📍 800 e 11000 S, Sandy, Salt Lake County, 84094
Altara School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Sandy, Salt Lake County. The school has 538 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Canyons District school district. It serves grades K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 27.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.3:1. 45% of students are proficient in reading. 53% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Altara School enrolls 538 students across grades K–5. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 27.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 74% White, 18% Hispanic or Latino and 3.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 400 | 74% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 99 | 18% |
| Two or more races | 21 | 3.9% |
| Black or African American | 9 | 1.7% |
| Asian | 7 | 1.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
107 of the school's 538 students (20%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 85 qualify for free lunch and 22 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.
Altara 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 32.
Altara 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 538 students, Altara 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