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Enrollment
348
Middle
DISTRICT 524 · STATE 831
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SALT LAKE DISTRICT·NCES 490087000477
Salt Lake Center for Science Education Bryant
40 S 800 E, SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84102 · (801) 578-8118 · Salt Lake County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL348 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 37% of Utah public middle 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.5:1 · STATE 21.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
243 students
DISTRICT 59% · STATE 33%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 173 | 50% |
| Grade 8 | 175 | 50% |
Student demographics
63%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.
Gender split
Test scores
RISE / Utah Aspire+ 2024-25 . % Proficient + Highly ProficientEnglish Language Arts
27.1%
UT avg 41.4% . -5.2pp since 2023
Math
24.5%
UT avg 41.8% . -0.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 27 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 41 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down 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 | 27.1% | 24.5% |
| 2023-24 | 32.3% | 25.1% |
% 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
29.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.6%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 Salt Lake Center for Science Education Bryant
Salt Lake Center for Science Education Bryant's state test result (29.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salt Lake Center for Science Education Bryant this school | 348 | 69.8% | 29.1% |
| Valley Jr High WEST VALLEY CITY | 546 | 63.2% | 20.1% |
| John F. Kennedy Jr High WEST VALLEY CITY | 772 | 64.2% | 17.5% |
| West Lake Jr High WEST VALLEY CITY | 724 | 64.2% | 23.4% |
| Kearns Jr High KEARNS | 732 | 69.0% | 18.8% |
| Midvale Middle SANDY | 802 | 56.6% | 26.7% |
Matched among Utah middle 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 Salt Lake Center for Science Education Bryant ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Salt Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.1% | #115 of 136 | #29 of 43 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.5% | #115 of 140 ▲ 5 | #28 of 44 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.1% | #122 of 140 ▼ 8 | #32 of 44 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 348 | #128 of 144 | #44 of 44 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #3 of 137 | #2 of 44 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.2% | #5 of 137 | #5 of 44 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 69.8% | #4 of 141 | #3 of 44 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.4% | #54 of 77 | #21 of 25 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
348
-101 (-22%) vs 2020
-46% since 1990-91, when it was 641
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 | 348 | 22.8 | 15.2:1 | 70% (243) |
| 2023-24 | 394 | 26.7 | 14.7:1 | 66% (261) |
| 2022-23 | 407 | 26.5 | 15.3:1 | 64% (261) |
| 2020-21 | 449 | N/A | N/A | 61% (272) |
| 2017-18 | 376 | N/A | N/A | 85% (320) |
| 2015-16 | 391 | N/A | N/A | 89% (349) |
| 2010-11 | 537 | 23 | 23.4:1 | 82% (440) |
| 2000-01 | 622 | 31 | 20.1:1 | 47% (295) |
| 1990-91 | 641 | 28 | 22.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Salt Lake Center for Science Education Bryant.
About Salt Lake Center for Science Education Bryant
In SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Salt Lake Center for Science Education Bryant is a small middle school. There are 348 students enrolled, covering grades 7 through 8. That puts enrollment 58% below the 831-student average for middle schools in Utah.
Salt Lake Center for Science Education Bryant falls under Salt Lake District, which has 39 schools enrolling 20,086 students.
More than half of the students at Salt Lake Center for Science Education Bryant are Hispanic (54%). Beyond that, enrollment is 26% White, 7% Black, 4% Pacific Islander, and 4% Native American. In Salt Lake County overall, about 21% of residents are Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Salt Lake Center for Science Education Bryant scores 63%.
Its staff includes 22.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 15.2 students per teacher. Compared with the 21.7:1 average for middle schools in Utah, this school's ratio is lower. Roughly 70% of students at Salt Lake Center for Science Education Bryant can receive free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 34% average for public schools in Salt Lake County, the school's rate is higher.
Salt Lake Center for Science Education Bryant holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 37% of Utah public middle schools.
Salt Lake Center for Science Education Bryant sits between the top and bottom 10% of Utah schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 29.1% and a predicted 25.6%.
In Salt Lake County, median household income comes to about $97,494, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. The county's public schools total 325, with about 209,757 students.
Salt Lake Center for Science Education Bryant's nearest public school is City Academy (about 0.4 miles). Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Salt Lake Center for Science Education Bryant ranks 6th of 7 on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Mid-size, or inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment decreased by 22% across 4 years, from 449 in 2020-21 to 348 in 2024-25.
The discussion board for Salt Lake Center for Science Education Bryant is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
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- East HighHigh · 1,764 students
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- City Academy0.4 mi · 92
- Open Classroom0.6 mi · 307
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- Wasatch School0.6 mi · 387
- Ensign School1.0 mi · 361
- East High1.4 mi · 1,764
Frequently asked questions
About Salt Lake Center for Science Education BryantWhat is the total enrollment at Salt Lake Center for Science Education Bryant?
Salt Lake Center for Science Education Bryant enrolls approximately 348 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does Salt Lake Center for Science Education Bryant serve?
Salt Lake Center for Science Education Bryant serves grades 07-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Salt Lake Center for Science Education Bryant?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Salt Lake Center for Science Education Bryant is approximately 15.2:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Salt Lake Center for Science Education Bryant?
At Salt Lake Center for Science Education Bryant, the student body is approximately 26% White, 54% Hispanic, 7% Black, 3% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Salt Lake Center for Science Education Bryant in?
Salt Lake Center for Science Education Bryant is part of Salt Lake District.
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