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Valley Crest School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

Summary

Valley Crest School is an elementary school located in West Valley City, Utah, serving 494 students in grades PK-6. The school is part of the Granite School District, which is ranked 72 out of 98 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Valley Crest School consistently ranks in the bottom 10% of Utah elementary schools, with proficiency rates in RISE English Language Arts and Mathematics significantly lower than the state and district averages across all grade levels. For example, in 2023-2024, only 9.8% of 6th-grade students at Valley Crest School were proficient in RISE English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 47.4% and the district average of 33.7%. The school also ranks in the bottom 25% of Utah elementary schools for Hispanic students and English Language Learners in RISE English Language Arts.

Interestingly, the nearby Philo T. Farnsworth School and West Valley School, which are also part of the Granite School District, perform better academically than Valley Crest School. However, these nearby schools have higher percentages of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 50.2% to 72.71%, compared to Valley Crest School's 52.63%. Additionally, the local Monticello Academy, Esperanza School, and Wallace Stegner Academy West Valley charter schools generally outperform Valley Crest School in academic metrics, with higher proficiency rates and statewide rankings.

455

Students ?

22.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,661

Per pupil spending ?

37.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5240 W 3100 S
West Valley City, UT 84120

(385) 646-5061

District: Granite District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

46.6%

White:

33.8%

Asian:

8.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 24th percentile in 2014 → 1st in 2024

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Utah average (16% vs 49% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 23 percentile points since 2014

!Mathematics scores 33 pts below the Utah average

Students meeting standards (2023-2024) ?

This school16%

District avg36%

Utah avg49%

Not ranked this year

Valley Crest School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

70^th of 93Granite District among Utah districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2024	3.3	555 of 561	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.7	530 of 561	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.9	515 of 551	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.1	514 of 559	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.9	512 of 572	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.7	480 of 528	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.5	481 of 526	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.9	504 of 533	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	16.0	468 of 537	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	28.3	389 of 509	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	32.1	455 of 576	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	32.9	448 of 579	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	28.1	465 of 563	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	29.7	416 of 518	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	28.6	409 of 509	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	20.4	434 of 498	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2023	32.1	20 of 25	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2023	17.1	39 of 45	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.6	34 of 44	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2023	18.1	119 of 132	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	50.9	47 of 111	57.7%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2023)20th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2023)13th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)10th percentile+4 vs school

By subject vs Utah (2023-2024) ?

