📍 495 e 5175 S, Murray, Salt Lake County, 84107
Parkside School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Murray, Salt Lake County. The school has 471 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Murray District school district. It serves grades K–6 in an urban setting. The school employs 24.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.4:1. 26% of students are proficient in reading. 13% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Parkside School enrolls 471 students across grades K–6. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 24.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 41% Hispanic or Latino, 38% White and 9.8% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 194 | 41% |
| White | 177 | 38% |
| Black or African American | 46 | 9.8% |
| Two or more races | 25 | 5.3% |
| Asian | 15 | 3.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 7 | 1.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 7 | 1.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
323 of the school's 471 students (69%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 280 qualify for free lunch and 43 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.
Parkside School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). 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 8, state house district 37.
Parkside School is one of 12 schools in Murray District, based in Murray, Utah. The district serves 5,678 students district-wide and employs 274 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 471 students, Parkside School is close to the district average of about 473 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small