15.7% | 58.2% |
| Syracuse Arts Academy - North SYRACUSE | 730 | 15.8% | 63.7% |
| Harvest School SARATOGA SPRINGS | 1,031 | 13.5% | 66.7% |
| Bastian School HERRIMAN | 741 | 17.7% | 47.4% |
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 Golden Fields School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Salt Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #122 of 562 | #36 of 171 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.4% | #158 of 578 ▲ 17 | #44 of 180 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.8% | #105 of 578 ▲ 29 | #35 of 180 ▲ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 854 | #31 of 613 | #6 of 184 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.7:1 | #246 of 556 | #82 of 178 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.1% | #271 of 559 | #129 of 179 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 12.3% | #511 of 582 | #157 of 179 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +24.1% | #25 of 128 | #6 of 33 |
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
854
-20 (-2%) vs 2020
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 | 854 | 41.3 | 20.7:1 | 12% (105) |
| 2023-24 | 873 | 43.5 | 20.1:1 | 12% (108) |
| 2022-23 | 882 | 39.5 | 22.3:1 | 8% (68) |
| 2020-21 | 874 | N/A | N/A | 7% (60) |
| 2017-18 | 688 | N/A | N/A | 11% (73) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Golden Fields School.
About Golden Fields School
As a high-enrollment elementary school, Golden Fields School serves students in SOUTH JORDAN, Utah. The school had 854 students in kindergarten through 6 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Utah) has about 491 students.
Golden Fields School reports to Jordan District, which has 67 schools and 58,788 students.
White students account for 73% of enrollment at Golden Fields School. Other groups make up 17% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 3% Asian. County-wide, about 70% of residents are White. Golden Fields School has a diversity index of 43%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at the school number 41.3 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 20.7:1. The 21.8:1 average for elementary schools in Utah is higher than this school's figure. Roughly 12% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Salt Lake County average 34%.
Golden Fields School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Utah schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 59.0% and a predicted 53.8%.
Within Salt Lake County, median household income is about $97,494, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Federal data list 325 public schools in Salt Lake County, with a combined enrollment of about 209,757.
Mountain Creek Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Golden Fields School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 874 in 2020-21, 854 in 2024-25.
Questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 Jordan District
- Copper Hills HighHigh · 2,837 students
- Mountain Ridge HighHigh · 2,738 students
- Herriman HighHigh · 2,522 students
- Bingham HighHigh · 2,461 students
- Riverton HighHigh · 2,295 students
- PreschoolElementary · 1,773 students
Other schools in SOUTH JORDAN
- Bingham HighHigh · 2,461 students
- Mountain Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,313 students
- South Jordan MiddleMiddle · 1,182 students
- Elk Ridge MiddleMiddle · 1,151 students
- Early Light Academy at DaybreakCombined · 1,022 students
- Aspen ElementaryElementary · 901 students
Nearby schools
- Mountain Creek Middle School0.1 mi · 1,313
- American Academy of Innovation0.6 mi · 373
- Eastlake School1.2 mi · 792
- Welby School1.6 mi · 701
- Early Light Academy at Daybreak1.8 mi · 1,022
- Jordan Hills School1.8 mi · 631
Frequently asked questions
About Golden Fields SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Golden Fields School?
Golden Fields School enrolls approximately 854 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Golden Fields School serve?
Golden Fields School serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Golden Fields School?
Approximately 20.7:1 students per teacher at Golden Fields School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Golden Fields School?
At Golden Fields School, the student body is approximately 73% White, 17% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Golden Fields School public or private?
Golden Fields School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Jordan District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.