Peruvian Park School

Peruvian Park School is a mid-tier K-5 school in SANDY, Utah, part of Canyons District. The school teaches 560 students in grades K through 5.

Canyons District runs 47 schools in total, collectively educating 32,688 students. Peruvian Park School is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Peruvian Park School reports that White students make up the majority at 68%. Beyond that, the school records 12% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 9% Asian. That composition is broadly in line with Salt Lake County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 21.6:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 22% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Salt Lake County runs at roughly 34%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Peruvian Park School sits in the top 10% of Utah schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 49.0%; actual is 80.1%, +31.1 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the broader community, census data for Salt Lake County shows median household income runs about $97,494, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Salt Lake County's 325 public schools (combined enrollment of about 209,757 students), Peruvian Park School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Oakdale School, roughly 0.6 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Peruvian Park School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Peruvian Park School at 1st of 7; the average score across the group is 53.2%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Peruvian Park School's enrollment has rose 3% since 2018, when it stood at 544 (now 560). White enrollment moved from 75% to 68% across the same window.

On the community side, the feed for Peruvian Park School typically covers classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.