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If you had an hour of school board time for Westland School, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
595
Elementary
DISTRICT 669 · STATE 491
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JORDAN DISTRICT·NCES 490042000332
Westland School
2925 W 7180 S, WEST JORDAN, UT 84084 · (801) 565-7508 · Salt Lake County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL595 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.9:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.1:1 · STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
190 students
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 33%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 62 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 77 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 92 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 80 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 100 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 85 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 99 | 17% |
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · 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
57.1%
UT avg 41.4% . -0.2pp since 2023
Math
54.7%
UT avg 41.8% . -0.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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 | 57.1% | 54.7% |
| 2023-24 | 57.3% | 54.8% |
% 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
57.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.2%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 →
Where Westland School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Salt Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.7% | #135 of 562 | #41 of 171 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.7% | #170 of 578 | #48 of 180 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.1% | #100 of 578 | #34 of 180 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 595 | #191 of 613 | #54 of 184 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.9:1 | #263 of 556 | #89 of 178 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.5% | #288 of 559 | #135 of 179 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.9% | #277 of 582 | #91 of 179 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +13.3% | #48 of 128 | #15 of 33 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
595
+85 (+17%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 792
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 | 595 | 28.5 | 20.9:1 | 32% (190) |
| 2023-24 | 606 | 28 | 21.6:1 | 32% (196) |
| 2022-23 | 488 | 22 | 22.2:1 | 24% (117) |
| 2020-21 | 510 | N/A | N/A | 23% (115) |
| 2017-18 | 525 | N/A | N/A | 32% (166) |
| 2015-16 | 571 | N/A | N/A | 31% (176) |
| 2010-11 | 660 | 25 | 26.4:1 | 34% (222) |
| 2000-01 | 725 | 33 | 22.0:1 | 23% (166) |
| 1990-91 | 792 | 27 | 29.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Westland School.
About Westland School
Westland School is a medium-sized elementary school in Utah, with an address in WEST JORDAN. The school reports 595 students in kindergarten through 6. The typical figure for elementary schools in Utah is about 491 students.
Jordan District oversees Westland School and 66 other schools, with 58,788 students in total.
Westland School is 74% White by enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 18% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. The White share in Salt Lake County as a whole is similar, at about 70%. Pick two students at random and there is a 41% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school employs the equivalent of 28.5 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 20.9:1. That is 1.0 students per teacher below the 21.8:1 average for elementary schools in Utah. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Westland School is 32%. That tracks the 34% average for public schools in Salt Lake County.
On BeatsExpectations, Westland School is 13.5 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Utah schools.
Census estimates describe Salt Lake County this way: the median household income is $97,494, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 39%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Besides Westland School, Salt Lake County has 324 other public schools.
The school nearest to Westland School is Oquirrh School, at a distance of about 0.3 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Westland School is 1st of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
For locale, NCES codes Westland School as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment is up 17% from 2020-21, when Westland School had 510 students, to 2024-25, when it had 595.
Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Salt Lake County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,196,523
Census ACS
Median income
$97,494
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
325
209,757 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jordan District
- Copper Hills HighHigh · 2,837 students
- Mountain Ridge HighHigh · 2,738 students
- Herriman HighHigh · 2,522 students
- Bingham HighHigh · 2,461 students
- Riverton HighHigh · 2,295 students
- PreschoolElementary · 1,773 students
Other schools in WEST JORDAN
- Copper Hills HighHigh · 2,837 students
- West Jordan HighHigh · 1,761 students
- Sunset Ridge MiddleMiddle · 1,377 students
- West Hills MiddleMiddle · 1,169 students
- West Jordan MiddleMiddle · 1,000 students
- Fox Hollow SchoolElementary · 872 students
Nearby schools
- Oquirrh School0.3 mi · 524
- Columbia School1.0 mi · 599
- Joel P. Jensen Middle1.1 mi · 760
- West Jordan Middle1.1 mi · 1,000
- West Jordan High1.1 mi · 1,761
- Majestic School1.2 mi · 320
Frequently asked questions
About Westland SchoolHow large is Westland School?
Westland School enrolls approximately 595 students in grades KG-06.
Is Westland School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Westland School is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Westland School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Westland School is approximately 20.9:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Westland School?
At Westland School, the student body is approximately 74% White, 18% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Westland School public or private?
Westland School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Jordan District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.