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Hayden Peak School
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RISE / Utah Aspire+ 2024-25 . % Proficient + Highly ProficientBeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodology7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Hayden Peak School
Located at 5120 W HAYDEN PEAK DR, in WEST JORDAN, Utah, Hayden Peak School is a middle-of-the-pack elementary campus that teaches 723 students (grades K through 6), run under Jordan District. By comparison, Utah's public schools average about 491 students each, so Hayden Peak School sits 47% bigger than that benchmark.
Across the 67 schools in Jordan District (58,788 students total), Hayden Peak School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
On the student-mix side, Hayden Peak School shows that 56% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 33% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 3% Pacific Islander. The wider county runs roughly 70% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.
In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Hayden Peak School has 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 22.3:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 31% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
After controlling for student poverty, Hayden Peak School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 44.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 37.7%.
In the area at large, census data for Salt Lake County shows median household earnings sit near $97,494, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Salt Lake County's 325 public schools (combined enrollment of about 209,757 students), Hayden Peak School is one campus in the mix.
West Hills Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Hayden Peak School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Hayden Peak School at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 38.0%.
The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 9%: 797 students in 2018 compared to 723 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 70% to 56% over that span.
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