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Sandy School

Q: Is Sandy School a good school?

Sandy School ranks in the bottom 5.7% of Utah elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Sandy School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 514 students attended Sandy School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Sandy School?

Students at Sandy School are 45% Hispanic, 44% White, 5% Two or more races, 2% African American, 2% Asian, 2% Pacific Islander.

Q: What schools do graduates of Sandy School attend?

Students who attend Sandy School usually go on to attend: Middle : Mt. Jordan Middle High : Jordan High

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

531^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 563 Utah Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of Utah elementary schools

Summary

Sandy School is a public elementary school in Sandy, Utah, serving 514 students in prekindergarten through fifth grade within the comparatively strong Canyons District, which ranks in the 61st percentile statewide. The school serves a relatively high-need community, with 57.98% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, and its current results are much weaker than the district overall.

Academically, the school ranks near the bottom statewide: 531st of 563 schools, in the 6th percentile, with a recent rating of 0 stars. In 2025–2026, proficiency ranged from 13.3% to 28.8% across tested grades and subjects. Mathematics and science were somewhat stronger than English language arts, but all three subjects were well below district averages. Fourth grade was a particular concern, with 13.3% proficient in ELA and 16.0% in math. The school generally outperformed nearby Midvale School and Copperview School, but trailed stronger local options such as Glacier Hills Elementary, Silver Mesa School, Alta View School, Willow Canyon School, and Peruvian Park School.

Attendance is one of the school’s clearest challenges. Chronic absenteeism was 39.2% in 2024–2025—well above the district’s 18.8% and the state’s 23.8%—although it improved from 43.6% the prior year. The student-teacher ratio of 18.6:1 is not unusually high and is lower than at several better-performing nearby schools, suggesting that staffing levels alone do not explain the results. Overall, the most important improvement priorities appear to be reducing chronic absenteeism, strengthening support for students facing economic hardship, addressing fourth-grade learning gaps, and investigating the sharp decline in performance since 2022–2023.

514

Students ?

18.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,064

Per pupil spending ?

58.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

8725 S 280 E
Sandy, UT 84070

(801) 826-9325

District: Canyons District

Students who attend Sandy School usually attend:

Middle:	Mt. Jordan Middle
High:	Jordan High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

44.6%

White:

43.8%

Two or more races:

5.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 27th percentile in 2016 → 6th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Utah average (22% vs 49% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 21 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school22%

District avg53%

Utah avg49%

531^st of 563

Utah public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 22 pts since 2016

From bottom 27% (2016) to bottom 6% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

24^th of 26Elementary Schools in the Canyons District

36^th of 92Canyons 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
2026	7.1	531 of 563	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.5	509 of 547	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.4	519 of 561	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.7	440 of 561	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.2	433 of 551	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.9	445 of 559	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.3	433 of 572	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.4	363 of 528	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	27.7	400 of 526	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	31.1	387 of 533	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	37.3	363 of 537	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	30.6	377 of 509	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	36.8	428 of 576	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	29.3	465 of 579	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	24.1	488 of 563	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2026	47.6	28 of 56	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	31.9	23 of 33	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.2	31 of 49	36.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2026	13.5	133 of 139	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.2	107 of 109	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	151 of 162	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	51.1	50 of 132	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.9	69 of 111	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2023	19.6	363 of 428	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.0	362 of 435	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)50th percentile+44 vs school

White (2023)15th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)4th percentile~ school

By subject vs Utah (2025-2026) ?

