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What's one thing Salina School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
435
Elementary
DISTRICT 355 · STATE 491
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SEVIER DISTRICT·NCES 490093000546
Salina School
210 W 300 N, SALINA, UT 84654 · (435) 529-7462 · Sevier County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL435 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 57% of Utah public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats 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
19.8:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.1:1 · STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
219 students
DISTRICT 48% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 71 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 76 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 83 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 63 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (71) is 13% larger than its 5th grade class (63).
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · 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
37.0%
UT avg 41.4% . -7.4pp since 2023
Math
41.7%
UT avg 41.8% . -10.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Utah schools, those numbers are about 41 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 10 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.0% | 41.7% |
| 2023-24 | 44.4% | 51.9% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
45.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.2%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% typical for Utah schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Utah's top nor bottom 10%.
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 Salina School
Salina School's state test result (45.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salina School this school | 435 | 50.3% | 45.4% |
| Manti School MANTI | 408 | 52.2% | 46.8% |
| Parowan School PAROWAN | 418 | 47.6% | 47.0% |
| Duchesne School DUCHESNE | 419 | 51.1% | 42.5% |
| Creekview School PRICE | 389 | 46.8% | 45.4% |
| Castle Heights School PRICE | 369 | 45.5% | 54.8% |
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 Salina School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Utah |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.4% | #317 of 562 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.7% | #333 of 578 ▼ 126 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #385 of 578 ▼ 63 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 435 | #412 of 613 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.8:1 | #169 of 556 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.2% | #541 of 559 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.3% | #123 of 582 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.5% | #381 of 388 |
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
435
+30 (+7%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 583
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 | 435 | 22 | 19.8:1 | 50% (219) |
| 2023-24 | 438 | 22 | 19.9:1 | 51% (224) |
| 2022-23 | 420 | 19 | 22.1:1 | 52% (218) |
| 2020-21 | 405 | N/A | N/A | 51% (207) |
| 2017-18 | 437 | N/A | N/A | 56% (246) |
| 2015-16 | 481 | N/A | N/A | 55% (265) |
| 2010-11 | 514 | 21 | 24.5:1 | 53% (271) |
| 2000-01 | 490 | 23 | 21.3:1 | 45% (222) |
| 1990-91 | 583 | 21 | 27.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Salina School.
About Salina School
Salina School is a mid-sized elementary school with an address in SALINA, Utah. Total enrollment is 435 students, and the grades served are kindergarten through 5.
Sevier District runs Salina School along with 12 other schools, enrolling 4,658 students in total.
A large majority of enrollment at Salina School is White, at 91%. Other reported shares: 7% Hispanic. Among Sevier County residents, the White share is about 92%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 16%.
There are about 19.8 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Salina School, which has 22. The school's 19.8:1 compares with an average of 21.8:1 for elementary schools in Utah. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 50%.
On the allk12 Grade, Salina School lands at B, ahead of 57% of Utah public elementary schools.
On BeatsExpectations, Salina School is 10.2 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Utah schools.
The school's county is Sevier County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $74,884, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 23%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. There are 14 public schools in the county, enrolling about 4,658, Salina School among them.
The closest school to Salina School is North Sevier Middle, located about 0.2 miles away. There are 2 more public schools inside five miles. Nearby schools average 45.4% on proficiency, and Salina School is below that at 45.4%.
NCES describes the area around Salina School as Rural: Remote, meaning in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment figures show a gain of 30 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
People can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates and other school topics. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Sevier County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
22,085
Census ACS
Median income
$74,884
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
4,658 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Sevier District
- Richfield HighHigh · 789 students
- Monroe SchoolElementary · 537 students
- Pahvant SchoolElementary · 520 students
- Red Hills MiddleMiddle · 503 students
- Ashman SchoolElementary · 466 students
- South Sevier HighHigh · 426 students
Other schools in SALINA
- North Sevier HighHigh · 270 students
- North Sevier MiddleMiddle · 196 students
Nearby schools
- North Sevier Middle0.2 mi · 196
- North Sevier High0.2 mi · 270
- Gunnison Valley High12.7 mi · 319
- Gunnison Valley Middle12.8 mi · 262
- Gunnison Valley School12.9 mi · 584
- Pahvant School17.7 mi · 520
Frequently asked questions
About Salina SchoolHow large is Salina School?
Salina School enrolls approximately 435 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Salina School serve?
Salina School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Salina School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Salina School is approximately 19.8:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Salina School?
Student demographics at Salina School are roughly 91% White, 7% Hispanic, 0% Asian.
Who oversees Salina School?
Salina School is overseen by Sevier District in Sevier County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.