Granite School

Granite School, a low-enrollment primary school in SANDY, Utah, part of Canyons District, instructs 303 students, covering grades K through 5. That puts it 38% below the typical public school in Utah, which averages around 491 students.

Across the 47 schools in Canyons District (32,688 students total), Granite School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Granite School lists that nearly all students (86%) are White. The remainder looks like 11% Hispanic. That is meaningfully more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 70%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.8:1, putting Granite School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 11% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Salt Lake County (around 34%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Granite School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 54.3%; this one delivers 76.6%, a residual of +22.3 points.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Salt Lake County indicate the typical household earns roughly $97,494 per year, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Salt Lake County runs 325 public schools (combined enrollment of about 209,757 students), of which Granite School is one.

Park Lane School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Granite School at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 62.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Granite School has fell 20%, going from 381 students in 2018 to 303 in 2025.

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