Enrollment
483
Elementary
DISTRICT 386 · STATE 491
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SALT LAKE DISTRICT·NCES 490087000511
Nibley Park School
2785 S 800 E, SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84106 · (801) 481-4842 · Salt Lake County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL483 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 28% of Utah public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats 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
15.1:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.7:1 · STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
265 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 58 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 62 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 65 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 51 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 43 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 71 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 62 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 44 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 27 | 6% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is 115% larger than its 8th grade class (27).
Student demographics
64%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
42.5%
UT avg 41.4% . +17.1pp since 2023
Math
37.8%
UT avg 41.8% . +15.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Utah schools, those numbers are about 41 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 17 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 16 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.5% | 37.8% |
| 2023-24 | 25.4% | 22.1% |
% 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
33.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.0%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Nibley Park School
Nibley Park School's state test result (33.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nibley Park School this school | 483 | 54.9% | 33.8% |
| Oquirrh School WEST JORDAN | 524 | 59.0% | 22.8% |
| Woodruff School LOGAN | 560 | 51.8% | 37.9% |
| Midvalley School MIDVALE | 635 | 46.9% | 36.1% |
| Westvale School WEST JORDAN | 462 | 54.3% | 33.1% |
| North Park School ROY | 523 | 58.7% | 40.9% |
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 Nibley Park School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Salt Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.8% | #437 of 562 | #109 of 171 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.8% | #380 of 578 ▲ 130 | #94 of 180 ▲ 44 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.5% | #307 of 578 ▲ 197 | #81 of 180 ▲ 49 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 483 | #344 of 613 | #97 of 184 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #17 of 556 | #8 of 178 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.3% | #23 of 559 | #22 of 179 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.9% | #83 of 582 | #35 of 179 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +15.8% | #39 of 128 | #10 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
483
+132 (+38%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 558
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 | 483 | 32 | 15.1:1 | 55% (265) |
| 2023-24 | 350 | 22.9 | 15.3:1 | 65% (228) |
| 2022-23 | 344 | 22 | 15.6:1 | 60% (205) |
| 2020-21 | 351 | N/A | N/A | 54% (190) |
| 2017-18 | 417 | N/A | N/A | 59% (244) |
| 2015-16 | 480 | N/A | N/A | 61% (295) |
| 2010-11 | 578 | 28 | 20.6:1 | 67% (387) |
| 2000-01 | 458 | 20 | 22.9:1 | 59% (268) |
| 1990-91 | 558 | 18 | 31.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Nibley Park School.
About Nibley Park School
Nibley Park School, located in SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, is a medium-sized elementary school. Students in pre-K through 8 attend the school, which enrolls 483 students.
The 39 schools in Salt Lake District enroll 20,086 students altogether, Nibley Park School among them.
White students are the largest group at Nibley Park School, with 45% of enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 38% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 4% Black, and 3% Asian. Among all residents of Salt Lake County, the White share is about 70%. The chance that two students picked at random at Nibley Park School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 64%.
The teaching staff at Nibley Park School is 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 15.1:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Utah is 21.8:1, higher than at this school. About 55% of students, or 265, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 34% average for public schools in Salt Lake County is 21 points.
Measured against Utah public elementary schools, Nibley Park School receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Nibley Park School scores 33.8% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 33.0%.
Salt Lake County census figures show that median household income is about $97,494, about 39% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. A total of 325 public schools operate in Salt Lake County, serving about 209,757 students.
Nearest public school: Olene Walker Elementary, about 0.6 miles away. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. On average proficiency, Nibley Park School is 1st of 4 nearby schools with test data.
Locale: City: Mid-size. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The number of students grew from 351 to 483 over 4 years.
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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
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Nearby schools
- Olene Walker Elementary0.6 mi · 712
- Granite Park Jr High1.0 mi · 800
- Utah Connections Academy1.2 mi · 1,052
- Headstart Preschool Special Education1.3 mi · 2
- Granite Technical Institute1.3 mi · 86
- Woodrow Wilson School1.3 mi · 656
Frequently asked questions
About Nibley Park SchoolHow large is Nibley Park School?
Nibley Park School enrolls approximately 483 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Nibley Park School serve?
Nibley Park School serves grades PK-08.
How many teachers does Nibley Park School have?
Nibley Park School employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Nibley Park School?
Student demographics at Nibley Park School are roughly 45% White, 38% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Nibley Park School in?
Nibley Park School is part of Salt Lake District.
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