Terra Linda School

Located at 8400 S 3400 W, in WEST JORDAN, Utah, Terra Linda School is a mid-sized K-5 school that serves 474 students (grades K through 6), run under Jordan District.

Terra Linda School is one of 67 schools operated by Jordan District, a district that serves 58,788 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Terra Linda School logs that 47% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 41% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 4% Pacific Islander, 2% Asian. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 70%.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 21.8:1 average. Roughly 54% of students at Terra Linda School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably above Salt Lake County's rate of about 34%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Terra Linda School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 33.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 27.4%.

In the broader community, census data for Salt Lake County shows median household earnings sit near $97,494, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Salt Lake County runs 325 public schools (combined enrollment of about 209,757 students), of which Terra Linda School is one.

Itineris Early College High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Terra Linda School. On composite proficiency, Terra Linda School comes 5th of 9 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 33.0%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 18%: 580 students in 2018 compared to 474 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 68% to 47% over that span.

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