Whittier School

Located at 1600 S 300 E, in SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Whittier School is a mid-sized primary school that teaches 500 students (grades pre-K through 6), run under Salt Lake District.

Salt Lake District comprises 39 schools with combined enrollment of 20,086 students; Whittier School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Whittier School reports that 39% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder looks like 34% Hispanic, 10% Black, 10% Asian, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 70% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 17.9:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.8:1, putting Whittier School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 57% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Salt Lake County (around 34%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Whittier School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 31.7%; this one delivers 48.8%, a residual of +17.0 points.

Around the school, Salt Lake County reports that median household income runs about $97,494, 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 Whittier School is one.

The closest other public school is Innovations Early College High School, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Whittier School comes 3rd of 4 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 43.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 24%: 658 students in 2018 compared to 500 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 47% to 39% across the same window.

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