📍 8920 S 1700 e, Sandy, Salt Lake County, 84093
Silver Mesa School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Sandy, Salt Lake County. The school has 577 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Canyons District school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 27.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.0:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 58% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Silver Mesa School enrolls 577 students across grades K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 27.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 79% White, 14% Hispanic or Latino and 3.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 456 | 79% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 83 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 19 | 3.3% |
| Black or African American | 8 | 1.4% |
| Asian | 7 | 1.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
121 of the school's 577 students (21%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 92 qualify for free lunch and 29 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.
Silver Mesa School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district UT-30, state senate district 9, state house district 49.
Silver Mesa 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 577 students, Silver Mesa School is close to the district average of about 654 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large