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Sandy School

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

509^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 547 Utah Elementary Schools

Better than 7% of Utah elementary schools

Summary

Sandy School is an elementary school located in Sandy, Utah, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 507 students. It is part of the Canyons District, which is ranked 34 out of 93 school districts in Utah and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. Over the past 10 years, Sandy School's statewide ranking has fluctuated between 363 and 519 out of Utah's elementary schools, with a 1-2 star rating from SchoolDigger.

Sandy School consistently underperforms compared to the Canyons District and Utah state averages on RISE assessments across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, only 25.3% of 3rd graders at Sandy School were proficient or better in RISE Mathematics, compared to 52.2% in the Canyons District and 48.6% statewide. Additionally, Sandy School has significantly higher chronic absenteeism rates than the state average, ranging from 16.0% to 43.6% over the past few years, compared to the state average of around 20%. This may be due in part to the high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 58-60% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, much higher than the district and state averages.

When comparing Sandy School to other nearby schools in the Canyons District, it is clear that Sandy School is an outlier in terms of academic performance and student demographics. Peruvian Park School and Willow Canyon School, which are both within a 2-mile radius of Sandy School, consistently rank among the top 10-26 elementary schools in the state and have significantly higher academic proficiency rates across all subjects and grade levels. In contrast, Copperview School, which is also in close proximity to Sandy School, ranks among the lowest in the state and has similarly low academic performance and high rates of poverty and chronic absenteeism.

514

Students ?

18.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,064

Per pupil spending ?

58%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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 — 32nd percentile in 2015 → 7th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Utah average (23% vs 49% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (39% vs 24% Utah)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg54%

Utah avg49%

509^th of 547

Utah public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 25 pts since 2015

From bottom 32% (2015) to bottom 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

23^rd of 26Elementary Schools in the Canyons District

34^th of 93Canyons 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	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
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
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 (2025)30th percentile+23 vs school

White (2023)15th percentile-6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Utah (2024-2025) ?

Science24%-27 vs state

Mathematics22%-25 vs state

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Schools Near Sandy 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 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%)	8.5	509^th of 547 public elementary schools	6.9%		9.4	519^th of 561 public elementary schools	7.5%	10	25.3	15.4	26.5	19.8	28.5	$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%)	2.5	547^th of 547 public elementary schools	0.0%		4.1	548^th of 561 public elementary schools	2.3%	1	14.9	17.8	9.4	15.9	11.5	$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%)	30.3	387^th of 547 public elementary schools	29.3%		25.8	427^th of 561 public elementary schools	23.9%	40	52.6	37.2	30.3	41.2	31.4	$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%)	21.3	429^th of 547 public elementary schools	21.6%		31.2	399^th of 561 public elementary schools	28.9%	30	30.5	21.8	29.8	32.6	48.9	$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%)	4.8	535^th of 547 public elementary schools	2.2%		3.3	556^th of 561 public elementary schools	0.9%	21	21.2	15.7	20.4	15.0	19.3	$9,736	$1,421	$8,315
Glacier Hills Elementary	Public	K-5	1085 E 900 South	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%)	31.4	383^rd of 547 public elementary schools	30.0%		28.4	413^th of 561 public elementary schools	26.4%	30	37.5	50.0	30.3	42.4	37.1
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	3^rd of 547 public elementary schools	99.5%		96.2	6^th of 561 public elementary schools	98.9%	3	76.3	87.7	75.0	91.0	79.2	$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%)	66	182^nd of 547 public elementary schools	66.7%		77.8	106^th of 561 public elementary schools	81.1%	76	60.3	46.2	66.7	45.6	63.8	$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%)	95.1	10^th of 547 public elementary schools	98.2%		91.2	26^th of 561 public elementary schools	95.4%	16	68.6	90.4	82.8	78.9	75.4	$9,543	$633	$8,911

Frequently Asked Questions about Sandy School

Is Sandy School a good school?

Sandy School ranks in the bottom 6.9% 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

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.

How many students attend Sandy School?

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

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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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