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Westvale School
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RISE / Utah Aspire+ 2024-25 . % Proficient + Highly ProficientBeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodology7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Westvale School
Located at 2300 W 8660 S, in WEST JORDAN, Utah, Westvale School is a mid-sized K-5 school that instructs 462 students (grades K through 6), one of the schools within Jordan District.
Jordan District runs 67 schools in total, collectively educating 58,788 students. Westvale School is one of those campuses.
Looking at the student body, Westvale School shows that the largest single group is White at 52%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school records 36% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Pacific Islander, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 70% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.
In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 21.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 54% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Salt Lake County (around 34%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.
With demographic context factored in, Westvale School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 33.2%; this one delivers 33.1%.
Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Salt Lake County) records that median household income runs about $97,494, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Salt Lake County runs 325 public schools (combined enrollment of about 209,757 students), of which Westvale School is one.
Nearest neighbor: South Valley School, around 0.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Westvale School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, below the local average of 33.1%.
Geographically, the school is in an outer-ring area.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Westvale School has contracted 19%, going from 573 students in 2018 to 462 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 62% to 52% over that span.
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