📍 4956 W 3500 S, West Valley City, Salt Lake County, 84120
Esperanza School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in West Valley City, Salt Lake County. The school has 529 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Esperanza School school district. It serves grades K–6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 25.2:1. It operates as a public charter school. 20% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Esperanza School enrolls 529 students across grades K–6. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 21 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 25.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 98% Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% White and <1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 520 | 98% |
| White | 6 | 1.1% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
207 of the school's 529 students (39%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 187 qualify for free lunch and 20 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Esperanza School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). It operates as a public charter school. The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district UT-20, state senate district 1, state house district 31.
Esperanza School is one of 1 schools in Esperanza School, based in WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah. The district serves 575 students district-wide and employs 22 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 529 students, Esperanza School is close to the district average of about 575 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large