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Enrollment
543
Elementary
DISTRICT 469 · STATE 491
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRANITE DISTRICT·NCES 490036000231
James E. Moss School
4399 S 500 E, SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84107 · (385) 646-4930 · Salt Lake County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL543 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
25.3:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.9:1 · STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
184 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 33%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 38 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 93 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 73 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 89 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 93 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 75 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 82 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (93) is 13% larger than its 5th grade class (82).
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
17.7%
UT avg 41.4% . -1.5pp since 2023
Math
20.8%
UT avg 41.8% . -3.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 18 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 17.7% | 20.8% |
| 2023-24 | 19.2% | 24.6% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of UT schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
22.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.2%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-20.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 43% typical for Utah schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 James E. Moss School
James E. Moss School's state test result (22.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| James E. Moss School this school | 543 | 33.9% | 22.5% |
| Lincoln School SALT LAKE CITY | 483 | 36.2% | 24.0% |
| Olene Walker Elementary SALT LAKE CITY | 712 | 42.4% | 21.4% |
| Whittier School SALT LAKE CITY | 500 | 57.4% | 48.8% |
| Valley Crest School WEST VALLEY CITY | 455 | 37.4% | N/A |
| American Preparatory Academy - The School for New Americans WEST VALLEY CITY | 639 | 59.5% | 35.5% |
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 James E. Moss School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Salt Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.5% | #523 of 562 | #144 of 171 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.8% | #520 of 578 ▼ 25 | #148 of 180 ▼ 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 17.7% | #549 of 578 ▼ 5 | #156 of 180 ▼ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 543 | #257 of 613 | #75 of 184 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.3:1 | #538 of 556 | #173 of 178 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.6% | #3 of 559 | #3 of 179 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.9% | #257 of 582 | #89 of 179 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.2% | #307 of 388 | #118 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
543
+35 (+7%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 659
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 | 543 | 21.5 | 25.3:1 | 34% (184) |
| 2023-24 | 522 | 22.8 | 22.9:1 | 60% (314) |
| 2022-23 | 506 | 25.1 | 20.2:1 | 72% (363) |
| 2020-21 | 508 | N/A | N/A | 65% (330) |
| 2017-18 | 585 | N/A | N/A | 90% (524) |
| 2015-16 | 646 | N/A | N/A | 88% (568) |
| 2010-11 | 610 | 20 | 30.5:1 | 82% (501) |
| 2000-01 | 670 | 32 | 20.9:1 | 53% (357) |
| 1990-91 | 659 | 26 | 25.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for James E. Moss School.
About James E. Moss School
James E. Moss School is a medium-sized elementary school that serves part of SALT LAKE CITY, Utah. The student body numbers 543 students, from pre-K through 6.
Enrollment across the 85 schools in Granite District totals 59,404 students.
The most common group at James E. Moss School is Hispanic students, at 45%. The school is also 25% White, 14% Asian, 10% Black, and 3% multiracial. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 21%. James E. Moss School's diversity index is 71%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school reports 21.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 25.3 students per teacher. That is 3.4 students per teacher above the 21.8:1 average for elementary schools in Utah. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 34% of students. For comparison, public schools in Salt Lake County average 34%.
On BeatsExpectations, which compares test results with what a school's student poverty level would predict, James E. Moss School ranks in the bottom 10% in Utah. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 22.5%, against a prediction of 43.2%.
In Salt Lake County (population about 1,196,523), the median household income is $97,494, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. James E. Moss School is one of 325 public schools in the county.
The school nearest to James E. Moss School is Utah Virtual Academy, at a distance of about 0.3 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, James E. Moss School places 5th out of 6 schools in its immediate area.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 35 more students in 2024-25.
Discussion on this page can cover school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Granite District
- Granger HighHigh · 3,267 students
- Cyprus HighHigh · 2,762 students
- Taylorsville HighHigh · 2,685 students
- Hunter HighHigh · 2,480 students
- Kearns HighHigh · 2,313 students
- Skyline HighHigh · 2,186 students
Other schools in SALT LAKE CITY
- West HighHigh · 2,503 students
- Brighton HighHigh · 2,435 students
- Skyline HighHigh · 2,186 students
- Olympus HighHigh · 2,151 students
- Highland HighHigh · 1,973 students
- East HighHigh · 1,764 students
Nearby schools
- Utah Virtual Academy0.3 mi · 1,890
- Granite Connection High0.8 mi · 541
- Lincoln School1.0 mi · 483
- Youth Educational Support School1.0 mi · 71
- Parkside School1.2 mi · 454
- Utah International Charter School1.3 mi · 244
Frequently asked questions
About James E. Moss SchoolHow many students attend James E. Moss School?
James E. Moss School enrolls approximately 543 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does James E. Moss School serve?
James E. Moss School serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at James E. Moss School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at James E. Moss School is approximately 25.3:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at James E. Moss School?
At James E. Moss School, the student body is approximately 25% White, 45% Hispanic, 10% Black, 14% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is James E. Moss School in?
James E. Moss School is part of Granite District.
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