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Best Elementary Schools in Salt Lake City, UT (2025-26)
Every ranked elementary school in Salt Lake City, UT, ordered by SchoolGrade. A grade rewards actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact. Click a column heading to sort, or filter by school, city or district.
Salt Lake City, UT rankings: Elementary Schools
Salt Lake City, UT elementary schools ranked
How Salt Lake City, UT's elementary schools compare
A: 19B: 6C: 7D: 9F: 12
47% of the 53 ranked elementary schools in Salt Lake City, UT earn an A or B (19 A grades, 6 B, 7 C, 9 D, 12 F), against 46% of elementary schools nationwide. 40 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (75% here, 70% nationally), and 22 exceed it. On average 46% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 40% (national averages: 46% actual, 37% projected).
The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Wasatch School (68% against 43%, A+), Wallace Stegner Academy (39% against 17%, C-), Highland Park School (73% against 53%, A+), Indian Hills School (85% against 68%, A+), Canyon Rim Academy (71% against 54%, A+).
Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 14): Salt Lake District (7), Granite District (5).
The largest ranked elementary schools: Wallace Stegner Academy (690 students, C-, #32), Butler School (605 students, A-, #18), Diamond Ridge School (574 students, C, #26).
Of the top 25, 0 are magnet schools and 1 is a charter. Selective and specialised schools tend to post high actual scores; the projection column is the fairer comparison for a neighborhood school.
Elementary schools in Salt Lake City, UT that are not ranked
10 graded elementary schools are listed here rather than ranked, each for the reason given. Every one has its own page with its full SchoolGrade report.
Not yet graded (10)
Our source data has no school-level proficiency results for these schools, so they carry no SchoolGrade yet.
- Central Region Deaf, Salt Lake City
- Hawthorne School, Salt Lake City
- Headstart Preschool Special Education, Salt Lake City
- M Lynn Bennion School, Salt Lake City
- Mary W Jackson School, Salt Lake City
- Mill Creek School, Salt Lake City
- Riley School, Salt Lake City
- Salt Lake Virtual Elementary, Salt Lake City
- Spring Lane School, Salt Lake City
- Twin Peaks School, Salt Lake City
About this ranking
- Scope: public elementary schools in Salt Lake City, UT, as grouped on its schools page; the Utah ranking covers the whole state.
- Order: SchoolGrade, then actual proficiency, then name; schools with the same grade and score share a rank.
- Ranked: regular public schools that NCES lists as open, not fully online, with at least 30 students. Others are listed with the reason.
- Tags: Magnet and Charter from the NCES school directory; K-12 marks schools serving every grade that are ranked with the elementary schools.
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works
Questions about elementary schools in Salt Lake City, UT
What is the best elementary school in Salt Lake City, UT?
Indian Hills School in Salt Lake City ranks first among the 53 ranked elementary schools in Salt Lake City, UT with a SchoolGrade of A+, 85% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 68%.
How are elementary schools in Salt Lake City, UT ranked?
By SchoolGrade, the 2025-26 model that scores each school's actual test proficiency against the level projected for its student context, then by actual proficiency to break ties. Regular public schools that are open, not fully online and have at least 30 students are ranked; the rest are listed below the table with the reason.
How many elementary schools does Salt Lake City, UT have?
SchoolGrade grades 63 public elementary schools in Salt Lake City, UT; 53 are ranked here and 10 are listed as not ranked.