Enrollment
322
Elementary
DISTRICT 376 · STATE 491
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MURRAY DISTRICT·NCES 490060000368
Grant School
662 W 6140 S, MURRAY, UT 84123 · (801) 264-7416 · Salt Lake County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL322 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.8:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 26.3:1 · STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
79 students
DISTRICT 37% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 37 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 49 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 41 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 53 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 53 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (37) is 30% smaller than its 6th grade class (53).
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
53.7%
UT avg 41.4% . -4.1pp since 2023
Math
55.4%
UT avg 41.8% . -3.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 54 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 are down about 4 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 | 53.7% | 55.4% |
| 2023-24 | 57.8% | 58.7% |
% 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
58.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.8%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Grant School
Grant School's state test result (58.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grant School this school | 322 | 24.5% | 58.4% |
| Oakdale School SANDY | 340 | 23.5% | 58.0% |
| Sprucewood School SANDY | 342 | 25.7% | 54.0% |
| Ensign School SALT LAKE CITY | 361 | 18.3% | 70.1% |
| Emerson School SALT LAKE CITY | 395 | 25.1% | 59.4% |
| Centerville School CENTERVILLE | 386 | 23.6% | 51.0% |
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 Grant School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Salt Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.4% | #126 of 562 | #37 of 171 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.4% | #159 of 578 ▼ 23 | #45 of 180 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.7% | #136 of 578 ▼ 16 | #43 of 180 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 322 | #519 of 613 | #164 of 184 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.8:1 | #253 of 556 | #85 of 178 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.5% | #265 of 559 | #124 of 179 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.5% | #348 of 582 | #112 of 179 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.2% | #236 of 388 | #99 of 133 |
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
322
-12 (-4%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 462
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 | 322 | 15.5 | 20.8:1 | 25% (79) |
| 2023-24 | 322 | 14.5 | 22.2:1 | 29% (92) |
| 2022-23 | 338 | 14.3 | 23.7:1 | 29% (97) |
| 2020-21 | 334 | N/A | N/A | 23% (78) |
| 2017-18 | 371 | N/A | N/A | 24% (88) |
| 2015-16 | 406 | N/A | N/A | 23% (95) |
| 2010-11 | 461 | 20 | 23.1:1 | 28% (127) |
| 2000-01 | 448 | 18 | 24.9:1 | 16% (71) |
| 1990-91 | 462 | 17 | 27.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Grant School.
About Grant School
In MURRAY, Utah, Grant School is a low-enrollment elementary school. The grade span is kindergarten through 6, and enrollment is 322 students. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Utah) has about 491 students.
A total of 11 schools make up Murray District, with 5,678 students enrolled.
White students account for 73% of enrollment at Grant School. Smaller groups are 15% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 2% Asian. For comparison, Salt Lake County is about 70% White. Grant School has a diversity index of 43%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school has about 20.8 students per teacher and 15.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in Utah is 21.8:1, higher than at this school. About 25% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Salt Lake County averages 34%, higher than here.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Grant School is 10.5 points above its prediction. Actual: 58.4%. Predicted: 47.8%.
In Salt Lake County (population about 1,196,523), median household income is about $97,494, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 325 public schools operate in Salt Lake County, serving about 209,757 students.
The school nearest to Grant School is Riverview Jr High, at a distance of about 0.5 miles. Within five miles of Grant School, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Grant School is 3rd of 8 nearby schools with test data.
Its NCES locale code is City: Small: the school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment was 334 in 2020-21 and 322 in 2024-25, a decrease of 12 students.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Grant School. 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 Murray District
- Murray HighHigh · 1,364 students
- Hillcrest Jr HighMiddle · 696 students
- Horizon SchoolElementary · 664 students
- Riverview Jr HighMiddle · 614 students
- Parkside SchoolElementary · 454 students
- Viewmont SchoolElementary · 433 students
Other schools in MURRAY
- Utah Virtual AcademyCombined · 1,890 students
- Murray HighHigh · 1,364 students
- Hillcrest Jr HighMiddle · 696 students
- Horizon SchoolElementary · 664 students
- Riverview Jr HighMiddle · 614 students
- Parkside SchoolElementary · 454 students
Other Grant schools
One other US public school is named Grant. Grant School is the largest of the 2.
- Grant SchoolDillon, MT · 7 students
Nearby schools
- Riverview Jr High0.5 mi · 614
- Viewmont School0.6 mi · 433
- Liberty School0.7 mi · 244
- Early Childhood Center0.8 mi · 147
- Mcmillan School1.5 mi · 417
- Horizon School1.5 mi · 664
Frequently asked questions
About Grant SchoolHow many students attend Grant School?
Grant School enrolls approximately 322 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Grant School serve?
Grant School serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Grant School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Grant School is approximately 20.8:1 (16 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Grant School?
At Grant School, the student body is approximately 73% White, 15% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Grant School?
Grant School is overseen by Murray District in Salt Lake County.
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