📍 235 e 500 N, Heber City, Wasatch County, 84032
J.R. Smith School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Heber City, Wasatch County. The school has 665 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Wasatch District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 30.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.8:1. 43% of students are proficient in reading. 51% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
J.R. Smith School enrolls 665 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 30.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 66% White, 32% Hispanic or Latino and 1.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 441 | 66% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 210 | 32% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 1.1% |
| Black or African American | 4 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
233 of the school's 665 students (35%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 182 qualify for free lunch and 51 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.
J.R. Smith School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district UT-30, state senate district 26, state house district 54.
J.R. Smith School is one of 9 schools in Wasatch District, based in Heber City, Utah. The district serves 8,780 students district-wide and employs 377 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 665 students, J.R. Smith School is smaller than the district average of about 976 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe