Meadowlark School

Meadowlark School is a reasonably sized elementary campus in SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, run under Salt Lake District. The school educates 434 students in grades pre-K through 6.

Across the 39 schools in Salt Lake District (20,086 students total), Meadowlark School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Meadowlark School logs that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 69% of enrollment; the rest looks like 9% White, 7% Black, 7% Asian, 6% Pacific Islander. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 21%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.8:1, putting Meadowlark School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 99% of students at Meadowlark School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Salt Lake County (around 34%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Meadowlark School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 11.3%; this one delivers 19.0%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Salt Lake County) records that the typical household earns roughly $97,494 per year, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Salt Lake County runs 325 public schools (combined enrollment of about 209,757 students), of which Meadowlark School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Backman School, around 0.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Meadowlark School at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 24.1%.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Meadowlark School's enrollment has decreased 11% since 2018, when it stood at 485 (now 434). The Hispanic share of enrollment increased from 52% to 69% over that span.

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