Philo T. Farnsworth School

Philo T. Farnsworth School is one of the reasonably sized elementary-level communitys in WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah, one of the schools within Granite District, with 448 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 6.

Within Granite District, which oversees 85 schools and 59,404 students, Philo T. Farnsworth School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Philo T. Farnsworth School records that 52% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school logs 30% White, 6% Pacific Islander, 5% Black, 4% multiracial. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 21%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 21.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 21.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 49% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Salt Lake County (around 34%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Philo T. Farnsworth School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 35.8%; this one delivers 23.4%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Salt Lake County indicate median household income runs about $97,494, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Salt Lake County runs 325 public schools (combined enrollment of about 209,757 students), of which Philo T. Farnsworth School is one.

The closest other public school is Jackling School, roughly 0.6 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Philo T. Farnsworth School. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Philo T. Farnsworth School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 26.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Over the past 7-year window. Philo T. Farnsworth School's enrollment has declined 26% since 2018, when it stood at 602 (now 448). The Hispanic share of enrollment rose from 37% to 52% over that span.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.