📍 8725 S 280 e, Sandy, Salt Lake County, 84070
Sandy School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Sandy, Salt Lake County. The school has 512 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Canyons District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 25.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.4:1. 27% of students are proficient in reading. 29% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Sandy School enrolls 512 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 25.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 52% White, 39% Hispanic or Latino and 4.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 268 | 52% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 201 | 39% |
| Two or more races | 23 | 4.5% |
| Black or African American | 8 | 1.6% |
| Asian | 7 | 1.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
297 of the school's 512 students (58%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 260 qualify for free lunch and 37 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Sandy School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district UT-30, state senate district 9, state house district 45.
Sandy School is one of 50 schools in Canyons District, based in SANDY, Utah. The district serves 32,688 students district-wide and employs 1,529 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 512 students, Sandy School is smaller than the district average of about 654 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large