📍 13717 S Shaggy Peak, Riverton, Salt Lake County, 84096
Foothills School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Riverton, Salt Lake County. The school has 919 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Jordan District school district. It serves grades K–6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 42.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.7:1. 40% of students are proficient in reading. 38% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Foothills School enrolls 919 students across grades K–6. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 42.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 78% White, 14% Hispanic or Latino and 4% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 717 | 78% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 128 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 37 | 4% |
| Asian | 16 | 1.7% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 16 | 1.7% |
| Black or African American | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
122 of the school's 919 students (13%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 68 qualify for free lunch and 54 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.
Foothills School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district UT-40, state senate district 11, state house district 52.
Foothills School is one of 70 schools in Jordan District, based in WEST JORDAN, Utah. The district serves 58,788 students district-wide and employs 2,658 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 919 students, Foothills School is close to the district average of about 840 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large