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Enrollment
462
Elementary
DISTRICT 669 · STATE 491
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JORDAN DISTRICT·NCES 490042000331
Westvale School
2300 W 8660 S, WEST JORDAN, UT 84088 · (801) 565-7510 · Salt Lake County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL462 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.9:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.1:1 · STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
251 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 | 60 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 76 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 74 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 64 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (60) is 6% smaller than its 6th grade class (64).
Student demographics
60%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
30.8%
UT avg 41.4% . +3.7pp since 2023
Math
31.4%
UT avg 41.8% . -2.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Utah schools, those numbers are about 41 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 30.8% | 31.4% |
| 2023-24 | 27.1% | 33.8% |
% 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
33.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.2%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Westvale School
Westvale School's state test result (33.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westvale School this school | 462 | 54.3% | 33.1% |
| Adelaide School BOUNTIFUL | 415 | 49.4% | 27.8% |
| Terra Linda School WEST JORDAN | 474 | 53.8% | 27.4% |
| North Park School ROY | 523 | 58.7% | 40.9% |
| Sandy School SANDY | 514 | 58.0% | 23.4% |
| Lakeview School ROY | 393 | 57.5% | 26.4% |
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 Westvale School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Salt Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.1% | #445 of 562 | #110 of 171 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.4% | #429 of 578 ▼ 2 | #109 of 180 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.8% | #457 of 578 ▲ 44 | #112 of 180 ▲ 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 462 | #375 of 613 | #112 of 184 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.9:1 | #121 of 556 | #45 of 178 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.9% | #66 of 559 | #58 of 179 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.3% | #85 of 582 | #37 of 179 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.4% | #175 of 388 | #80 of 133 |
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
462
-61 (-12%) vs 2020
-42% since 1990-91, when it was 796
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 | 462 | 24.4 | 18.9:1 | 54% (251) |
| 2023-24 | 458 | 24.5 | 18.7:1 | 50% (229) |
| 2022-23 | 490 | 23.3 | 21.1:1 | 44% (216) |
| 2020-21 | 523 | N/A | N/A | 42% (221) |
| 2017-18 | 573 | N/A | N/A | 49% (281) |
| 2015-16 | 609 | N/A | N/A | 48% (295) |
| 2010-11 | 679 | 27 | 25.1:1 | 40% (270) |
| 2000-01 | 979 | 38 | 25.8:1 | 17% (170) |
| 1990-91 | 796 | 29 | 27.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Westvale School.
About Westvale School
Westvale School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in WEST JORDAN, Utah. The school covers kindergarten through 6 and reported 462 students in 2024-25.
The district, Jordan District, has 58,788 students enrolled across 67 schools.
More than half of the students at Westvale School are White (52%). Other reported shares: 36% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Pacific Islander, and 3% Asian. That compares with about 70% White among all Salt Lake County residents. The diversity index for Westvale School is 60%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
A staff of 24.4 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 18.9:1. Across elementary schools in Utah, the average ratio is 21.8:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 54%. The 34% average for public schools in Salt Lake County is 20 points lower.
A school with Westvale School's lunch-eligibility share in Utah is predicted to score 33.2%. Westvale School scores 33.1%, within a point of that line.
In Salt Lake County, home to about 1,196,523 people, the median household earns about $97,494 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Public schools in Salt Lake County number 325, with about 209,757 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, South Valley School, is about 0.6 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Westvale School places 3rd of 5 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The NCES locale for Westvale School is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 462 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 523.
The Westvale School discussion page is a place for open houses, carpools, and field trips. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
- South Valley School0.6 mi · 165
- Hawthorn Academy West Jordan0.6 mi · 743
- West Jordan High0.8 mi · 1,761
- Joel P. Jensen Middle1.1 mi · 760
- Kings Peak High1.1 mi · 315
- Rocky Peak Virtual School1.1 mi · 227
Frequently asked questions
About Westvale SchoolHow many students attend Westvale School?
Westvale School enrolls approximately 462 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Westvale School serve?
Westvale School serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Westvale School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Westvale School is approximately 18.9:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Westvale School?
At Westvale School, the student body is approximately 52% White, 36% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Westvale School public or private?
Westvale 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.