J.R. Smith School

J.R. Smith School, a moderately sized elementary campus in HEBER CITY, Utah, operated by Wasatch District, enrolls 633 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 491 students per school, that is 29% bigger than typical.

Wasatch District runs 9 schools in total, collectively educating 8,780 students. J.R. Smith School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, J.R. Smith School lists that the largest single group is White, at 58% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school shows 39% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 83% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 19.1:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 21.8:1 average. Around 35% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably above Wasatch County's rate of about 20%.

With demographic context factored in, J.R. Smith School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 42.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 52.9%.

Around the school, census data for Wasatch County shows median household earnings sit near $117,608, 51% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 3%. Across Wasatch County's 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,108 students), J.R. Smith School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Wasatch Learning Academy, roughly 0.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts J.R. Smith School at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 59.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at J.R. Smith School has contracted 7%, going from 679 students in 2018 to 633 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 66% to 58% across the same window.

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