Summary
Glacier Hills Elementary is a K–5 school in Sandy, Utah, serving 626 students in the Canyons District. It is located in a highly competitive local elementary-school area, with several nearby schools ranking among Utah’s strongest. However, Glacier Hills ranked 415th of 563 schools statewide in 2025–2026, placing it in the 26th percentile and earning a one-star rating. Its ranking has remained in the lower third of the state for three consecutive years.
Academic performance is below district and state averages in English language arts, mathematics, and science. Average proficiency was about 37.1% in ELA, 38.0% in mathematics, and 39.3% in science, compared with district averages of approximately 51.8%, 53.7%, and 55.5%. Fifth grade is the clearest priority: proficiency was 32.0% in ELA, 29.9% in mathematics, and 38.1% in science. Results are especially striking compared with nearby Willow Canyon School, where fifth-grade math proficiency was 92.3%. Other nearby schools, including Peruvian Park School and Park Lane School, also substantially outperform Glacier Hills.
The school’s strongest comparative measure is attendance. Chronic absenteeism was just 6.4% in 2024–2025, well below the district’s 18.8% and Utah’s 23.8%, suggesting that low attendance alone does not explain the academic results. Third grade is a relative strength, but performance declines in the upper grades, pointing to possible challenges with grade-to-grade learning progression, intervention, or curriculum alignment. Glacier Hills serves a more economically mixed population than many nearby high-performing schools, though its low-socioeconomic-status subgroup ranked in the 63rd percentile statewide. Comparisons with East Sandy School, Willow Canyon School, and Peruvian Park School may help identify practices associated with stronger achievement in the same area.
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