West Valley School

West Valley School is one of the high-enrollment K-5 schools in WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah, part of Granite District, with 764 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 6. That puts it 56% bigger than the typical public school in Utah, which averages around 491 students.

West Valley School is one of 85 schools operated by Granite District, a district that serves 59,404 students overall.

Demographically, West Valley School lists that the most-represented group is White (50%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest consists of 32% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 6% Pacific Islander, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 70% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 20.6:1. The state averages around 21.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 38% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, West Valley School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 41.4%; this one delivers 35.5%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Salt Lake County put the typical household earns roughly $97,494 per year, 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 West Valley School is one.

Whittier School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts West Valley School at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 31.9%.

West Valley School operates from an outer-ring location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 18%: 646 students in 2018 compared to 764 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment shrank from 46% to 32% over that span.

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