1
Enrollment
772
Elementary
DISTRICT 499 · STATE 491
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TOOELE DISTRICT·NCES 490105001497
Sterling School
251 N. 1st St., TOOELE, UT 84074 · (435) 833-1961 · Tooele County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL772 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.1:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.9:1 · STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
278 students
DISTRICT 32% · 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 | 56 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 103 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 102 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 94 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 103 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 90 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 119 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 105 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (103) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (105).
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · 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
32.2%
UT avg 41.4% . +4.0pp since 2023
Math
20.7%
UT avg 41.8% . -1.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 21 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 32.2% | 20.7% |
| 2023-24 | 28.2% | 22.0% |
% 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
29.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.2%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Sterling School
Sterling School's state test result (29.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sterling School this school | 772 | 36.0% | 29.8% |
| Freedom School HOOPER | 784 | 31.4% | 37.5% |
| Majestic School OGDEN | 726 | 30.9% | 43.0% |
| Centennial Elementary OREM | 761 | 37.3% | 48.4% |
| Mountain Trails School EAGLE MOUNTAIN | 846 | 35.5% | 31.6% |
| Glacier Hills Elementary SANDY | 626 | 37.5% | 38.0% |
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 Sterling School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Tooele County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.8% | #474 of 562 | #11 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.7% | #521 of 578 ▼ 1 | #13 of 16 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.2% | #442 of 578 ▲ 52 | #10 of 16 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 772 | #50 of 613 | #1 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.1:1 | #192 of 556 | #7 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.0% | #222 of 559 | #6 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.0% | #243 of 582 | #4 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.1% | #98 of 128 | #8 of 8 |
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
772
+127 (+20%) vs 2020
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 | 772 | 38.5 | 20.1:1 | 36% (278) |
| 2023-24 | 847 | 43 | 19.7:1 | 48% (404) |
| 2022-23 | 829 | 41 | 20.2:1 | 40% (328) |
| 2020-21 | 645 | N/A | N/A | 40% (261) |
| 2017-18 | 749 | N/A | N/A | 51% (381) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sterling School.
About Sterling School
Sterling School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in TOOELE, Utah. Federal data show 772 students enrolled in pre-K through 6 in 2024-25. On average, elementary schools in Utah enroll around 491, and this school is 57% above that mark.
Sterling School is a school in Tooele District. The district has 27 schools and 16,088 students.
White students are 68% of those enrolled at Sterling School. Other reported shares: 22% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. That compares with about 84% White among all Tooele County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 48%.
There are about 20.1 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Sterling School, which has 38.5. Elementary schools in Utah average 21.8:1, 1.8 more students per teacher than here. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Sterling School is about 36%. For comparison, public schools in Tooele County average 24%.
Sterling School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (29.8%) and its predicted rate (42.2%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Utah schools.
Looking at the county, Tooele County, the median household earns about $106,587 a year, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The county's public schools total 32, with about 18,521 students.
About 1.3 miles separate Sterling School from the closest public school, Tooele High. The five-mile area around Sterling School holds at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Sterling School at 4th of 8.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Town: Distant.
The school grew from 645 students in 2020-21 to 772 in 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Sterling School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Tooele County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
79,347
Census ACS
Median income
$106,587
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
32
18,521 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Tooele District
- Stansbury HighHigh · 2,314 students
- Tooele HighHigh · 1,900 students
- Grantsville HighHigh · 1,094 students
- Clarke N. Johnsen Jr HighMiddle · 840 students
- Tooele Jr HighMiddle · 769 students
- Stansbury Park SchoolElementary · 712 students
Other schools in TOOELE
- Tooele HighHigh · 1,900 students
- Clarke N. Johnsen Jr HighMiddle · 840 students
- Tooele Jr HighMiddle · 769 students
- Overlake SchoolElementary · 690 students
- Scholar AcademyElementary · 690 students
- Northlake SchoolElementary · 684 students
Other Sterling schools
One other US public school is named Sterling. Sterling School is the largest of the 2.
- Sterling SchoolGreenville, SC · 749 students
Nearby schools
- Tooele High1.3 mi · 1,900
- Tooele Jr High1.5 mi · 769
- West School1.5 mi · 297
- Scholar Academy1.6 mi · 690
- Northlake School1.6 mi · 684
- Middle Canyon School1.6 mi · 571
Frequently asked questions
About Sterling SchoolHow many students attend Sterling School?
Sterling School enrolls approximately 772 students in grades PK-06.
Is Sterling School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sterling School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sterling School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sterling School is approximately 20.1:1 (39 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Sterling School?
Student demographics at Sterling School are roughly 68% White, 22% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Sterling School in?
Sterling School is part of Tooele District.
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