Enrollment
434
Elementary
DISTRICT 386 · STATE 491
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SALT LAKE DISTRICT·NCES 490087000509
Meadowlark School
497 N MORTON DR, SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84116 · (801) 578-8529 · Salt Lake County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL434 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 27% of Utah public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
17.4:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.7:1 · STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
430 students
DISTRICT 59% · 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 | 14 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 49 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 70 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 42 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 56 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 66 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (49) is 26% smaller than its 6th grade class (66).
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
10.0%
UT avg 41.4% . -9.6pp since 2023
Math
17.3%
UT avg 41.8% . -7.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 10 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 8 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 10.0% | 17.3% |
| 2023-24 | 19.6% | 24.9% |
% 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
19.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
11.3%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 11% 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 Meadowlark School
Meadowlark School's state test result (19.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meadowlark School this school | 434 | 99.1% | 19.0% |
| Franklin School SALT LAKE CITY | 325 | 99.4% | 18.6% |
| Liberty School SALT LAKE CITY | 473 | 98.9% | 14.9% |
| Mountain View School SALT LAKE CITY | 629 | 99.2% | 24.9% |
| Edison School SALT LAKE CITY | 459 | 99.6% | 21.3% |
| Rose Park School SALT LAKE CITY | 358 | 99.4% | 20.2% |
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 Meadowlark School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Salt Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 19.0% | #540 of 562 | #153 of 171 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.3% | #542 of 578 ▼ 49 | #159 of 180 ▼ 29 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 10.0% | #576 of 578 ▼ 29 | #179 of 180 ▼ 25 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 434 | #414 of 613 | #121 of 184 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.4:1 | #56 of 556 | #19 of 178 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.7% | #191 of 559 | #103 of 179 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.1% | #9 of 582 | #7 of 179 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.5% | #271 of 388 | #109 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
434
+56 (+15%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 701
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 | 434 | 25 | 17.4:1 | 99% (430) |
| 2023-24 | 385 | 23.5 | 16.4:1 | 98% (377) |
| 2022-23 | 354 | 21 | 16.8:1 | 99% (350) |
| 2020-21 | 378 | N/A | N/A | 100% (378) |
| 2017-18 | 485 | N/A | N/A | 91% (440) |
| 2015-16 | 541 | N/A | N/A | 94% (508) |
| 2010-11 | 571 | 25 | 22.8:1 | 97% (553) |
| 2000-01 | 513 | 24 | 21.4:1 | 87% (448) |
| 1990-91 | 701 | 25 | 28.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Meadowlark School.
About Meadowlark School
In SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, part of Salt Lake County, Meadowlark School is an elementary school. The school covers pre-K through 6 and reported 434 students in 2024-25.
Meadowlark School is one school in a 39-school district, Salt Lake District, which enrolls 20,086 students.
The student body at Meadowlark School is 69% Hispanic. Other reported shares: 9% White, 7% Black, 7% Asian, and 6% Pacific Islander. Salt Lake County's residents are about 21% Hispanic, 48 points below the school's share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 51, compared with 70 nationally.
Meadowlark School reported 25 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 17.4:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Utah is 21.8:1. There are 430 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 99% of enrollment. Public schools in Salt Lake County average 34%.
Meadowlark School holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 27% of Utah public elementary schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Meadowlark School is 11.3%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 19.0%.
The school's county is Salt Lake County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $97,494 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Public schools in Salt Lake County number 325, with about 209,757 students.
Meadowlark School's closest public school neighbor is Backman School, about 0.7 miles away. The five-mile area around Meadowlark School holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 24.1% on proficiency, and Meadowlark School is below that at 19.0%.
Under the NCES locale system, Meadowlark School is City: Mid-size.
Enrollment figures show a rise of 56 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on athletics, class schedules, and weather closures here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Salt Lake District
- West HighHigh · 2,503 students
- Highland HighHigh · 1,973 students
- East HighHigh · 1,764 students
- Glendale MiddleMiddle · 678 students
- Mountain View SchoolElementary · 629 students
- Clayton MiddleMiddle · 567 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
Other Meadowlark schools
4 other US public schools in 3 states are named Meadowlark. Meadowlark School is the 3rd largest of the 5.
- Meadowlark SchoolERIE, CO · 747 students
- Meadowlark SchoolBillings, MT · 691 students
- Meadowlark SchoolChinook, MT · 144 students
- Meadowlark SchoolConrad, MT · 144 students
Nearby schools
- Backman School0.7 mi · 396
- Escalante School0.7 mi · 352
- Pacific Heritage Academy1.0 mi · 327
- Salt Lake Center for Science Education1.3 mi · 368
- Newman School1.4 mi · 405
- Rose Park School1.5 mi · 358
Frequently asked questions
About Meadowlark SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Meadowlark School?
Meadowlark School enrolls approximately 434 students in grades PK-06.
Is Meadowlark School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Meadowlark School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Meadowlark School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Meadowlark School is approximately 17.4:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Meadowlark School?
At Meadowlark School, the student body is approximately 9% White, 69% Hispanic, 7% Black, 7% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Meadowlark School in?
Meadowlark School is part of Salt Lake District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.