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Settlement Canyon School

Public, Magnet Grades K-6

482^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 547 Utah Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of Utah elementary schools

Summary

Settlement Canyon School is an elementary school located in Tooele, Utah, serving 597 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the Tooele District, which is ranked 73 out of 93 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Settlement Canyon School faces significant challenges, including consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 19.1% to 36.6% over the past few years, which is much higher than the state average. Academically, the school consistently performs below the Tooele District and state averages in RISE assessments for Mathematics, Science, and English Language Arts across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in Mathematics ranged from 21% to 26.4%, compared to the district's 23.2% to 30% and the state's 36.4% to 48.6%. The school also has a relatively high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with free and reduced-price lunch rates ranging from 26.33% to 42.04% over the past few years.

Interestingly, while Settlement Canyon School is part of the Tooele District, it consistently performs worse than other elementary schools in the district, such as Rose Springs School, Twenty Wells Elementary, and Middle Canyon School, which have higher academic proficiency rates and lower chronic absenteeism. The nearby charter schools, Excelsior Academy and Scholar Academy, also outperform Settlement Canyon School in academic metrics, despite serving a more diverse student population.

519

Students ?

19.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,260

Per pupil spending ?

33.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

935 West Timpie Road
Tooele, UT 84074

(435) 882-4597

District: Tooele District

Students who attend Settlement Canyon School usually attend:

Middle:	Tooele Junior High
High:	Tooele High

Racial breakdown:

White:

70.5%

Hispanic:

23.7%

Two or more races:

2.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 44th percentile in 2015 → 12th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Utah average (28% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (34% vs 24% Utah)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg34%

Utah avg48%

482^nd of 547

Utah public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 32 pts since 2015

From bottom 44% (2015) to bottom 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 11Elementary Schools in the Tooele District

73^rd of 93Tooele 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
2025	13.6	482 of 547	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.2	493 of 561	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	486 of 561	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.3	471 of 551	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.7	467 of 559	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.7	456 of 572	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.8	360 of 528	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	37.2	356 of 526	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	33.9	374 of 533	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	46.0	301 of 537	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	41.7	315 of 509	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	45.9	382 of 576	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	30.1	463 of 579	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	40.8	396 of 563	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	36.1	383 of 518	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	41.2	341 of 509	33.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2024	15.1	147 of 162	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.4	114 of 132	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2025	7.3	388 of 408	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.0	419 of 429	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.8	407 of 428	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.4	424 of 435	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)9th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)5th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Utah (2024-2025) ?

Science32%-20 vs state

Mathematics24%-20 vs state

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What people are saying

by a student
Thursday, December 9, 2010

THIS is the most energy efficient and friendly school there is!! Close Quote

by a parent
Monday, February 8, 2010

This school is one of the greatest schools I have encounter for my son. See my son has speacail needs and the teachers at settlement canyon elementry has brought my son leeps and bounds from what he was sence he started.

I would recommend this school to any mother that needs a school and the teachers with compassion and understand, as well as have the best knowledge on how to treat a student. I have the greats respect for all the people at Settlement Canyon Elementry no one could ask for a better school or teachers. Close Quote

