Summary:
Farr West, Utah, has two public schools serving grades K–9: Silver Ridge Elementary for grades K–6 and Wahlquist Junior High for grades 7–9. Together, they enroll about 1,635 students and are part of Weber District. Farr West does not have a public high school listed, so students typically continue elsewhere after ninth grade.
Wahlquist Junior High is the stronger-performing school in the available data. It ranks in the 55th percentile statewide and has a three-star rating, while Silver Ridge Elementary ranks in the 27th percentile and has one star. Wahlquist scored above the district average in every reported subject and grade during 2025–2026, with especially strong mathematics results. Its best score was 64.4% proficiency in seventh-grade math, and its ninth-grade science and English language arts results also stood out. Wahlquist’s chronic absenteeism rate was just 11.8%, well below both the district and state rates. It is the larger school, with 1,033 students, and has a student–teacher ratio of 24.6.
Silver Ridge Elementary serves 602 students and has a lower student–teacher ratio of 22.2, but its academic results and ranking have declined. Its current averages were below district and state averages in English language arts, mathematics, and science. Sixth grade is the main concern: proficiency was 26.0% in English language arts, 32.3% in math, and 36.1% in science. Attendance is also an issue, with chronic absenteeism at 21.9%, nearly the same as the district rate. Still, the school has shown promising results in some years and grades, including strong third-grade math and earlier sixth-grade math and science performance. Parents comparing the two schools will find Wahlquist currently offers stronger overall outcomes, while Silver Ridge may benefit from focused support in sixth-grade academics and attendance.
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