West Kearns School

West Kearns School operates as an average-sized elementary school in KEARNS, Utah, overseen by Granite District. Current enrollment sits at 548 students spanning grades pre-K through 6.

Granite District comprises 85 schools with combined enrollment of 59,404 students; West Kearns School is among them.

Looking at the student body, West Kearns School shows that the most-represented group is White (48%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school reports 44% Hispanic, 4% Pacific Islander. By comparison, Salt Lake County as a whole is about 70% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, West Kearns School has 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 22.4:1. The state averages about 21.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 58% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably above Salt Lake County's rate of about 34%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, West Kearns School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 31.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 32.4%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Salt Lake County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $97,494 per year, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, 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 West Kearns School is one.

The closest other public school is David Gourley School, roughly 0.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), West Kearns School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 22.8%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Looking at the recent track record. West Kearns School's enrollment has fell 29% since 2018, when it stood at 777 (now 548). The White share of enrollment climbed from 38% to 48% over that span.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.