Redwood School

Redwood School is an elementary campus of mid-tier scale in WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah, part of Granite District, caters to 511 students in grades pre-K through 6.

Across the 85 schools in Granite District (59,404 students total), Redwood School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Redwood School reports that 69% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 18% White, 6% Black, 4% Pacific Islander. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 21%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 20.9:1. The state averages around 21.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 36% 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, Redwood School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 42.1%; this one comes in at 7.6%, -34.5 points off the demographic line.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Salt Lake County indicate median household income runs about $97,494, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Redwood School is one of 325 public schools in Salt Lake County (combined enrollment of about 209,757 students).

The closest other public school is Endeavor Hall, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Redwood School comes 8th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 24.1%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 27%: 696 students in 2018 compared to 511 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 63% to 69% across the same window.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.