📍 1810 W 900 N, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, 84116
Escalante School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County. The school has 362 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 22.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.3:1. 18% of students are proficient in reading. 13% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Escalante School enrolls 362 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 22.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 65% Hispanic or Latino, 17% White and 5.8% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 236 | 65% |
| White | 61 | 17% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 21 | 5.8% |
| Two or more races | 15 | 4.1% |
| Black or African American | 14 | 3.9% |
| Asian | 10 | 2.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | 1.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
287 of the school's 362 students (79%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 267 qualify for free lunch and 20 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.
Escalante 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.
Escalante 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 362 students, Escalante 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