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Enrollment
511
Elementary
DISTRICT 469 · STATE 491
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRANITE DISTRICT·NCES 490036000255
Redwood School
2650 S REDWOOD RD, WEST VALLEY CITY, UT 84119 · (385) 646-4984 · Salt Lake County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL511 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 0% of Utah public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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
20.9:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.9:1 · STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
185 students
DISTRICT 39% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 43 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 60 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 91 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 80 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 87 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 76 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (60) is 21% smaller than its 5th grade class (76).
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
10.6%
UT avg 41.4% . +4.6pp since 2023
Math
4.2%
UT avg 41.8% . -0.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 11 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 4 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Utah schools, those numbers are about 41 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 10.6% | 4.2% |
| 2023-24 | 6.0% | 4.5% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of UT schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
7.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.1%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-34.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 8% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 42% typical for Utah schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Redwood School
Redwood School's state test result (7.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Redwood School this school | 511 | 36.2% | 7.6% |
| Plymouth School SALT LAKE CITY | 535 | 41.3% | 13.5% |
| Elk Run Elementary MAGNA | 714 | 39.6% | 18.3% |
| David Gourley School KEARNS | 423 | 47.3% | 35.2% |
| Jackling School WEST VALLEY CITY | 415 | 45.8% | 18.3% |
| South Kearns School KEARNS | 536 | 46.8% | 27.7% |
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 Redwood School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Salt Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 7.6% | #561 of 562 | #171 of 171 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 4.2% | #576 of 578 ▲ 1 | #179 of 180 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 10.6% | #575 of 578 ▲ 2 | #178 of 180 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 511 | #303 of 613 | #86 of 184 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.9:1 | #258 of 556 | #86 of 178 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.7% | #216 of 559 | #110 of 179 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.2% | #240 of 582 | #84 of 179 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.6% | #101 of 388 | #44 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
511
+8 (+2%) vs 2020
-2% since 1990-91, when it was 520
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 | 511 | 24.5 | 20.9:1 | 36% (185) |
| 2023-24 | 505 | 21.5 | 23.5:1 | 61% (306) |
| 2022-23 | 486 | 23.5 | 20.7:1 | 77% (373) |
| 2020-21 | 503 | N/A | N/A | 82% (412) |
| 2017-18 | 696 | N/A | N/A | 88% (613) |
| 2015-16 | 848 | N/A | N/A | 87% (741) |
| 2010-11 | 853 | 34 | 25.1:1 | 88% (747) |
| 2000-01 | 512 | 27 | 19.0:1 | 70% (359) |
| 1990-91 | 520 | 26 | 20.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Redwood School.
About Redwood School
Redwood School is a public elementary school run by Granite District in WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah. The school's 511 students are in pre-K through 6.
Redwood School falls under Granite District, which has 85 schools enrolling 59,404 students.
Roughly 69% of students at Redwood School are Hispanic. Other reported shares: 18% White, 6% Black, and 4% Pacific Islander. Salt Lake County's residents are about 21% Hispanic, 48 points below the school's share. Pick two students at random and there is a 49% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Staffing totals 24.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 20.9:1. On average, elementary schools in Utah have 21.8:1, compared with 20.9:1 here. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Redwood School is 36%. For comparison, public schools in Salt Lake County average 34%.
The allk12 Grade for Redwood School is F. Compared with Utah public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 0% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Redwood School ranks in the bottom 10% of Utah schools. It scores 7.6%; the prediction is 42.1%.
Across Salt Lake County, the median household income is $97,494, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Salt Lake County is home to 325 public schools and about 209,757 public school students.
Nearest public school: Endeavor Hall, about 0.2 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 24.1%; Redwood School's is 7.6%, ranking 8th of 9.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
There was little change in enrollment from 2020-21 (503) to 2024-25 (511).
Discussions about Redwood School may include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Granite District
- Granger HighHigh · 3,267 students
- Cyprus HighHigh · 2,762 students
- Taylorsville HighHigh · 2,685 students
- Hunter HighHigh · 2,480 students
- Kearns HighHigh · 2,313 students
- Skyline HighHigh · 2,186 students
Other schools in WEST VALLEY CITY
- Granger HighHigh · 3,267 students
- Hunter HighHigh · 2,480 students
- American Preparatory Academy - Accelerated SchoolCombined · 1,556 students
- Wallace Stegner Academy Kearns K-12Combined · 777 students
- John F. Kennedy Jr HighMiddle · 772 students
- West Valley SchoolElementary · 764 students
Nearby schools
- Endeavor Hall0.2 mi · 257
- Vanguard Academy0.2 mi · 623
- American Preparatory Academy - The School for New Americans0.6 mi · 639
- Roots Charter High School0.8 mi · 218
- Stansbury School1.2 mi · 582
- Granger School1.5 mi · 716
Frequently asked questions
About Redwood SchoolHow many students attend Redwood School?
Redwood School enrolls approximately 511 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Redwood School serve?
Redwood School serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Redwood School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Redwood School is approximately 20.9:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Redwood School?
At Redwood School, the student body is approximately 18% White, 69% Hispanic, 6% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Redwood School public or private?
Redwood School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Granite District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.