Best Elementary Schools in Utah

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the RISE test scores by the Utah State Board of Education. The most recent update was on Wednesday, September 10, 2025.

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 547)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
531	Montezuma Creek School	Public	PK, KG-6	1470 East Highway 162	Montezuma Creek	84534	San Juan County	San Juan District	No	No	No	Yes	(435) 678-1261	282	18	15.2	100.0%	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	271 (96.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.5%)	$15,571			$3,605			$11,966	5.3			(n/a)		490090000534
532	Franklin School	Public	PK, KG-6	1115 W 300 S	Salt Lake City	84104	Salt Lake County	Salt Lake District	No	No	No	Yes	(801) 578-8158	325	26	12.7	99.4%	45 (13.8%)	18 (5.5%)	209 (64.3%)	16 (4.9%)	5 (1.5%)	21 (6.5%)	11 (3.4%)	$11,896			$1,493			$10,402	5.2	8.1	528	4		490087000490
533	Ogden Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-9	1415 Lincoln Ave	Ogden	84404	Weber County	Ogden Preparatory Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(801) 627-2066	1,014	56	18	64.1%	190 (18.7%)	12 (1.2%)	777 (76.6%)	3 (0.3%)	6 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	24 (2.4%)	$7,048			$803			$6,245	5.2	4.8	545	12		490005800989
534	Elk Run Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3550 S Helen Dr	Magna	84044	Salt Lake County	Granite District	No	No	No	No	(385) 646-4786	714	30	23.9	39.6%	225 (31.5%)	32 (4.5%)	408 (57.1%)	7 (1.0%)	3 (0.4%)	26 (3.6%)	13 (1.8%)	$7,694			$852			$6,842	4.8	5.3	540	6		490036001412
535	Midvale School	Public	K-5	7830 Chapel Street	Midvale	84047	Salt Lake County	Canyons District	No	No	No	Yes	(801) 826-8725	644	35	18.3	66.1%	159 (24.7%)	24 (3.7%)	401 (62.3%)	15 (2.3%)	7 (1.1%)	22 (3.4%)	16 (2.5%)	$9,736			$1,421			$8,315	4.8	3.3	556	21		490014200312
536	Meadowlark School	Public	PK, KG-6	497 N Morton Dr	Salt Lake City	84116	Salt Lake County	Salt Lake District	No	No	No	Yes	(801) 578-8529	434	25	17.3	99.1%	38 (8.8%)	30 (6.9%)	298 (68.7%)	30 (6.9%)	2 (0.5%)	26 (6.0%)	10 (2.3%)	$12,398			$1,743			$10,656	4.7	9.1	522	14		490087000509
537	Athenian eAcademy	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	765 E 340 S Suite 203	American Fork	84003	Utah County	Athenian eAcademy	Yes	No	Yes	No	(385) 715-5400	557	21	26.2	28.9%	490 (88.0%)	1 (0.2%)	39 (7.0%)	5 (0.9%)	9 (1.6%)	2 (0.4%)	11 (2.0%)	$7,133			$361			$6,772	4.5	9	523	14		490018101473
538	Plymouth School	Public	PK, KG-6	5220 S 1470 W	Salt Lake City	84123	Salt Lake County	Granite District	No	No	No	Yes	(385) 646-4978	535	25	21.4	41.3%	138 (25.8%)	36 (6.7%)	303 (56.6%)	13 (2.4%)	5 (0.9%)	22 (4.1%)	18 (3.4%)	$8,103			$1,756			$6,346	4.5	2.3	560	22		490036000254
539	Redwood School	Public	PK, KG-6	2650 S Redwood Rd	West Valley City	84119	Salt Lake County	Granite District	No	No	No	Yes	(385) 646-4984	511	25	20.8	36.2%	94 (18.4%)	29 (5.7%)	352 (68.9%)	4 (0.8%)	4 (0.8%)	20 (3.9%)	8 (1.6%)	$9,228			$1,479			$7,749	4.4	1.6	561	22		490036000255
540	Liberty School	Public	PK, KG-6	1090 S Roberta St	Salt Lake City	84111	Salt Lake County	Salt Lake District	No	No	No	Yes	(801) 578-8180	473	25	18.9	98.9%	107 (22.6%)	43 (9.1%)	246 (52.0%)	30 (6.3%)	10 (2.1%)	20 (4.2%)	17 (3.6%)	$13,128			$2,219			$10,908	3.9	3.5	553	13		490087000666

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on RISE Mathematics, RISE Science test scores released by the Utah State Board of Education.
These rankings were last updated on September 10, 2025, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Utah State Board of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Utah State Board of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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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.