Westland School

Westland School is one of the reasonably sized elementary campuss in WEST JORDAN, Utah, operated by Jordan District, with 595 students on its rolls from grades K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 21% bigger than the state mean of about 491.

Across the 67 schools in Jordan District (58,788 students total), Westland School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, Westland School records that White students make up the majority at 74%. Other groups include 18% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Salt Lake County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 20.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 21.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 32% of students at Westland School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Westland School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 44.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 57.7%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Salt Lake County put the typical household earns roughly $97,494 per year, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 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 Westland School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Oquirrh School, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Westland School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Westland School at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 29.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Westland School has climbed 13%, going from 525 students in 2018 to 595 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment rose from 13% to 18% over that span.

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