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Enrollment
562
Elementary
DISTRICT 455 · STATE 491
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CANYONS DISTRICT·NCES 490014201124
Willow Springs School
13283 S BELLEVUE WAY, DRAPER, UT 84020 · (801) 826-9700 · Salt Lake County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL562 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 56% of Utah public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Utah public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
21.8:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.6:1 · STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
121 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 | 76 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 80 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 89 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 99 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 104 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 114 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (76) is 33% smaller than its 5th grade class (114).
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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
51.0%
UT avg 41.4% . +1.5pp since 2023
Math
54.8%
UT avg 41.8% . +4.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 51 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 are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.0% | 54.8% |
| 2023-24 | 49.5% | 50.8% |
% 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
51.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.3%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Willow Springs School
Willow Springs School's state test result (51.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willow Springs School this school | 562 | 21.5% | 51.6% |
| Lehi School LEHI | 485 | 22.7% | 49.6% |
| Orchard School NORTH SALT LAKE | 581 | 18.2% | 48.6% |
| Rose Creek School RIVERTON | 649 | 20.2% | 49.6% |
| Canyon Crest School PROVO | 487 | 20.5% | 61.1% |
| Riverton School RIVERTON | 657 | 24.2% | 53.6% |
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 Willow Springs School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Salt Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.6% | #225 of 562 | #64 of 171 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.8% | #165 of 578 ▲ 55 | #47 of 180 ▲ 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #174 of 578 ▲ 68 | #53 of 180 ▲ 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 562 | #226 of 613 | #66 of 184 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.8:1 | #354 of 556 | #123 of 178 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.4% | #268 of 559 | #127 of 179 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.5% | #389 of 582 | #122 of 179 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.6% | #185 of 388 | #84 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
562
-122 (-18%) vs 2020
-33% since 2010-11, when it was 841
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 | 562 | 25.8 | 21.8:1 | 22% (121) |
| 2023-24 | 569 | 29.3 | 19.4:1 | 22% (125) |
| 2022-23 | 664 | 31.7 | 20.9:1 | 20% (136) |
| 2020-21 | 684 | N/A | N/A | 18% (122) |
| 2017-18 | 690 | N/A | N/A | 18% (124) |
| 2015-16 | 745 | N/A | N/A | 13% (98) |
| 2010-11 | 841 | 36 | 23.4:1 | 16% (136) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Willow Springs School.
About Willow Springs School
Willow Springs School is a mid-sized elementary school in DRAPER, Utah, administered by Canyons District. The school counted 562 students in 2024-25, covering kindergarten through 5.
Willow Springs School falls under Canyons District, which has 47 schools enrolling 32,688 students.
The share of White students at Willow Springs School is 73%, a majority. After that, the student body is 17% Hispanic and 7% multiracial. Census estimates put Salt Lake County at about 70% White, close to the school's figure. A diversity index of 43% means there is a 43% chance two randomly chosen students at Willow Springs School are from different groups.
Staffing at Willow Springs School comes to 25.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 21.8:1. The ratio is within a point of the 21.8:1 average for elementary schools in Utah. On the income side, 22% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Salt Lake County averages 34%, higher than here.
Among Utah public elementary schools, Willow Springs School outscored 56%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
The model predicts 49.3% for a school in Utah with Willow Springs School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Willow Springs School posts 51.6%.
In Salt Lake County, the median household earns about $97,494 a year, about 39% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Across Salt Lake County, 325 public schools serve about 209,757 students.
Willow Springs School is about 0.5 miles from Channing Hall, its nearest public school. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Willow Springs School ranks 8th on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 18%, from 684 to 562.
Anyone can start a thread about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Willow Springs School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Canyons District
- Corner Canyon HighHigh · 2,437 students
- Brighton HighHigh · 2,435 students
- Hillcrest HighHigh · 2,421 students
- Alta HighHigh · 2,278 students
- Jordan HighHigh · 1,820 students
- Draper Park MiddleMiddle · 1,411 students
Other schools in DRAPER
- Corner Canyon HighHigh · 2,437 students
- Draper Park MiddleMiddle · 1,411 students
- American Preparatory Academy - Draper #2Elementary · 1,068 students
- American Preparatory Academy - Draper #3High · 719 students
- Draper SchoolElementary · 680 students
- American Preparatory Academy - Draper #1Elementary · 622 students
Nearby schools
- Channing Hall0.5 mi · 604
- Corner Canyon High0.6 mi · 2,437
- American Preparatory Academy - Draper #11.0 mi · 622
- Draper School1.1 mi · 680
- Summit Academy - Draper Campus1.2 mi · 601
- Oak Hollow School1.3 mi · 488
Frequently asked questions
About Willow Springs SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Willow Springs School?
Willow Springs School enrolls approximately 562 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Willow Springs School serve?
Willow Springs School serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Willow Springs School?
Approximately 21.8:1 students per teacher at Willow Springs School.
How diverse is Willow Springs School?
Willow Springs School reports a student body of 73% White, 17% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Willow Springs School?
Willow Springs School is overseen by Canyons District in Salt Lake County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.