Enrollment
205
Elementary
DISTRICT 386 · STATE 491
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SALT LAKE DISTRICT·NCES 490087000515
Riley School
1410 S 800 W, SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84104 · (801)974-8310 · Salt Lake County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL205 STUDENTS
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allk12 Grade
Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.7:1 · STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
100%
204 students
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 33%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2023-24
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 12 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 26 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 34 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 37 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 38 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 33 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 25 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (26) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (25).
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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.
Test scores
RISE / Utah Aspire+ 2023-24 . % Proficient + Highly ProficientEnglish Language Arts
16.5%
UT avg 43.3%
Math
25.0%
UT avg 42.4%
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 17 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Utah schools, those numbers are about 43 and 42.
Source: RISE / Utah Aspire+. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Riley School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Salt Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #484 of 578 | #125 of 180 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 16.5% | #552 of 578 | #159 of 180 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 205 | #556 of 613 | #179 of 184 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #27 of 556 | #11 of 178 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.8% | #51 of 559 | #47 of 179 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.5% | #5 of 582 | #3 of 179 |
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.
6-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2023-24Enrollment
205
-114 (-36%) vs 2017
-45% since 1990-91, when it was 371
% White
15%
was 14%
% Hispanic
59%
was 58%
% Black
7%
was 11%
% Asian
4%
was 4%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 205 | 12.6 | 16.3:1 | 100% (204) |
| 2022-23 | 223 | 14.1 | 15.8:1 | 100% (222) |
| 2020-21 | 252 | N/A | N/A | 100% (252) |
| 2017-18 | 319 | N/A | N/A | 92% (295) |
| 2015-16 | 396 | N/A | N/A | 92% (366) |
| 2010-11 | 439 | 22 | 19.9:1 | 87% (384) |
| 2000-01 | 334 | 18 | 18.6:1 | 83% (277) |
| 1990-91 | 371 | 14 | 26.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Riley School.
About Riley School
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, is home to Riley School, a small elementary school. The school runs pre-K through 6 and enrolls 205 students. By comparison, elementary schools in Utah enroll about 491 students on average.
Salt Lake District counts 20,086 students in its 39 schools, and Riley School is one of them.
The share of Hispanic students at Riley School is 59%, a majority. Smaller groups are 15% White, 12% Pacific Islander, 7% Black, and 4% Asian. For comparison, the population of Salt Lake County is roughly 21% Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 61%.
Riley School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.8:1, with 12.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. Compared with the 21.8:1 average for elementary schools in Utah, this school's ratio is lower. The school has 100% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 34% for public schools in Salt Lake County.
In Salt Lake County, median household income comes to about $97,494, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Salt Lake County counts 325 public schools with about 209,757 students.
Riley School's closest public school neighbor is Glendale Middle, about 0.8 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools.
The school's locale code, City: Mid-size, means it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The 2017-18-to-2023-24 change in enrollment was a 36% drop, from 319 to 205.
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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 Salt Lake District
- West HighHigh · 2,503 students
- Highland HighHigh · 1,973 students
- East HighHigh · 1,764 students
- Glendale MiddleMiddle · 678 students
- Mountain View SchoolElementary · 629 students
- Clayton MiddleMiddle · 567 students
Other schools in SALT LAKE CITY
- West HighHigh · 2,503 students
- Brighton HighHigh · 2,435 students
- Skyline HighHigh · 2,186 students
- Olympus HighHigh · 2,151 students
- Highland HighHigh · 1,973 students
- East HighHigh · 1,764 students
Nearby schools
- Glendale Middle0.8 mi · 678
- Mountain View School0.8 mi · 629
- Parkview School0.9 mi · 371
- Dual Immersion Academy0.9 mi · 433
- Horizonte Instruction & Training Center1.2 mi · 259
- Roots Charter High School1.4 mi · 218
Frequently asked questions
About Riley SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Riley School?
Riley School enrolls approximately 205 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Riley School serve?
Riley School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Riley School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Riley School is approximately 15.8:1 (13 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Riley School?
Riley School reports a student body of 15% White, 59% Hispanic, 7% Black, 4% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Riley School?
Riley School is overseen by Salt Lake District in Salt Lake County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.