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What's something Parkside School does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
454
Elementary
DISTRICT 376 · STATE 491
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MURRAY DISTRICT·NCES 490060000375
Parkside School
495 E 5175 S, MURRAY, UT 84107 · (801) 264-7434 · Salt Lake County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL454 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 26.3:1 · STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
340 students
DISTRICT 37% · 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 | 68 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 55 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 65 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 68 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 74 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 61 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (68) is 11% larger than its 6th grade class (61).
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
24.0%
UT avg 41.4% . -4.9pp since 2023
Math
23.0%
UT avg 41.8% . -4.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 24.0% | 23.0% |
| 2023-24 | 28.9% | 27.4% |
% 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
29.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
23.2%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% 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 Parkside School
Parkside School's state test result (29.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parkside School this school | 454 | 74.9% | 29.2% |
| East Midvale School MIDVALE | 499 | 69.7% | 23.1% |
| Bridger School Logan | 499 | 64.9% | 31.8% |
| North Star School SALT LAKE CITY | 336 | 81.8% | 15.8% |
| Escalante School SALT LAKE CITY | 352 | 80.7% | 27.3% |
| Midvale School MIDVALE | 644 | 66.1% | 16.1% |
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 Parkside School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Salt Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.2% | #478 of 562 | #119 of 171 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.0% | #503 of 578 ▼ 31 | #136 of 180 ▼ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 24.0% | #511 of 578 ▼ 23 | #131 of 180 ▼ 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 454 | #385 of 613 | #116 of 184 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.8:1 | #71 of 556 | #24 of 178 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.2% | #26 of 559 | #25 of 179 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.9% | #20 of 582 | #15 of 179 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.3% | #109 of 388 | #51 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
454
+28 (+7%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 734
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 | 454 | 25.5 | 17.8:1 | 75% (340) |
| 2023-24 | 473 | 27 | 17.5:1 | 73% (346) |
| 2022-23 | 471 | 24.3 | 19.4:1 | 69% (323) |
| 2020-21 | 426 | N/A | N/A | 54% (231) |
| 2017-18 | 608 | N/A | N/A | 62% (377) |
| 2015-16 | 625 | N/A | N/A | 62% (388) |
| 2010-11 | 579 | 25 | 23.2:1 | 49% (284) |
| 2000-01 | 575 | 26 | 22.1:1 | 37% (212) |
| 1990-91 | 734 | 23 | 31.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Parkside School.
About Parkside School
Parkside School, a mid-sized elementary school, is located in MURRAY, Utah. The school enrolls 454 students in kindergarten through 6.
A total of 11 schools make up Murray District, with 5,678 students enrolled.
The student body at Parkside School is 52% Hispanic. Other groups include 31% White, 6% Black, 6% multiracial, and 3% Asian. By comparison, Salt Lake County residents are about 21% Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 63%.
Parkside School has 25.5 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.8:1. The school's 17.8:1 compares with an average of 21.8:1 for elementary schools in Utah. The school has 75% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Salt Lake County report 34%.
After adjusting for student poverty, Parkside School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Utah schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 29.2%; the prediction is 23.2%.
In Salt Lake County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $97,494, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 39%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. There are 325 public schools in the county, enrolling about 209,757, Parkside School among them.
The closest school to Parkside School is Hillcrest Jr High, located about 0.5 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Parkside School ranks 6th on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, City: Small, means it is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Over 4 years, enrollment increased by 28 students, from 426 to 454.
On allk12, people connected to Parkside School can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Murray District
- Murray HighHigh · 1,364 students
- Hillcrest Jr HighMiddle · 696 students
- Horizon SchoolElementary · 664 students
- Riverview Jr HighMiddle · 614 students
- Viewmont SchoolElementary · 433 students
- Mcmillan SchoolElementary · 417 students
Other schools in MURRAY
- Utah Virtual AcademyCombined · 1,890 students
- Murray HighHigh · 1,364 students
- Hillcrest Jr HighMiddle · 696 students
- Horizon SchoolElementary · 664 students
- Riverview Jr HighMiddle · 614 students
- Viewmont SchoolElementary · 433 students
Other Parkside schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Parkside. Parkside School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Parkside SchoolCLINTON, UT · 408 students
- Parkside SchoolWautoma, WI · 480 students
Nearby schools
- Hillcrest Jr High0.5 mi · 696
- Murray High0.7 mi · 1,364
- Mcmillan School1.1 mi · 417
- Utah Virtual Academy1.1 mi · 1,890
- James E. Moss School1.2 mi · 543
- Cottonwood High1.5 mi · 1,451
Frequently asked questions
About Parkside SchoolHow large is Parkside School?
Parkside School enrolls approximately 454 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Parkside School serve?
Parkside School serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Parkside School?
Approximately 17.8:1 students per teacher at Parkside School.
How diverse is Parkside School?
Parkside School reports a student body of 31% White, 52% Hispanic, 6% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Parkside School in?
Parkside School is part of Murray District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.