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What's one thing Golden Spike Elementary gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
924
Elementary
DISTRICT 440 · STATE 491
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BOX ELDER DISTRICT·NCES 490009001624
Golden Spike Elementary
730 East 300 North, BRIGHAM CITY, UT 84302 · (435) 515-5500 · Box Elder County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL924 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 34% of Utah public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Utah public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
21.5:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
334 students
DISTRICT 34% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 150 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 123 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 131 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 119 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 146 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 134 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 121 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (123) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (121).
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · 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
39.7%
UT avg 41.4% . -1.7pp since 2023
Math
39.8%
UT avg 41.8% . -3.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.7% | 39.8% |
| 2023-24 | 41.4% | 43.1% |
% 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
41.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.1%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Spike Elementary
Golden Spike Elementary's state test result (41.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Spike Elementary this school | 924 | 36.1% | 41.8% |
| Hurricane Intermediate HURRICANE | 723 | 37.5% | 43.3% |
| Apple Valley School SANTAQUIN | 732 | 32.8% | 36.0% |
| Sterling School TOOELE | 772 | 36.0% | 29.8% |
| Canyon School HYRUM | 789 | 41.8% | 47.5% |
| Freedom School HOOPER | 784 | 31.4% | 37.5% |
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 Spike Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Box Elder County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.8% | #364 of 562 | #6 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.8% | #357 of 578 ▼ 30 | #7 of 10 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.7% | #343 of 578 ▲ 18 | #7 of 10 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 924 | #15 of 613 | #1 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.5:1 | #322 of 556 | #9 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.4% | #344 of 559 | #2 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.1% | #241 of 582 | #5 of 11 |
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 | 924 | 43 | 21.5:1 | 36% (334) |
| 2023-24 | 851 | 41 | 20.8:1 | 39% (332) |
| 2022-23 | 838 | 40 | 20.9:1 | 39% (323) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Golden Spike Elementary.
About Golden Spike Elementary
This page covers Golden Spike Elementary, a large elementary school in BRIGHAM CITY, Utah. The school enrolls 924 students, from pre-K through 5. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Utah) has about 491 students.
Within Box Elder District, Golden Spike Elementary is one of 22 schools. The district enrolls 12,554 students.
White students make up a majority at Golden Spike Elementary, at 78%. The remaining students are 17% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Census figures show Box Elder County is about 88% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 36% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Golden Spike Elementary counts 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 21.5 students for each one. That is close to the 21.8:1 average for elementary schools in Utah. About 36% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch.
The allk12 Grade for Golden Spike Elementary is C. Compared with Utah public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 34% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Test results at Golden Spike Elementary are within a point of what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (41.8% actual, 42.1% predicted).
Across Box Elder County, the median household income is $84,550, about 27% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. In all, Box Elder County has 24 public schools and roughly 12,997 students.
The next-closest public school is Box Elder Middle, about 0.5 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Golden Spike Elementary ranks 5th on average proficiency.
Golden Spike Elementary falls in the Town: Fringe locale category, used for schools in a town close to an urbanized area.
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Box Elder County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
61,246
Census ACS
Median income
$84,550
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
12,997 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Box Elder District
- Box Elder HighHigh · 1,641 students
- Bear River HighHigh · 1,194 students
- Box Elder MiddleHigh · 1,124 students
- Young IntermediateMiddle · 1,003 students
- Harris IntermediateMiddle · 862 students
- Bear River MiddleHigh · 841 students
Other schools in BRIGHAM CITY
- Box Elder HighHigh · 1,641 students
- Box Elder MiddleHigh · 1,124 students
- Young IntermediateMiddle · 1,003 students
- Lake View SchoolElementary · 573 students
- Discovery SchoolElementary · 448 students
- Sunrise High SchoolHigh · 161 students
Nearby schools
- Box Elder Middle0.5 mi · 1,124
- Sunrise High School1.1 mi · 161
- Discovery School1.1 mi · 448
- Box Elder High1.4 mi · 1,641
- Lake View School1.7 mi · 573
- Young Intermediate1.9 mi · 1,003
Frequently asked questions
About Golden Spike ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Golden Spike Elementary?
Golden Spike Elementary enrolls approximately 924 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Golden Spike Elementary serve?
Golden Spike Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Golden Spike Elementary?
Approximately 21.5:1 students per teacher at Golden Spike Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Golden Spike Elementary?
At Golden Spike Elementary, the student body is approximately 78% White, 17% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Golden Spike Elementary in?
Golden Spike Elementary is part of Box Elder District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.