📍 601 N 1500 W, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, 84116
Backman School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County. The school has 364 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Salt Lake District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in an urban setting. The school employs 24.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1. 19% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Backman School enrolls 364 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 24.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 56% Hispanic or Latino, 14% White and 14% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 205 | 56% |
| White | 51 | 14% |
| Black or African American | 50 | 14% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 22 | 6% |
| Two or more races | 15 | 4.1% |
| Asian | 12 | 3.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 9 | 2.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
318 of the school's 364 students (87%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 294 qualify for free lunch and 24 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.
Backman School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). 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 23.
Backman School is one of 41 schools in Salt Lake District, based in SALT LAKE CITY, Utah. The district serves 19,049 students district-wide and employs 1,087 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 364 students, Backman School is smaller than the district average of about 465 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize