Enrollment
340
Elementary
DISTRICT 469 · STATE 491
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRANITE DISTRICT·NCES 490036000826
Jim Bridger School
5368 W CYCLAMEN WAY, WEST JORDAN, UT 84084 · (385) 646-4780 · Salt Lake County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL340 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 16% of Utah public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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
Student : Teacher
20.6:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.9:1 · STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
148 students
DISTRICT 39% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 42 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 50 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 43 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 41 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 54 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 53 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (50) is 6% smaller than its 5th grade class (53).
Student demographics
64%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
28.0%
UT avg 41.4% . -1.0pp since 2023
Math
32.5%
UT avg 41.8% . -2.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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 1 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 | 28.0% | 32.5% |
| 2023-24 | 29.0% | 35.0% |
% 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
31.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.5%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Jim Bridger School
Jim Bridger School's state test result (31.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Bridger School this school | 340 | 43.5% | 31.4% |
| Harry S. Truman School WEST VALLEY CITY | 317 | 44.5% | 25.8% |
| Whittier School WEST VALLEY CITY | 492 | 41.1% | 26.8% |
| Vae View School LAYTON | 394 | 45.9% | 20.2% |
| Pleasant Green School MAGNA | 482 | 40.9% | 22.3% |
| Copper Hills School MAGNA | 432 | 45.4% | 28.3% |
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 Jim Bridger School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Salt Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.4% | #460 of 562 | #116 of 171 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.5% | #421 of 578 ▼ 5 | #106 of 180 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #477 of 578 ▲ 8 | #119 of 180 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 340 | #504 of 613 | #156 of 184 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.6:1 | #236 of 556 | #78 of 178 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.6% | #25 of 559 | #24 of 179 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.5% | #189 of 582 | #65 of 179 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -42.0% | #10 of 388 | #5 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
340
-138 (-29%) vs 2020
-70% since 1990-91, when it was 1,146
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 | 340 | 16.5 | 20.6:1 | 44% (148) |
| 2023-24 | 341 | 17 | 20.1:1 | 61% (208) |
| 2022-23 | 369 | 18 | 20.5:1 | 62% (228) |
| 2020-21 | 478 | N/A | N/A | 59% (282) |
| 2017-18 | 586 | N/A | N/A | 63% (371) |
| 2015-16 | 571 | N/A | N/A | 59% (336) |
| 2010-11 | 657 | 22 | 29.9:1 | 53% (347) |
| 2000-01 | 884 | 40 | 22.1:1 | 32% (284) |
| 1990-91 | 1,146 | 39 | 29.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jim Bridger School.
About Jim Bridger School
The public elementary school Jim Bridger School is located in WEST JORDAN, Utah. School enrollment was 340 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 6. The average among elementary schools in Utah is roughly 491 students; this school is 31% smaller than that.
Granite District counts 59,404 students in its 85 schools, and Jim Bridger School is one of them.
By race and ethnicity, the largest group at Jim Bridger School is White (42%). Other students are 42% Hispanic, 8% Pacific Islander, 3% Black, and 2% Asian. That is lower than the 70% White share among all Salt Lake County residents. By the diversity index, Jim Bridger School comes in at 64%.
At Jim Bridger School, 16.5 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 20.6:1. That ratio is under the 21.8:1 average for elementary schools in Utah. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 44% of enrollment. The 34% average for public schools in Salt Lake County is 10 points lower.
allk12 grades Jim Bridger School a C-. The grade compares the school only with Utah public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Jim Bridger School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 31.4% is 7.2 points below the 38.5% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
According to the American Community Survey, in Salt Lake County, 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 nearest other public school, Thomas Jefferson Jr High, is about 0.7 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Jim Bridger School. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Jim Bridger School is 5th on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Jim Bridger School in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
Enrollment was 478 in 2020-21 and 340 in 2024-25, a decrease of 138 students.
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at Jim Bridger 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 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 WEST JORDAN
- Copper Hills HighHigh · 2,837 students
- West Jordan HighHigh · 1,761 students
- Sunset Ridge MiddleMiddle · 1,377 students
- West Hills MiddleMiddle · 1,169 students
- West Jordan MiddleMiddle · 1,000 students
- Fox Hollow SchoolElementary · 872 students
Nearby schools
- Thomas Jefferson Jr High0.7 mi · 915
- Diamond Ridge School0.8 mi · 483
- Thomas W. Bacchus School0.8 mi · 315
- Mountain Shadows School0.9 mi · 595
- Beehive School1.0 mi · 489
- Entheos Academy Kearns1.0 mi · 579
Frequently asked questions
About Jim Bridger SchoolHow many students attend Jim Bridger School?
Jim Bridger School enrolls approximately 340 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Jim Bridger School serve?
Jim Bridger School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Jim Bridger School?
Approximately 20.6:1 students per teacher at Jim Bridger School.
How diverse is Jim Bridger School?
Jim Bridger School reports a student body of 42% White, 42% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Jim Bridger School?
Jim Bridger School is overseen by Granite District in Salt Lake County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.