State/Public Elementary Open

Gearld Wright School

๐Ÿ“ 6760 W 3100 S, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, 84128

526
Pupils
20.5
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Gearld Wright School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County. The school has 526 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Granite District school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 25.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.5:1. 34% of students are proficient in reading. 34% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Granite District

Enrollment & staffing

Gearld Wright School enrolls 526 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“6. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 25.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.5:1.

Male students
281 (53%)
Female students
245 (47%)
Teachers (FTE)
25.7
Student-teacher ratio
20.5:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“6

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 46% Hispanic or Latino, 42% White and 5.3% Asian.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Hispanic or Latino24246%
White22142%
Asian285.3%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander183.4%
Two or more races91.7%
Black or African American61.1%
American Indian or Alaska Native2<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

228 of the school's 526 students (43%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 176 qualify for free lunch and 52 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.

School setting & status

Suburb, LargeGrades Pre-Kโ€“6Title I

Gearld Wright 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-20, state senate district 1, state house district 31.

School district: Granite District

Gearld Wright 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 526 students, Gearld Wright School is smaller than the district average of about 664 students per school.

59,106
District students
89
Schools
2,743
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

34%
Reading proficient
34%
Math proficient
12%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Suburb - Large

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