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Enrollment
631
Elementary
DISTRICT 669 · STATE 491
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JORDAN DISTRICT·NCES 490042000523
Jordan Hills School
8892 S 4800 W, WEST JORDAN, UT 84088 · (801) 280-0238 · Salt Lake County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL631 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 88% of Utah public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
21.6:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.1:1 · STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
156 students
DISTRICT 28% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 64 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 92 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 94 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 105 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 103 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 105 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is 39% smaller than its 6th grade class (105).
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · 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
57.6%
UT avg 41.4% . -6.6pp since 2023
Math
60.4%
UT avg 41.8% . -1.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 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 7 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 | 57.6% | 60.4% |
| 2023-24 | 64.2% | 62.0% |
% 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
62.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.7%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% 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 Jordan Hills School
Jordan Hills School's state test result (62.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Hills School this school | 631 | 24.7% | 62.7% |
| Mountain View School LAYTON | 696 | 25.9% | 53.2% |
| Leadership Learning Academy LAYTON | 522 | 23.9% | 39.2% |
| Riverton School RIVERTON | 657 | 24.2% | 53.6% |
| West Clinton School CLINTON | 612 | 27.8% | 48.2% |
| Shadow Valley School OGDEN | 594 | 24.7% | 65.3% |
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 Jordan Hills School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Salt Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.7% | #86 of 562 | #28 of 171 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.4% | #102 of 578 ▲ 3 | #31 of 180 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.6% | #94 of 578 ▼ 28 | #33 of 180 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 631 | #156 of 613 | #42 of 184 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.6:1 | #334 of 556 | #114 of 178 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 46.3% | #237 of 559 | #117 of 179 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.7% | #346 of 582 | #110 of 179 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.9% | #101 of 128 | #27 of 33 |
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
631
+99 (+19%) vs 2020
-41% since 2000-01, when it was 1,069
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 | 631 | 29.2 | 21.6:1 | 25% (156) |
| 2023-24 | 641 | 29.5 | 21.7:1 | 27% (171) |
| 2022-23 | 665 | 29.5 | 22.5:1 | 19% (125) |
| 2020-21 | 532 | N/A | N/A | 23% (123) |
| 2017-18 | 613 | N/A | N/A | 31% (192) |
| 2015-16 | 637 | N/A | N/A | 29% (186) |
| 2010-11 | 901 | 34 | 26.5:1 | 28% (255) |
| 2000-01 | 1,069 | 39 | 27.4:1 | 14% (155) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jordan Hills School.
About Jordan Hills School
Families in WEST JORDAN, Utah, are served by Jordan Hills School, a medium-sized elementary school. It educates 631 students in kindergarten through 6. The typical figure for elementary schools in Utah is about 491 students.
Jordan District runs Jordan Hills School along with 66 other schools, enrolling 58,788 students in total.
A majority of students at Jordan Hills School, 71%, are White. Next come 17% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Asian, and 2% Pacific Islander. County-wide, about 70% of residents are White. Jordan Hills School has a diversity index of 46%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Jordan Hills School counts 29.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 21.6 students for each one. Elementary schools in Utah have a similar average ratio of 21.8:1. About 25% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Salt Lake County, the average is 34%.
allk12 grades Jordan Hills School an A. The grade compares the school only with Utah public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Jordan Hills School scores 62.7% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 47.7%.
Federal survey data for Salt Lake County show that 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%. A total of 325 public schools operate in Salt Lake County, serving about 209,757 students.
Of nearby public schools, Copper Hills High is the closest, at about 0.8 miles. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Jordan Hills School ranks 1st on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
The number of students climbed from 532 to 631 over 4 years.
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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 Jordan District
- Copper Hills HighHigh · 2,837 students
- Mountain Ridge HighHigh · 2,738 students
- Herriman HighHigh · 2,522 students
- Bingham HighHigh · 2,461 students
- Riverton HighHigh · 2,295 students
- PreschoolElementary · 1,773 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
- Copper Hills High0.8 mi · 2,837
- Copper Canyon School0.8 mi · 497
- West Hills Middle1.1 mi · 1,169
- Hayden Peak School1.1 mi · 723
- Welby School1.2 mi · 701
- Ascent Academies of Utah West Jordan1.4 mi · 761
Frequently asked questions
About Jordan Hills SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Jordan Hills School?
Jordan Hills School enrolls approximately 631 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Jordan Hills School serve?
Jordan Hills School serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Jordan Hills School?
Approximately 21.6:1 students per teacher at Jordan Hills School.
How diverse is Jordan Hills School?
Jordan Hills School reports a student body of 71% White, 17% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Jordan Hills School public or private?
Jordan Hills School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Jordan District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.