📍 5190 S Heath Ave, Kearns, Salt Lake County, 84118
Western Hills School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Kearns, Salt Lake County. The school has 300 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Granite District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 12.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 23.4:1. 12% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Western Hills School enrolls 300 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 12.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 23.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 58% Hispanic or Latino, 28% White and 10% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 173 | 58% |
| White | 85 | 28% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 31 | 10% |
| Black or African American | 5 | 1.7% |
| Asian | 3 | 1% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
224 of the school's 300 students (75%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 186 qualify for free lunch and 38 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.
Western Hills 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 38.
Western Hills 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 300 students, Western Hills School is smaller than the district average of about 664 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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