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Enrollment
694
Elementary
DISTRICT 669 · STATE 491
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JORDAN DISTRICT·NCES 490042001090
Oakcrest School
8462 S HILLTOP OAK DR, WEST JORDAN, UT 84088 · (801) 280-7243 · Salt Lake County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL694 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.7:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.1:1 · STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
171 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 | 77 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 93 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 103 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 101 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 106 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 111 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 103 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (77) is 25% smaller than its 6th grade class (103).
Student demographics
55%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
38.8%
UT avg 41.4% . +0.7pp since 2023
Math
45.6%
UT avg 41.8% . +5.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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 up about 5 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.8% | 45.6% |
| 2023-24 | 38.1% | 40.6% |
% 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
43.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.8%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Oakcrest School
Oakcrest School's state test result (43.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakcrest School this school | 694 | 24.6% | 43.1% |
| Vineyard School VINEYARD | 764 | 24.9% | 49.0% |
| Hayden Peak School WEST JORDAN | 723 | 30.7% | 37.7% |
| Silver Crest School HERRIMAN | 879 | 29.2% | 43.0% |
| Orchard School OREM | 625 | 28.2% | 65.9% |
| Ridge View Elementary HERRIMAN | 713 | 27.8% | 34.7% |
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 Oakcrest School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Salt Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.1% | #344 of 562 | #88 of 171 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.6% | #284 of 578 ▲ 76 | #70 of 180 ▲ 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.8% | #358 of 578 ▲ 43 | #92 of 180 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 694 | #100 of 613 | #26 of 184 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.7:1 | #342 of 556 | #118 of 178 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.3% | #127 of 559 | #86 of 179 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.6% | #347 of 582 | #111 of 179 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.2% | #144 of 388 | #67 of 133 |
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
694
+41 (+6%) vs 2020
-46% since 2010-11, when it was 1,289
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 | 694 | 32 | 21.7:1 | 25% (171) |
| 2023-24 | 690 | 32 | 21.6:1 | 25% (175) |
| 2022-23 | 662 | 30.5 | 21.7:1 | 20% (132) |
| 2020-21 | 653 | N/A | N/A | 19% (125) |
| 2017-18 | 892 | N/A | N/A | 17% (152) |
| 2015-16 | 839 | N/A | N/A | 21% (178) |
| 2010-11 | 1,289 | 43 | 30.0:1 | 25% (321) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oakcrest School.
About Oakcrest School
Students in WEST JORDAN, Utah, attend Oakcrest School, a mid-sized elementary school. It reports enrollment of 694 students in kindergarten through 6. The school is 41% larger than the average for elementary schools in Utah.
Jordan District, which runs Oakcrest School, has 67 schools and 58,788 students.
At Oakcrest School, 60% of students are White. The school is also 28% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Pacific Islander, and 3% Asian. That is lower than the 70% White share among all Salt Lake County residents. The diversity index for Oakcrest School is 55%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Oakcrest School reports a ratio of 21.7 students per teacher, from 32 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Utah is about 21.8:1. Lunch program data show 25% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The 34% average for public schools in Salt Lake County is 9 points higher.
Compared with Utah schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Oakcrest School's results are 4.6 points below predicted: 43.1% against 47.8%.
For Salt Lake County, Census Bureau data show 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.
Among nearby public schools, Antelope Canyon Elementary is closest at about 0.4 miles. Oakcrest School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 36.5% proficiency; Oakcrest School posts 43.1%.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 694, up from 653 in 2020-21.
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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 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 WEST JORDAN
- Copper Hills HighHigh · 2,837 students
- West Jordan HighHigh · 1,761 students
- Sunset Ridge MiddleMiddle · 1,377 students
- West Hills MiddleMiddle · 1,169 students
- West Jordan MiddleMiddle · 1,000 students
- Fox Hollow SchoolElementary · 872 students
Nearby schools
- Antelope Canyon Elementary0.4 mi · 592
- Sunset Ridge Middle0.5 mi · 1,377
- Fox Hollow School0.7 mi · 872
- Ascent Academies of Utah West Jordan1.1 mi · 761
- West Hills Middle1.4 mi · 1,169
- Copper Canyon School1.4 mi · 497
Frequently asked questions
About Oakcrest SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Oakcrest School?
Oakcrest School enrolls approximately 694 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Oakcrest School serve?
Oakcrest School serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Oakcrest School?
Approximately 21.7:1 students per teacher at Oakcrest School.
How diverse is Oakcrest School?
Oakcrest School reports a student body of 60% White, 28% Hispanic, 0% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Oakcrest School in?
Oakcrest School is part of Jordan District.
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