📍 4900 S 4620 W, Kearns, Salt Lake County, 84118
West Kearns School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Kearns, Salt Lake County. The school has 578 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Granite District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 28.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.1:1. 24% of students are proficient in reading. 21% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
West Kearns School enrolls 578 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 28.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 60% Hispanic or Latino, 32% White and 3.3% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 345 | 60% |
| White | 186 | 32% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 19 | 3.3% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 1.7% |
| Asian | 8 | 1.4% |
| Black or African American | 5 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
440 of the school's 578 students (76%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 346 qualify for free lunch and 94 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.
West Kearns 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-40, state senate district 5, state house district 39.
West Kearns School is one of 89 schools in Granite District, based in SALT LAKE CITY, Utah. The district serves 59,106 students district-wide and employs 2,743 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 578 students, West Kearns School is close to the district average of about 664 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large