Stansbury School

Stansbury School is a mid-sized elementary campus in WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah, part of Granite District. The school serves 582 students in grades pre-K through 6.

Granite District runs 85 schools in total, collectively educating 59,404 students. Stansbury School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Stansbury School lists that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 69% of enrollment. Other groups include 18% White, 6% Pacific Islander, 3% Black, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Salt Lake County as a whole is about 21% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Stansbury School has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 21.4:1. The state averages about 21.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 56% of students at Stansbury School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is north of Salt Lake County's rate of about 34%.

After controlling for student poverty, Stansbury School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 32.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 23.4%.

In the broader community, census data for Salt Lake County shows the typical household earns roughly $97,494 per year, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Salt Lake County's 325 public schools (combined enrollment of about 209,757 students), Stansbury School is one campus in the mix.

Hillsdale School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Stansbury School comes 3rd of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 22.4%.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Stansbury School's enrollment has contracted 41% since 2018, when it stood at 993 (now 582). The Hispanic share of enrollment grew from 63% to 69% over that span.

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