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Enrollment
635
Elementary
DISTRICT 455 · STATE 491
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CANYONS DISTRICT·NCES 490014200313
Midvalley School
217 E 7800 S, MIDVALE, UT 84047 · (801) 826-8800 · Salt Lake County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL635 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
23.1:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.6:1 · STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
298 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 29 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 91 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 102 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 112 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 108 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 100 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 93 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (91) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (93).
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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
33.6%
UT avg 41.4% . +0.1pp since 2023
Math
27.3%
UT avg 41.8% . -10.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Utah schools, those numbers are about 41 and 42. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 10 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.6% | 27.3% |
| 2023-24 | 33.5% | 37.5% |
% 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
36.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.9%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Midvalley School
Midvalley School's state test result (36.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midvalley School this school | 635 | 46.9% | 36.1% |
| Lincoln School LAYTON | 642 | 46.4% | 20.9% |
| Woodruff School LOGAN | 560 | 51.8% | 37.9% |
| Nibley Park School SALT LAKE CITY | 483 | 54.9% | 33.8% |
| Riverside School WEST JORDAN | 591 | 43.1% | 40.8% |
| South Clearfield School CLEARFIELD | 703 | 51.9% | 30.3% |
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 Midvalley School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Salt Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.1% | #416 of 562 | #101 of 171 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.3% | #474 of 578 ▼ 78 | #121 of 180 ▼ 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.6% | #428 of 578 ▲ 14 | #106 of 180 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 635 | #152 of 613 | #41 of 184 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.1:1 | #451 of 556 | #148 of 178 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.7% | #32 of 559 | #31 of 179 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.9% | #153 of 582 | #53 of 179 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +52.6% | #5 of 128 | #1 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
635
+197 (+45%) vs 2020
+15% since 2010-11, when it was 553
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 | 635 | 27.5 | 23.1:1 | 47% (298) |
| 2023-24 | 647 | 28.7 | 22.6:1 | 51% (329) |
| 2022-23 | 549 | 24.9 | 22.1:1 | 100% (547) |
| 2020-21 | 438 | N/A | N/A | 99% (435) |
| 2017-18 | 416 | N/A | N/A | 69% (286) |
| 2015-16 | 477 | N/A | N/A | 60% (287) |
| 2010-11 | 553 | 24 | 23.0:1 | 48% (264) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Midvalley School.
About Midvalley School
Midvalley School is an elementary school in MIDVALE, Utah, and it is part of Canyons District. It has an enrollment of 635 students in kindergarten through 5. Elementary schools in Utah average about 491 students, which makes this school 29% larger than average.
Midvalley School sits within Canyons District, which has 47 schools and 32,688 students.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Midvalley School is White, with 45% of students. Other groups make up 40% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 4% Black, and 3% Asian. Salt Lake County as a whole is about 70% White, so the school's share is lower. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 63%.
For every teacher at Midvalley School, there are about 23.1 students; the school has 27.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 21.8:1 average for elementary schools in Utah, this school's ratio is higher. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 47%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Salt Lake County is 34%.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Midvalley School falls in the middle 80% of Utah schools: 36.1% actual against 36.9% predicted.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Salt Lake County show that median household income comes to about $97,494, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Salt Lake County counts 325 public schools with about 209,757 students.
Union Middle, about 0.5 miles away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of Midvalley School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Midvalley School ranks 4th of 8 on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put Midvalley School in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
Reported enrollment: 438 (2020-21) and 635 (2024-25). These figures may describe different sets of grades.
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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 Canyons District
- Corner Canyon HighHigh · 2,437 students
- Brighton HighHigh · 2,435 students
- Hillcrest HighHigh · 2,421 students
- Alta HighHigh · 2,278 students
- Jordan HighHigh · 1,820 students
- Draper Park MiddleMiddle · 1,411 students
Other schools in MIDVALE
- Hillcrest HighHigh · 2,421 students
- Midvale SchoolElementary · 644 students
- East Midvale SchoolElementary · 499 students
- Copperview SchoolElementary · 328 students
- Jordan Valley SchoolCombined · 79 students
Nearby schools
- Union Middle0.5 mi · 911
- Hillcrest High0.9 mi · 2,421
- Midvale Middle0.9 mi · 802
- East Midvale School1.0 mi · 499
- Midvale School1.0 mi · 644
- Copperview School1.1 mi · 328
Frequently asked questions
About Midvalley SchoolHow large is Midvalley School?
Midvalley School enrolls approximately 635 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Midvalley School serve?
Midvalley School serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Midvalley School?
Approximately 23.1:1 students per teacher at Midvalley School.
How diverse is Midvalley School?
Midvalley School reports a student body of 45% White, 40% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Midvalley School?
Midvalley School is overseen by Canyons District in Salt Lake County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.