Thomas W. Bacchus School

Thomas W. Bacchus School is a small elementary-level community in KEARNS, Utah, one of the schools within Granite District. The school hosts 315 students in grades K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 36% smaller than the state mean of about 491.

Thomas W. Bacchus School is one of 85 schools operated by Granite District, a district that works with 59,404 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Thomas W. Bacchus School logs that 53% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 30% White, 5% Black, 5% multiracial, 3% Pacific Islander. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 21%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Thomas W. Bacchus School has 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 21.7:1. The state averages about 21.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 45% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is above Salt Lake County's rate of about 34%.

With demographic context factored in, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Thomas W. Bacchus School sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 37.8%; actual is 16.3%, a gap of -21.4 points.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Salt Lake County) records that the typical household earns roughly $97,494 per year, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 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), Thomas W. Bacchus School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Thomas Jefferson Jr High, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Thomas W. Bacchus School ranks 8th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 30.0%.

Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Thomas W. Bacchus School has ticked down 29%, going from 442 students in 2018 to 315 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 50% to 30% over that span.

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