Science26%-26 vs state

Mathematics23%-26 vs state

English Language Arts18%-28 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				RISE English Language Arts (2026)			RISE Mathematics (2026)			RISE Science (2026)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	RISE English Language Arts 3rd Grade	RISE English Language Arts 4th Grade	RISE English Language Arts 5th Grade	RISE Mathematics 3rd Grade	RISE Mathematics 4th Grade	RISE Mathematics 5th Grade	RISE Science 4th Grade	RISE Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Sandy School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	8725 S 280 E	Sandy	84070	Salt Lake County	Canyons District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(801) 826-9325	514	28	18.6	58.0%	225 (43.8%)	9 (1.8%)	229 (44.6%)	9 (1.8%)	5 (1.0%)	9 (1.8%)	28 (5.4%)	7.1	531^st of 563 public elementary schools	5.7%		8.5	509^th of 547 public elementary schools	6.9%	22	17.1	13.3	23.5	26.6	16.0	26.1	24.0	28.8	$9,064	$1,345	$7,718
Canyons Online	Public, Virtual	K-8	9361 S. 300 East	Sandy	84070	Salt Lake County	Canyons District	No	No	Yes	No	(801) 826-5461	0	1	.0	—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Copperview School	Public	K-5	8449 S 150 W	Midvale	84047	Salt Lake County	Canyons District	No	No	No	Yes	(801) 826-8125	328	23	14.2	62.5%	83 (25.3%)	9 (2.7%)	212 (64.6%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.5%)	5 (1.5%)	12 (3.7%)	3.3	558^th of 563 public elementary schools	0.9%		2.5	547^th of 547 public elementary schools	0.0%	11	7.0	9.1	24.1	10.4	10.9	19.2	< 10%	16.7	$11,268	$1,940	$9,328
East Sandy School	Public	K-5	8295 S 865 E	Sandy	84094	Salt Lake County	Canyons District	No	No	No	No	(801) 826-8425	364	21	17.7	36.5%	243 (66.8%)	8 (2.2%)	84 (23.1%)	9 (2.5%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	15 (4.1%)	42.4	344^th of 563 public elementary schools	38.9%		30.3	387^th of 547 public elementary schools	29.3%	43	41.4	42.1	50.0	44.8	43.8	39.6	50.9	43.8	$8,367	$375	$7,992
Midvalley School	Public	K-5	217 E 7800 S	Midvale	84047	Salt Lake County	Canyons District	No	No	No	Yes	(801) 826-8800	635	28	23.0	46.9%	288 (45.4%)	23 (3.6%)	255 (40.2%)	17 (2.7%)	4 (0.6%)	7 (1.1%)	41 (6.5%)	29.4	410^th of 563 public elementary schools	27.2%		21.3	429^th of 547 public elementary schools	21.6%	19	37.0	38.4	39.8	34.0	34.2	36.6	41.4	46.2	$10,378	$756	$9,622
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%)	2.8	560^th of 563 public elementary schools	0.5%		4.8	535^th of 547 public elementary schools	2.2%	25	14.4	8.2	17.5	18.7	14.1	16.0	15.3	12.5	$9,736	$1,421	$8,315
Glacier Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	1085 E Galena Dr	Sandy	84094	Salt Lake County	Canyons District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(801) 826-8500	626	32	19.6	37.5%	401 (64.1%)	7 (1.1%)	157 (25.1%)	5 (0.8%)	7 (1.1%)	14 (2.2%)	35 (5.6%)	28.4	415^th of 563 public elementary schools	26.3%		31.4	383^rd of 547 public elementary schools	30.0%	32	42.3	37.1	32.0	49.0	35.2	29.9	40.5	38.1
Peruvian Park School	Public	K-5	1545 E 8425 S	Sandy	84093	Salt Lake County	Canyons District	No	No	No	No	(801) 826-9100	560	26	21.6	22.1%	378 (67.5%)	4 (0.7%)	69 (12.3%)	52 (9.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (10.0%)	97.9	3^rd of 563 public elementary schools	99.5%		97	3^rd of 547 public elementary schools	99.5%		84.9	78.6	85.2	83.7	80.4	84.1	84.3	87.5	$7,468	$426	$7,042
Silver Mesa School	Public	K-5	8920 S 1700 E	Sandy	84093	Salt Lake County	Canyons District	No	No	No	No	(801) 826-9400	551	28	19.8	15.4%	433 (78.6%)	6 (1.1%)	90 (16.3%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	14 (2.5%)	56.6	247^th of 563 public elementary schools	56.1%		66	182^nd of 547 public elementary schools	66.7%	65	44.8	52.4	50.1	37.2	60.2	46.9	63.1	50.7	$7,727	$451	$7,277
Willow Canyon School	Public	K-5	9650 S 1700 E	Sandy	84092	Salt Lake County	Canyons District	No	No	No	No	(801) 826-9625	303	15	20.8	21.8%	237 (78.2%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (8.6%)	12 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	22 (7.3%)	92.7	23^rd of 563 public elementary schools	95.9%		95.1	10^th of 547 public elementary schools	98.2%	13	70.0	70.0	76.5	57.5	84.0	92.3	90.0	80.8	$9,543	$633	$8,911

Frequently Asked Questions about Sandy School

How many students attend Sandy School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 514 students attended Sandy School.

What district is Sandy School in?

Canyons District

What is the racial makeup of Sandy School?

Students at Sandy School are 45% Hispanic, 44% White, 5% Two or more races, 2% African American, 2% Asian, 2% Pacific Islander.

Is Sandy School a good school?

Sandy School ranks in the bottom 5.7% of Utah elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Sandy School attend?

Students who attend Sandy School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Mt. Jordan Middle
High : Jordan High

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2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesDec 16, 2025

2024–25 attendance dataOct 30, 2025

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