Enrollment
307
Elementary
STATE 491
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OPEN CLASSROOM·NCES 490011801135
Open Classroom
134 D STREET, SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84103 · (801) 578-8144 · Salt Lake County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY12-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL307 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 42% 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
21.2:1
15 FTE teachers
STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
108 students
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 28 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 39 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 27 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 40 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 36 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 40 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 32 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 21 | 7% |
| Grade 7 | 23 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 21 | 7% |
This year's kindergarten class (39) is 86% larger than its 8th grade class (21).
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
43.3%
UT avg 41.4% . -1.6pp since 2023
Math
36.3%
UT avg 41.8% . +0.3pp 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 36 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.3% | 36.3% |
| 2023-24 | 44.9% | 36.0% |
% 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
44.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.6%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Open Classroom
Open Classroom's state test result (44.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Classroom this school | 307 | 35.2% | 44.0% |
| Wasatch School SALT LAKE CITY | 387 | 37.2% | 69.6% |
| East Sandy School SANDY | 364 | 36.5% | 38.1% |
| West School TOOELE | 297 | 39.7% | 34.9% |
| Mcmillan School MURRAY | 417 | 27.1% | 61.4% |
| Meadowbrook School BOUNTIFUL | 366 | 41.5% | 40.0% |
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 Open Classroom ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Salt Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #332 of 562 | #85 of 171 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.3% | #390 of 578 ▲ 17 | #97 of 180 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.3% | #290 of 578 ▲ 21 | #78 of 180 ▲ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 307 | #526 of 613 | #169 of 184 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.2:1 | #287 of 556 | #99 of 178 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.2% | #128 of 559 | #87 of 179 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.2% | #250 of 582 | #87 of 179 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.3% | #195 of 388 | #89 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
307
-16 (-5%) vs 2020
-25% since 2010-11, when it was 408
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 | 307 | 14.5 | 21.2:1 | 35% (108) |
| 2023-24 | 289 | 15.5 | 18.6:1 | 36% (104) |
| 2022-23 | 315 | 13.5 | 23.3:1 | 33% (104) |
| 2020-21 | 323 | N/A | N/A | 22% (72) |
| 2017-18 | 371 | N/A | N/A | 29% (109) |
| 2015-16 | 398 | N/A | N/A | 31% (124) |
| 2010-11 | 408 | 17 | 24.0:1 | 29% (120) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Open Classroom.
About Open Classroom
Open Classroom is a small elementary school serving families in SALT LAKE CITY, Utah. Federal data show 307 students enrolled in pre-K through 8 in 2024-25. Across elementary schools in Utah, the average enrollment is about 491.
Open Classroom operates as its own local education agency.
The share of White students at Open Classroom is 64%, a majority. The school is also 16% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 4% Asian, and 2% Black. A diversity index of 55% means there is a 55% chance two randomly chosen students at Open Classroom are from different groups.
Teacher count: 14.5 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 21.2:1. That is in line with the 21.8:1 average for elementary schools in Utah. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 35%. The average for public schools in Salt Lake County is similar, at 34%.
Among Utah public elementary schools, Open Classroom outscored 42%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
Test results at Open Classroom are 1.4 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (44.0% actual, 42.6% predicted).
For the population of Salt Lake County, median household income comes to about $97,494, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Salt Lake County counts 325 public schools with about 209,757 students.
Open Classroom is about 0.5 miles from City Academy, its nearest public school. Open Classroom has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Open Classroom ranks 5th of 7 nearby schools, at 44.0% versus a 54.7% average.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Mid-size. It is a charter school, open to the public and funded by taxpayers.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 5% decline, from 323 to 307.
On allk12, people connected to Open Classroom can post about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. 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
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- Wasatch School1.1 mi · 387
Frequently asked questions
About Open ClassroomHow large is Open Classroom?
Open Classroom enrolls approximately 307 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Open Classroom serve?
Open Classroom serves grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Open Classroom?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Open Classroom is approximately 21.2:1 (15 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Open Classroom?
Student demographics at Open Classroom are roughly 64% White, 16% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is Open Classroom in?
Open Classroom is part of Open Classroom.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.