Science20%-33 vs state

English Language Arts15%-31 vs state

Mathematics15%-33 vs state

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Schools Near Valley Crest School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				RISE Mathematics (2025)						RISE Science (2025)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	RISE Mathematics 3rd Grade	RISE Mathematics 4th Grade	RISE Mathematics 5th Grade	RISE Mathematics 6th Grade	RISE Mathematics 7th Grade	RISE Mathematics 8th Grade	RISE Science 4th Grade	RISE Science 5th Grade	RISE Science 6th Grade	RISE Science 7th Grade	RISE Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Valley Crest School	Public	PK, KG-6	5240 W 3100 S	West Valley City	84120	Salt Lake County	Granite District	No	No	No	No	(385) 646-5061	455	21	22.1	37.4%	154 (33.8%)	22 (4.8%)	212 (46.6%)	38 (8.4%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.5%)	12 (2.6%)								(n/a)												$7,661	$541	$7,120
Neil Armstrong Academy	Public	PK, KG-6	5194 West Highbury Parkway	West Valley	84120	Salt Lake County	Granite District	No	No	No	No	(385) 646-5284	688	27	25.4	31.1%	336 (48.8%)	17 (2.5%)	188 (27.3%)	38 (5.5%)	4 (0.6%)	67 (9.7%)	38 (5.5%)	44.2	315^th of 547 public elementary schools	42.4%		52.6	270^th of 561 public elementary schools	51.9%	45	49.4	46.2	28.4	41.8			51.1	42.1	54.1			$7,731	$649	$7,082
Monticello Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2782 S Corporate Park Drive	West Valley City	84120	Salt Lake County	Monticello Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(801) 417-8040	689	35	19.4	59.8%	152 (22.1%)	11 (1.6%)	402 (58.3%)	33 (4.8%)	2 (0.3%)	60 (8.7%)	29 (4.2%)	37.2	352^nd of 547 public elementary schools	35.6%		33.5	386^th of 561 public elementary schools	31.2%	34	65.4	39.4	38.7	25.0	48.0	60.4	45.4	37.4	42.9	35.7	48.2	$7,686	$584	$7,102
Esperanza School	Public, Charter	K-7	4956 W 3500 S	West Valley City	84120	Salt Lake County	Esperanza School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(801) 305-1450	575	25	23.4	53.6%	12 (2.1%)	3 (0.5%)	560 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23.7	418^th of 547 public elementary schools	23.6%		40.4	347^th of 561 public elementary schools	38.1%	71	37.1	45.7	32.8	24.1			30.9	30.2	43.1			$6,792	$937	$5,855
West Valley School	Public	PK, KG-6	6049 W Brud Dr	West Valley City	84128	Salt Lake County	Granite District	No	No	No	No	(385) 646-5079	764	37	20.6	37.6%	381 (49.9%)	20 (2.6%)	241 (31.5%)	47 (6.2%)	3 (0.4%)	43 (5.6%)	29 (3.8%)	26.9	401^st of 547 public elementary schools	26.7%		22.6	444^th of 561 public elementary schools	20.9%	43	36.0	37.8	27.0	29.0			47.8	39.0	40.0			$8,649	$714	$7,934
Wallace Stegner Academy West Valley	Public, Charter	K-8	2671 S Stegner Way	West Valley City	84120	Salt Lake County	Wallace Stegner Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(801) 456-9570	702	31	22.6	60.4%	169 (24.1%)	16 (2.3%)	432 (61.5%)	10 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	49 (7.0%)	24 (3.4%)	26.7	402^nd of 547 public elementary schools	26.5%		56	244^th of 561 public elementary schools	56.5%	158	34.5	34.9	39.5	31.8	52.7	48.4	30.1	32.1	50.8	35.6	41.7
Monroe School	Public	PK, KG-6	4450 W 3100 S	West Valley City	84120	Salt Lake County	Granite District	No	No	No	Yes	(385) 646-4918	512	26	19.6	53.5%	151 (29.5%)	18 (3.5%)	295 (57.6%)	13 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.9%)	9 (1.8%)	13.1	485^th of 547 public elementary schools	11.3%		5.1	543^rd of 561 public elementary schools	3.2%	58	15.0	26.3	8.0				28.0	35.5	48.6			$8,990	$1,439	$7,550
Whittier School	Public	PK, KG-6	3585 S 6000 W	West Valley City	84128	Salt Lake County	Granite District	No	No	No	No	(385) 646-5096	492	27	18.4	41.1%	195 (39.6%)	12 (2.4%)	227 (46.1%)	14 (2.8%)	3 (0.6%)	23 (4.7%)	18 (3.7%)	17.3	455^th of 547 public elementary schools	16.8%		9.8	515^th of 561 public elementary schools	8.2%	60	34.6	29.2	31.0	22.9			25.0	37.9	35.4			$9,652	$841	$8,811
Jackling School	Public	PK, KG-6	3760 S 4610 W	West Valley City	84120	Salt Lake County	Granite District	No	No	No	Yes	(385) 646-4882	415	19	22.4	45.8%	117 (28.2%)	24 (5.8%)	205 (49.4%)	9 (2.2%)	6 (1.4%)	33 (8.0%)	21 (5.1%)	8.3	512^th of 547 public elementary schools	6.4%		5.2	541^st of 561 public elementary schools	3.6%	29	15.7	32.7					28.8	13.6				$9,239	$1,271	$7,968
Ascent Academies of Utah - West Valley	Public, Charter	K-6	5685 West Cilma Drive	West Valley City	84128	Salt Lake County	Ascent Academies of Utah	Yes	No	No	Yes	(801) 685-0228	425	25	16.8	54.4%	133 (31.3%)	11 (2.6%)	232 (54.6%)	12 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.9%)	11 (2.6%)	10.5	498^th of 547 public elementary schools	9.0%		8.2	527^th of 561 public elementary schools	6.1%	29	20.4	33.9	28.9	17.2			20.4	23.1	31.0			$9,721	$467	$9,254

Frequently Asked Questions about Valley Crest School

What district is Valley Crest School in?

Granite District

How many students attend Valley Crest School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 455 students attended Valley Crest School.

What is the racial makeup of Valley Crest School?

Students at Valley Crest School are 47% Hispanic, 34% White, 8% Asian, 5% African American, 4% Pacific Islander, 3% Two or more races.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Utah State Board of Education.

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