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Enrollment
514
Elementary
DISTRICT 455 · STATE 491
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CANYONS DISTRICT·NCES 490014200321
Sandy School
8725 S 280 E, SANDY, UT 84070 · (801) 826-9325 · Salt Lake County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL514 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.7:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.6:1 · STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
298 students
DISTRICT 28% · 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 | 25 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 84 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 71 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 71 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 98 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 87 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (84) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (87).
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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
23.6%
UT avg 41.4% . +2.8pp since 2023
Math
22.1%
UT avg 41.8% . +0.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 23.6% | 22.1% |
| 2023-24 | 20.8% | 21.6% |
% 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
23.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.4%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 Sandy School
Sandy School's state test result (23.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandy School this school | 514 | 58.0% | 23.4% |
| West Kearns School KEARNS | 548 | 57.7% | 32.4% |
| Westmore School OREM | 543 | 58.2% | 31.2% |
| Oquirrh School WEST JORDAN | 524 | 59.0% | 22.8% |
| North Park School ROY | 523 | 58.7% | 40.9% |
| Liberty Elementary School OGDEN | 554 | 61.0% | 33.4% |
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 Sandy School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Salt Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.4% | #517 of 562 | #140 of 171 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.1% | #509 of 578 ▲ 12 | #140 of 180 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.6% | #513 of 578 ▲ 23 | #132 of 180 ▲ 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 514 | #300 of 613 | #84 of 184 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.7:1 | #111 of 556 | #39 of 178 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.6% | #58 of 559 | #53 of 179 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.0% | #65 of 582 | #30 of 179 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.9% | #226 of 388 | #97 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
514
-48 (-9%) vs 2020
-25% since 2010-11, when it was 685
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 | 514 | 27.5 | 18.7:1 | 58% (298) |
| 2023-24 | 507 | 26.5 | 19.1:1 | 60% (304) |
| 2022-23 | 512 | 25.1 | 20.4:1 | 58% (297) |
| 2020-21 | 562 | N/A | N/A | 56% (315) |
| 2017-18 | 597 | N/A | N/A | 62% (372) |
| 2015-16 | 569 | N/A | N/A | 61% (348) |
| 2010-11 | 685 | 33 | 20.8:1 | 64% (438) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sandy School.
About Sandy School
Sandy School is a medium-sized elementary school in Utah, located in SANDY. School enrollment was 514 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 5.
Canyons District counts 32,688 students in its 47 schools, and Sandy School is one of them.
At Sandy School, the largest share of students is Hispanic, at 45%. Next come 44% White and 5% multiracial. The county population is about 21% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 61%, meaning two students picked at random have a 61% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at Sandy School total 27.5 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 18.7:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 21.8:1 average for elementary schools in Utah. The school counts 298 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 58%. Among public schools in Salt Lake County, the average eligibility rate is 34%.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 31.4% at Sandy School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 23.4%.
In Salt Lake County (population about 1,196,523), the median household income is $97,494, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. There are 325 public schools in Salt Lake County, enrolling about 209,757 students in all.
Canyons Technical Education Center is the public school closest to Sandy School, about 0.7 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Sandy School ranks 6th of 7 on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Sandy School as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment declined 9% from its 2020-21 level of 562.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at Sandy School. 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 Canyons District
- Corner Canyon HighHigh · 2,437 students
- Brighton HighHigh · 2,435 students
- Hillcrest HighHigh · 2,421 students
- Alta HighHigh · 2,278 students
- Jordan HighHigh · 1,820 students
- Draper Park MiddleMiddle · 1,411 students
Other schools in SANDY
- Alta HighHigh · 2,278 students
- Jordan HighHigh · 1,820 students
- Indian Hills MiddleMiddle · 1,072 students
- Albion MiddleMiddle · 943 students
- Union MiddleMiddle · 911 students
- Midvale MiddleMiddle · 802 students
Nearby schools
- Canyons Technical Education Center0.7 mi · 8
- Mt. Jordan Middle0.8 mi · 757
- Special Ed Preschool0.8 mi · 312
- Copperview School0.8 mi · 328
- East Sandy School0.9 mi · 364
- Union Middle1.0 mi · 911
Frequently asked questions
About Sandy SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Sandy School?
Sandy School enrolls approximately 514 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Sandy School serve?
Sandy School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sandy School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sandy School is approximately 18.7:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sandy School?
At Sandy School, the student body is approximately 44% White, 45% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Sandy School in?
Sandy School is part of Canyons District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.