Jordan Ridge School

Located at 2636 W 9800 S, in SOUTH JORDAN, Utah, Jordan Ridge School is a moderately sized elementary school that educates 637 students (grades K through 6), run under Jordan District. Compared to the state average of about 491 students per school, that is 30% bigger than typical.

Within Jordan District, which oversees 67 schools and 58,788 students, Jordan Ridge School is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Jordan Ridge School records that White students make up the majority at 77%. The remainder breaks down as 11% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 4% multiracial, 3% Pacific Islander.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 22.1:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. About 20% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Salt Lake County runs at roughly 34%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Jordan Ridge School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 49.8%, the actual is 58.3%, a residual of +8.5 points.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Salt Lake County) shows that median household earnings sit near $97,494, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Salt Lake County's 325 public schools (combined enrollment of about 209,757 students), Jordan Ridge School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: South Jordan Middle, around 0.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Jordan Ridge School at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 49.3%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Jordan Ridge School's enrollment has fell 35% since 2018, when it stood at 979 (now 637).

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.