📍 251 N. 1st St., Tooele, Tooele County, 84074
Sterling School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Tooele, Tooele County. The school has 829 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Tooele District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a small-town setting. The school employs 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.2:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 23% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Sterling School enrolls 829 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 49% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 41 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 73% White, 18% Hispanic or Latino and 2.4% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 607 | 73% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 152 | 18% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 20 | 2.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 20 | 2.4% |
| Black or African American | 10 | 1.2% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 1.2% |
| Asian | 9 | 1.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
328 of the school's 829 students (40%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 262 qualify for free lunch and 66 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.
Sterling School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district UT-20, state senate district 12, state house district 21.
Sterling School is one of 27 schools in Tooele District, based in Tooele, Utah. The district serves 16,088 students district-wide and employs 772 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 829 students, Sterling School is larger than the district average of about 596 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant