Morningside School

Morningside School is an average-sized K-5 school in SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, overseen by Granite District. The school works with 564 students in grades K through 6.

Granite District runs 85 schools in total, collectively educating 59,404 students. Morningside School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Morningside School reports that 79% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder comes out to 8% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, 5% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 70% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 23.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 21.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 7% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Salt Lake County runs at roughly 34%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Morningside School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 56.3%; this one delivers 72.8%, a residual of +16.6 points.

In the surrounding community, census data for Salt Lake County shows median household income runs about $97,494, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Salt Lake County's 325 public schools (combined enrollment of about 209,757 students), Morningside School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Howard R. Driggs School, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Morningside School at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 64.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 8%: 616 students in 2018 compared to 564 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Members of the school community can share what they know.