Overlake School

Overlake School is an elementary campus of average-sized scale in TOOELE, Utah, run under Tooele District, works with 690 students in grades K through 6. That puts it 41% above the typical public school in Utah, which averages around 491 students.

Across the 27 schools in Tooele District (16,088 students total), Overlake School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Overlake School records that the largest single group is White, at 61% of enrollment. Other groups include 25% Hispanic, 7% Pacific Islander, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Tooele County as a whole is about 84% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Overlake School has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 21.6:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 24% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, Overlake School is in the bottom 10% of Utah public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 48.3%; Overlake School posts 28.3%, -20.0 points below that line.

Around the school, census data for Tooele County shows the typical household earns roughly $106,587 per year, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Tooele County runs 32 public schools (combined enrollment of about 18,521 students), of which Overlake School is one.

Clarke N. Johnsen Jr High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Overlake School comes 5th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 33.6%.

The campus sits in a town-based setting.

Five-year trend. Overlake School's enrollment has rose 9% since 2018, when it stood at 633 (now 690). White enrollment moved from 82% to 61% across the same window.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.