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If you could change one rule at Mountain Point Elementary, what would it be?
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Enrollment
830
Elementary
DISTRICT 669 · STATE 491
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JORDAN DISTRICT·NCES 490042001543
Mountain Point Elementary
15345 PUMA MOUNTAIN WAY, BLUFFDALE, UT 84065 · (801) 567-8940 · Salt Lake County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL830 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.0:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.1:1 · STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
192 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 119 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 127 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 138 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 137 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 122 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 103 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 84 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (119) is 42% larger than its 6th grade class (84).
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · 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
39.9%
UT avg 41.4% . -3.6pp since 2023
Math
38.8%
UT avg 41.8% . +0.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.9% | 38.8% |
| 2023-24 | 43.5% | 38.7% |
% 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
42.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Mountain Point Elementary
Mountain Point Elementary's state test result (42.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Point Elementary this school | 830 | 23.1% | 42.3% |
| Silver Lake Elementary EAGLE MOUNTAIN | 870 | 22.0% | 51.9% |
| Orchard Hills School SANTAQUIN | 742 | 24.3% | 40.1% |
| Pony Express School EAGLE MOUNTAIN | 995 | 23.8% | 46.3% |
| Hidden Hollow School EAGLE MOUNTAIN | 943 | 23.2% | 56.4% |
| Daybreak School SOUTH JORDAN | 701 | 21.4% | 46.6% |
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 Mountain Point Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Salt Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.3% | #359 of 562 | #92 of 171 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.8% | #369 of 578 ▲ 9 | #91 of 180 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.9% | #342 of 578 ▼ 5 | #89 of 180 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 830 | #37 of 613 | #9 of 184 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.0:1 | #186 of 556 | #66 of 178 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.3% | #269 of 559 | #128 of 179 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.1% | #370 of 582 | #117 of 179 |
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
830
+339 (+69%) vs 2020
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 | 830 | 41.5 | 20.0:1 | 23% (192) |
| 2023-24 | 814 | 41.8 | 19.5:1 | 23% (185) |
| 2022-23 | 773 | 36.2 | 21.3:1 | 16% (127) |
| 2020-21 | 491 | N/A | N/A | 19% (91) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mountain Point Elementary.
About Mountain Point Elementary
Mountain Point Elementary is a large elementary school in BLUFFDALE, Utah. It reports enrollment of 830 students in kindergarten through 6. The school is 69% above the average for elementary schools in Utah.
Jordan District (67 schools, 58,788 students) runs Mountain Point Elementary.
Of every 100 students at Mountain Point Elementary, about 73 are White. Other reported shares: 17% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. Among Salt Lake County residents, the White share is about 70%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 43%.
There are 41.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at Mountain Point Elementary, giving a ratio of 20.0:1. Elementary schools in Utah average 21.8:1, 1.8 more students per teacher than here. A total of 192 students, or 23%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Salt Lake County averages 34%, higher than here.
Mountain Point Elementary sits between the top and bottom 10% of Utah schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 42.3% and a predicted 48.5%.
In Salt Lake County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $97,494, about 39% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. The county has 325 public schools and about 209,757 students.
Mountain Point Elementary is about 0.1 miles from Hidden Valley Middle, its nearest public school. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Mountain Point Elementary ranks 7th of 8 nearby schools, at 42.3% versus a 50.9% average.
Mountain Point Elementary is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
Enrollment was 491 in 2020-21 and 830 in 2024-25. Large swings like this can come from changes to the grades a school serves.
This page collects posts and questions about Mountain Point Elementary, such as fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 Jordan District
- Copper Hills HighHigh · 2,837 students
- Mountain Ridge HighHigh · 2,738 students
- Herriman HighHigh · 2,522 students
- Bingham HighHigh · 2,461 students
- Riverton HighHigh · 2,295 students
- PreschoolElementary · 1,773 students
Other schools in BLUFFDALE
- Hidden Valley MiddleMiddle · 935 students
- Summit Academy - IndependenceElementary · 830 students
- Bluffdale SchoolElementary · 736 students
- Summit Academy High SchoolCombined · 599 students
- Summit Academy - BluffdaleElementary · 537 students
- North Star AcademyCombined · 522 students
Nearby schools
- Hidden Valley Middle0.1 mi · 935
- Summit Academy - Independence0.4 mi · 830
- Summit Academy High School1.0 mi · 511
- Summit Academy High School1.0 mi · 599
- Summit Academy - Bluffdale1.5 mi · 537
- Bluffdale School2.0 mi · 736
Frequently asked questions
About Mountain Point ElementaryHow large is Mountain Point Elementary?
Mountain Point Elementary enrolls approximately 830 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Mountain Point Elementary serve?
Mountain Point Elementary serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Mountain Point Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Mountain Point Elementary is approximately 20.0:1 (42 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Mountain Point Elementary?
Mountain Point Elementary reports a student body of 73% White, 17% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Mountain Point Elementary?
Mountain Point Elementary is overseen by Jordan District in Salt Lake County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.