Viewmont School

Viewmont School is a middle-of-the-pack elementary-level community in MURRAY, Utah, overseen by Murray District. The school instructs 433 students in grades K through 6.

Within Murray District, which oversees 11 schools and 5,678 students, Viewmont School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Viewmont School records that nearly all students (81%) are White. The remainder comes out to 9% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Salt Lake County as a whole is about 70% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Viewmont School records 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.8:1, putting Viewmont School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 22% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Salt Lake County (around 34%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Viewmont School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 49.2%; this one delivers 59.8%.

Across the wider county, 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 Viewmont School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Riverview Jr High, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Viewmont School. On composite proficiency, Viewmont School comes 1st of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 40.6%.

The school occupies a high-density site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 5%: 455 students in 2018 compared to 433 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.