Enrollment
297
Elementary
DISTRICT 499 · STATE 491
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TOOELE DISTRICT·NCES 490105000579
West School
451 W 300 S, TOOELE, UT 84074 · (435) 833-1931 · Tooele County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL297 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.9:1 · STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
118 students
DISTRICT 32% · STATE 33%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 67 | 23% |
| Kindergarten | 38 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 42 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 45 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 42 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 22 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 19 | 6% |
| Grade 6 | 22 | 7% |
This year's kindergarten class (38) is 73% larger than its 6th grade class (22).
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 47% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
RISE / Utah Aspire+ 2024-25 . % Proficient + Highly ProficientEnglish Language Arts
38.2%
UT avg 41.4% . +0.5pp since 2023
Math
22.7%
UT avg 41.8% . -0.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Utah schools, those numbers are about 41 and 42. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.2% | 22.7% |
| 2023-24 | 37.7% | 23.5% |
% Proficient + Highly Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: RISE / Utah Aspire+. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
34.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.4%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% typical for Utah schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Utah's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like West School
West School's state test result (34.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West School this school | 297 | 39.7% | 34.9% |
| Longview School MURRAY | 323 | 34.1% | 47.1% |
| Brookside School SPRINGVILLE | 362 | 38.7% | 33.6% |
| East Sandy School SANDY | 364 | 36.5% | 38.1% |
| Monticello School MONTICELLO | 277 | 42.6% | 48.4% |
| Delta South School DELTA | 315 | 41.9% | N/A |
Matched among Utah elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where West School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Tooele County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.9% | #430 of 562 | #8 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.7% | #505 of 578 ▲ 1 | #11 of 16 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.2% | #368 of 578 ▲ 39 | #5 of 16 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 297 | #532 of 613 | #15 of 18 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.5:1 | #57 of 556 | #3 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.6% | #277 of 559 | #8 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.7% | #218 of 582 | #3 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -37.7% | #15 of 388 | #2 of 7 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
297
-7 (-2%) vs 2020
-53% since 1990-91, when it was 638
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 297 | 17 | 17.5:1 | 40% (118) |
| 2023-24 | 271 | 16 | 16.9:1 | 39% (106) |
| 2022-23 | 256 | 18 | 14.2:1 | 30% (78) |
| 2020-21 | 304 | N/A | N/A | 27% (82) |
| 2017-18 | 477 | N/A | N/A | 49% (234) |
| 2015-16 | 400 | N/A | N/A | 49% (194) |
| 2010-11 | 423 | 20 | 21.1:1 | 52% (218) |
| 2000-01 | 752 | 30 | 25.1:1 | 40% (300) |
| 1990-91 | 638 | 29 | 22.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West School.
About West School
Families in TOOELE, Utah, are served by West School, a low-enrollment elementary school. It enrolls 297 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are pre-K through 6. That is 40% below the average of about 491 students for elementary schools in Utah.
Tooele District serves 16,088 students across 27 schools.
Federal enrollment data show West School is 73% White. Other groups make up 17% Hispanic, 2% multiracial, 2% Pacific Islander, and 2% Asian. Tooele County as a whole is about 84% White, so the school's share is lower. A diversity index of 43% means there is a 43% chance two randomly chosen students at West School are from different groups.
The student-to-teacher ratio at West School is 17.5:1, based on 17 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Utah, 21.8:1, is higher. West School counts 40% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 24% for public schools in Tooele County.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, West School is 5.5 points below its prediction. Actual: 34.9%. Predicted: 40.4%.
In Tooele County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $106,587, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 23%, and about 3% of people live in poverty. There are 32 public schools in the county, enrolling about 18,521, West School among them.
West School is about 0.3 miles from Tooele Jr High, its nearest public school. West School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts West School at 1st of 6.
West School is in a town some distance from an urbanized area, a location NCES labels Town: Distant.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 304 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 297.
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Tooele County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
79,347
Census ACS
Median income
$106,587
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
32
18,521 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Tooele District
- Stansbury HighHigh · 2,314 students
- Tooele HighHigh · 1,900 students
- Grantsville HighHigh · 1,094 students
- Clarke N. Johnsen Jr HighMiddle · 840 students
- Sterling SchoolElementary · 772 students
- Tooele Jr HighMiddle · 769 students
Other schools in TOOELE
- Tooele HighHigh · 1,900 students
- Clarke N. Johnsen Jr HighMiddle · 840 students
- Sterling SchoolElementary · 772 students
- Tooele Jr HighMiddle · 769 students
- Overlake SchoolElementary · 690 students
- Scholar AcademyElementary · 690 students
Other West schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named West. West School is the 3rd largest of the 5.
- West SchoolNew Canaan, CT · 481 students
- WestHOLLAND, MI · 413 students
- West SchoolGlencoe, IL · 252 students
- West SchoolLaurel, MT · 248 students
Nearby schools
- Tooele Jr High0.3 mi · 769
- Tooele High0.4 mi · 1,900
- Tooele Community Learning Center0.7 mi · 1
- Digital Education Center0.7 mi · 230
- Blue Peak High0.7 mi · 128
- Northlake School0.7 mi · 684
Frequently asked questions
About West SchoolHow large is West School?
West School enrolls approximately 297 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does West School serve?
West School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at West School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at West School is approximately 17.5:1 (17 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at West School?
At West School, the student body is approximately 73% White, 17% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is West School in?
West School is part of Tooele District.
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