South Kearns School

Located at 4430 W 5570 S, in KEARNS, Utah, South Kearns School is a mid-sized elementary-level community that caters to 536 students (grades pre-K through 6), run under Granite District.

South Kearns School is one of 85 schools operated by Granite District, a district that enrolls 59,404 students overall.

Looking at the student body, South Kearns School records that the most-represented group is Hispanic (49%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 38% White, 5% Black, 4% Pacific Islander, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 21% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 19.5:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.8:1, putting South Kearns School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 47% of students at South Kearns School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Salt Lake County (around 34%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

With demographic context factored in, South Kearns School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 36.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 27.7%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Salt Lake County indicate median household earnings sit near $97,494, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Salt Lake County's 325 public schools (combined enrollment of about 209,757 students), South Kearns School is one campus in the mix.

Kearns High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around South Kearns School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts South Kearns School at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 30.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Trend over the last 7 years. South Kearns School's enrollment has grew 37% since 2018, when it stood at 390 (now 536). Over the same period, the White share fell from 46% to 38%.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.