Schools Near Settlement Canyon 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
Settlement Canyon School	Public, Magnet	K-6	935 West Timpie Road	Tooele	84074	Tooele County	Tooele District	No	Yes	No	No	(435) 882-4597	519	26	19.7	33.1%	366 (70.5%)	3 (0.6%)	123 (23.7%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	8 (1.5%)	12 (2.3%)	13.6	482^nd of 547 public elementary schools	11.9%		13.2	493^rd of 561 public elementary schools	12.1%	11	24.7	21.0	26.4	25.8			32.1	25.6	39.8			$7,260	$466	$6,794
West School	Public	PK, KG-6	451 W 300 S	Tooele	84074	Tooele County	Tooele District	No	No	No	No	(435) 833-1931	297	17	17.4	39.7%	218 (73.4%)	3 (1.0%)	51 (17.2%)	6 (2.0%)	4 (1.3%)	7 (2.4%)	7 (2.4%)								(n/a)												$7,877	$736	$7,142
Northlake School	Public	PK, KG-6	268 N Coleman	Tooele	84074	Tooele County	Tooele District	No	No	No	Yes	(435) 833-1940	684	36	19.2	45.0%	436 (63.7%)	15 (2.2%)	176 (25.7%)	8 (1.2%)	11 (1.6%)	8 (1.2%)	30 (4.4%)	11.5	493^rd of 547 public elementary schools	9.9%		15.7	477^th of 561 public elementary schools	15.0%	16	27.6	28.2	24.5	10.6			31.5	36.6	20.8			$8,737	$1,033	$7,704
Sterling School	Public	PK, KG-6	251 N. 1st St.	Tooele	84074	Tooele County	Tooele District	No	No	No	Yes	(435) 833-1961	772	39	20.0	36.0%	528 (68.4%)	3 (0.4%)	171 (22.2%)	5 (0.6%)	11 (1.4%)	15 (1.9%)	39 (5.1%)	16.4	466^th of 547 public elementary schools	14.8%		14.9	480^th of 561 public elementary schools	14.4%	14	24.5	23.3	18.5	18.2			33.0	33.7	53.5			$8,529	$1,085	$7,444
Scholar Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	928 N 100 E	Tooele	84074	Tooele County	Scholar Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(435) 566-6957	690	30	22.7	29.6%	515 (74.6%)	1 (0.1%)	124 (18.0%)	9 (1.3%)	5 (0.7%)	8 (1.2%)	28 (4.1%)	8	513^th of 547 public elementary schools	6.2%		10	510^th of 561 public elementary schools	9.1%	3	15.3	28.6	17.4	10.2	20.9	21.0	33.8	17.4	33.3	25.0	21.0	$6,446	$565	$5,881
Middle Canyon School	Public	K-6	751 E 1000 N	Tooele	84074	Tooele County	Tooele District	No	No	No	No	(435) 833-1906	571	27	21.4	21.5%	350 (61.3%)	12 (2.1%)	169 (29.6%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.1%)	22 (3.9%)	35.7	363^rd of 547 public elementary schools	33.6%		34.7	381^st of 561 public elementary schools	32.1%	18	36.1	37.2	37.4	27.9			43.0	48.4	57.0			$7,139	$461	$6,678
Copper Canyon School	Public	PK, KG-6	1600 N Broadway	Tooele	84074	Tooele County	Tooele District	No	No	No	Yes	(435) 843-3820	544	25	21.7	31.8%	347 (63.8%)	14 (2.6%)	136 (25.0%)	3 (0.6%)	5 (0.9%)	24 (4.4%)	15 (2.8%)	6.9	522^nd of 547 public elementary schools	4.6%		14.6	483^rd of 561 public elementary schools	13.9%	39	14.6	22.9	16.0	13.2			32.9	23.6	26.4			$8,434	$638	$7,796
Overlake School	Public	K-6	2052 N 170 W	Tooele	84074	Tooele County	Tooele District	No	No	No	No	(435) 843-3805	690	32	21.5	23.6%	418 (60.6%)	11 (1.6%)	174 (25.2%)	7 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	45 (6.5%)	33 (4.8%)	13.4	483^rd of 547 public elementary schools	11.7%		25.6	430^th of 561 public elementary schools	23.4%	53	29.2	20.2	25.3	13.3			29.4	37.0	40.7			$7,361	$456	$6,905
Excelsior Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	124 E Erda Way	Erda	84074	Tooele County	Excelsior Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(435) 882-3062	1,406	24	57.9	17.9%	1,114 (79.2%)	6 (0.4%)	191 (13.6%)	6 (0.4%)	5 (0.4%)	16 (1.1%)	68 (4.8%)	43.4	321^st of 547 public elementary schools	41.3%		44.3	321^st of 561 public elementary schools	42.8%		59.4	49.6	45.4	20.9	39.7	42.9	42.5	51.1	42.4	59.1	52.9	$6,530	$511	$6,019
Twenty Wells Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	636 E Nygreen	Grantsville	84029	Tooele County	Tooele District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(435) 833-1900	625	29	21.5	22.4%	501 (80.2%)	9 (1.4%)	95 (15.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	16 (2.6%)	34.3	375^th of 547 public elementary schools	31.4%		29.5	407^th of 561 public elementary schools	27.5%	32	22.0	58.6	26.5	21.7			61.4	41.7	42.2

Frequently Asked Questions about Settlement Canyon School

What schools do graduates of Settlement Canyon School attend?

Students who attend Settlement Canyon School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Tooele Junior High
High : Tooele High

What is the racial makeup of Settlement Canyon School?

Students at Settlement Canyon School are 71% White, 24% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 2% Pacific Islander.

Is Settlement Canyon School a good school?

Settlement Canyon School ranks in the bottom 11.9% of Utah elementary schools.

What district is Settlement Canyon School in?

Tooele District

How many students attend Settlement Canyon School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 519 students attended Settlement Canyon School.

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