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Herriman School
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 73 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 94 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 81 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 93 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 106 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 108 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 124 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (73) is 41% smaller than its 6th grade class (124).
Test scores
RISE / Utah Aspire+ 2024-25 . % Proficient + Highly ProficientWhat this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.9% | 63.0% |
| 2023-24 | 61.0% | 64.5% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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%.
Schools most like Herriman School
Herriman School's state test result (64.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herriman School this school | 679 | 16.3% | 64.0% |
| Stansbury Park School STANSBURY PARK | 712 | 18.0% | 48.2% |
| Fox Hollow School LEHI | 733 | 18.1% | 64.1% |
| William Penn School SALT LAKE CITY | 615 | 16.7% | 66.0% |
| Old Mill School TOOELE | 665 | 19.5% | 40.7% |
| Rose Springs School STANSBURY PARK | 541 | 17.7% | 45.5% |
Where Herriman School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Salt Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #73 of 562 | #26 of 171 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #79 of 578 ▼ 3 | #28 of 180 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.9% | #116 of 578 ▼ 30 | #38 of 180 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 679 | #116 of 613 | #31 of 184 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.0:1 | #180 of 556 | #64 of 178 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.5% | #303 of 559 | #138 of 179 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 16.3% | #471 of 582 | #148 of 179 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.2% | #143 of 388 | #66 of 133 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 679 | 34 | 20.0:1 | 16% (111) |
| 2023-24 | 712 | 31.9 | 22.3:1 | 16% (114) |
| 2022-23 | 731 | 33.4 | 21.9:1 | 11% (82) |
| 2020-21 | 953 | N/A | N/A | 11% (105) |
| 2017-18 | 873 | N/A | N/A | 13% (112) |
| 2015-16 | 873 | N/A | N/A | 21% (187) |
| 2010-11 | 1,080 | 40 | 27.0:1 | 15% (165) |
| 2000-01 | 487 | 19 | 25.6:1 | 18% (89) |
About Herriman School
Herriman School is a medium-sized elementary school in HERRIMAN, Utah. A federal count lists 679 students at the school, in kindergarten through 6. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Utah is about 491, so this school runs 38% above that.
Herriman School is run by Jordan District, whose 67 schools enroll 58,788 students.
A majority of students at Herriman School, 75%, are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 20% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. By the diversity index, Herriman School comes in at 41%.
Dividing enrollment by its 34 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 20.0:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Utah is 21.8:1, higher than at this school. Herriman School reports 16% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Across public schools in Salt Lake County, the average is 34%.
Measured against Utah public elementary schools, Herriman School receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Herriman School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 64.0%, compared with a predicted 51.8%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Utah schools on BeatsExpectations.
In Salt Lake County (population about 1,196,523), median household income is about $97,494, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Herriman School is one of 325 public schools in Salt Lake County, which together enroll about 209,757 students.
Silver Crest School is the public school closest to Herriman School, about 0.8 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Herriman School is 1st of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count declined from 953 to 679.
The Herriman School community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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