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Salt Lake District Schools
Salt Lake District is a public school district in Utah, based in Salt Lake County (Salt Lake City). SchoolGrade grades 39 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Salt Lake District on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Salt Lake District
37 of 39 schools in Salt Lake District carry a SchoolGrade (2 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
A: 7B: 7C: 5D: 14F: 4
Best schools in Salt Lake District
Statewide rankings: all 161 high schools in Utah · all 143 middle schools in Utah · all 567 elementary schools in Utah
The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward 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.
- A Bonneville School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- A Uintah School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- A Ensign School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- A Beacon Heights School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Hawthorne School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Indian Hills School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- A- Wasatch School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- B+ Dilworth School (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- B+ Clayton Middle (Middle school, meets expectations)
- B+ Highland Park School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
Every school in Salt Lake District
All schools, A to Z (39)
- D Backman School, Salt Lake City
- A Beacon Heights School, Salt Lake City
- A Bonneville School, Salt Lake City
- B+ Clayton Middle, Salt Lake City
- B+ Dilworth School, Salt Lake City
- C- East High, Salt Lake City
- F Edison School, Salt Lake City
- B Emerson School, Salt Lake City
- A Ensign School, Salt Lake City
- D- Escalante School, Salt Lake City
- D- Franklin School, Salt Lake City
- D- Glendale Middle, Salt Lake City
- A Hawthorne School, Salt Lake City
- C+ Highland High, Salt Lake City
- B+ Highland Park School, Salt Lake City
- B+ Hillside Middle, Salt Lake City
- D+ Horizonte Instruction And Training Center, Salt Lake City
- A Indian Hills School, Salt Lake City
- D Innovations High School, Salt Lake City
- D- Liberty School, Salt Lake City
- F M Lynn Bennion School, Salt Lake City
- D Mary W Jackson School, Salt Lake City
- D- Meadowlark School, Salt Lake City
- D Mountain View School, Salt Lake City
- D+ Newman School, Salt Lake City
- C- Nibley Park School, Salt Lake City
- D- North Star School, Salt Lake City
- D- Northwest Middle, Salt Lake City
- C Parkview School, Salt Lake City
- F Riley School, Salt Lake City
- F Rose Park School, Salt Lake City
- D Salt Lake Center For Science Education Bryant, Salt Lake City
- Salt Lake Head Start, Salt Lake City
- Salt Lake Virtual Elementary, Salt Lake City
- A Uintah School, Salt Lake City
- A- Wasatch School, Salt Lake City
- C- Washington School, Salt Lake City
- B West High, Salt Lake City
- B- Whittier School, Salt Lake City
Where Salt Lake District schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Salt Lake City (39)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Utah
- County: Salt Lake County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: midsize city (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 19,477 students with 1,138 full-time-equivalent teachers (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 4900870
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Murray District (11 schools, 9 mi)
- Granite District (88 schools, 10 mi)
- Davis District (93 schools, 17 mi)
- Canyons District (47 schools, 17 mi)
- Jordan District (65 schools, 17 mi)
- Park City District (11 schools, 21 mi)
- Morgan District (8 schools, 28 mi)
- Ogden City District (18 schools, 31 mi)
Questions about Salt Lake District
How many schools are in Salt Lake District?
SchoolGrade grades 39 public schools in Salt Lake District, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Salt Lake District serve?
The largest by graded schools: Salt Lake City.
How good are the schools in Salt Lake District?
Across the 37 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C, with 33.1% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 35.7%. 49% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Salt Lake District?
19,477 students were enrolled in Salt Lake District in the 2023-24 school year, about 17.1 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Salt Lake District?
Salt Lake District is in Utah, based in Salt Lake County, with its district office in Salt Lake City. Its boundary covers about 111 sq mi.