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Goldminer's Daughter

10160 E LITTLE COTTONWOOD CANYON RD, ALTA, UT 84092 · (801) 826-8575 · Salt Lake County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL11 STUDENTS
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This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work

Enrollment
11
Elementary
DISTRICT 455 · STATE 491
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
1 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.6:1 · STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
3 students
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 33%
Community
0
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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten218%
Grade 1218%
Grade 2218%
Grade 319%
Grade 519%
Grade 619%
Grade 7218%
Student demographics
White
11100%
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 69% · US 43%
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
Male
218%
Female
982%

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Test scores

RISE / Utah Aspire+ 2023-24 . % Proficient + Highly Proficient
English Language Arts
0.0%
UT avg 43.3%

What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 0 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The Utah average is about 43 of 100.

Source: RISE / Utah Aspire+. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

Where Goldminer's Daughter ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn UtahIn Salt Lake County
Enrollment
ranked largest first
11#608 of 613#184 of 184
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 2024-25
Enrollment
11
0 (0%) vs 2020
+38% since 2010-11, when it was 8
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2511111.0:127% (3)
2023-24818.0:1N/A
2022-235N/AN/AN/A
2020-2111N/AN/AN/A
2017-187N/AN/AN/A
2015-168N/AN/A0% (0)
2010-118N/AN/A0% (0)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Goldminer's Daughter.

About Goldminer's Daughter

Goldminer's Daughter is one of the public schools in ALTA, Utah. It is a very small elementary school. Its enrollment is 11 students, spread over kindergarten through 8. That compares with an average of about 491 students for elementary schools in Utah.

Goldminer's Daughter is part of a district of 47 schools: Canyons District, with 32,688 students.

At Goldminer's Daughter, 100% of students are White. That compares with about 70% White among all Salt Lake County residents.

Staffing at Goldminer's Daughter comes to 1 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 11.0:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Utah is 21.8:1. Goldminer's Daughter counts 27% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.

In Salt Lake County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $97,494, about 39% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. There are 325 public schools in the county, enrolling about 209,757, Goldminer's Daughter among them.

About 8.7 miles separate Goldminer's Daughter from the closest public school, Winter Sports School. Within ten miles are at least 8 other public schools.

Under the NCES locale system, Goldminer's Daughter is Rural: Distant.

Goldminer's Daughter had 11 students in 2020-21 and 11 in 2024-25, nearly the same.

Goldminer's Daughter has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.

Salt Lake County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Goldminer's Daughter
District
Canyons District
Address
10160 E LITTLE COTTONWOOD CANYON RD, ALTA, UT 84092
Phone
(801) 826-8575
County
Salt Lake County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–08
Total enrollment
11
Teachers (FTE)
1
Student–teacher ratio
11.0:1
Free and reduced lunch
3 (27%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
490014201380
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Goldminer's Daughter
How many students attend Goldminer's Daughter?
Goldminer's Daughter enrolls approximately 11 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does Goldminer's Daughter serve?
Goldminer's Daughter serves grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Goldminer's Daughter?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Goldminer's Daughter is approximately 11.0:1 (1 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Goldminer's Daughter?
Goldminer's Daughter reports a student body of 100% White.
Who oversees Goldminer's Daughter?
Goldminer's Daughter is overseen by Canyons District in Salt Lake County.
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