Washington School

As a small elementary-level community in SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Washington School instructs 402 students from grades pre-K through 6, run under Salt Lake District.

Washington School is one of 39 schools operated by Salt Lake District, a district that works with 20,086 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Washington School logs that the largest single group is White at 40%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder consists of 38% Hispanic, 7% Black, 5% multiracial, 5% Pacific Islander. The wider county runs roughly 70% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, Washington School has 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 20.0:1. The state averages around 21.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 58% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is higher than Salt Lake County's rate of about 34%.

With demographic context factored in, Washington School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 31.6%; this one delivers 43.7%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Salt Lake County put median household earnings sit near $97,494, 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), Washington School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: West High, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Washington School comes 4th of 6 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 44.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Five-year trend. Washington School's enrollment has edged up 15% since 2018, when it stood at 349 (now 402).

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.