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Esperanza School

Q: Is Esperanza School a good school?

Esperanza School ranks in the bottom 23.6% of Utah elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Esperanza School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 575 students attended Esperanza School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Esperanza School?

Students at Esperanza School are 97% Hispanic, 2% White.

Public, Charter Grades K-7

418^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 547 Utah Elementary Schools

Better than 24% of Utah elementary schools

Summary

Esperanza School is a public charter elementary school located in West Valley City, Utah, serving grades K-6 with a total enrollment of 538 students. The school is part of the Esperanza School District, which is ranked 76 out of 93 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Esperanza School consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of Utah elementary schools, with rankings ranging from 347 to 528 out of 551-572 schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on RISE assessments is significantly below the state average across all grade levels and subjects, particularly in English Language Arts, where proficiency rates range from 22.8% to 55.6%, compared to the state average of 44% to 47.4%. However, the school ranks highly among Utah elementary schools for its Hispanic and English Language Learner student subgroups, suggesting it may be effectively serving these populations.

Esperanza School faces significant challenges, including high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 23.8% to 45.9% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. The school's performance is generally lower than the nearby Wallace Stegner Academy West Valley and the public schools in the Granite District, which are also located in West Valley City. The high rates of chronic absenteeism and the school's status as a public charter within a lower-ranked district may be factors contributing to its overall performance and resources.

575

Students ?

23.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$6,792

Per pupil spending ?

53.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4956 W 3500 S
West Valley City, UT 84120

(801) 305-1450

District: Esperanza School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

97.4%

White:

2.1%

African American:

0.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — <1st percentile in 2015 → 24th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 24 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Utah average (35% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (40% vs 24% Utah)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg35%

Utah avg48%

418^th of 547

Utah public elementary schools ?

Bottom 24%▲ up 23 pts since 2015

From bottom 1% (2015) to bottom 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

76^th of 93Esperanza School 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	23.7	418 of 547	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.4	347 of 561	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.4	427 of 561	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.0	412 of 551	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.8	487 of 559	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.2	528 of 572	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.5	513 of 528	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.1	518 of 526	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	3.6	528 of 533	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	1.9	536 of 537	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2025	89.1	1 of 12	91.7%	★★★★★
2024	73.8	4 of 23	82.6%	★★★★☆
2023	63.6	6 of 25	76.0%	★★★★☆
2022	55.8	10 of 26	61.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2025	87.1	3 of 33	90.9%	★★★★★
2024	89.5	2 of 49	95.9%	★★★★★
2023	87.1	3 of 45	93.3%	★★★★★
2022	88.9	3 of 44	93.2%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2024	72.3	34 of 162	79.0%	★★★★☆
2022	71.1	22 of 111	80.2%	★★★★☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)92nd percentile+68 vs school

Hispanic (2025)91st percentile+67 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)79th percentile+41 vs school

By subject vs Utah (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics35%-10 vs state

Science35%-18 vs state

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Schools Near Esperanza 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 Mathematics 6th Grade	RISE Mathematics 7th Grade	RISE Mathematics 8th Grade	RISE Science 4th Grade	RISE Science 5th Grade	RISE Science 6th Grade	RISE Science 7th Grade	RISE Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Esperanza School	Public, Charter	K-7	4956 W 3500 S	West Valley City	84120	Salt Lake County	Esperanza School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(801) 305-1450	575	25	23.4	53.6%	12 (2.1%)	3 (0.5%)	560 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23.7	418^th of 547 public elementary schools	23.6%		40.4	347^th of 561 public elementary schools	38.1%	71	37.1	45.7	32.8	24.1			30.9	30.2	43.1			$6,792	$937	$5,855
Valley Crest School	Public	PK, KG-6	5240 W 3100 S	West Valley City	84120	Salt Lake County	Granite District	No	No	No	No	(385) 646-5061	455	21	22.1	37.4%	154 (33.8%)	22 (4.8%)	212 (46.6%)	38 (8.4%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.5%)	12 (2.6%)								(n/a)												$7,661	$541	$7,120
Jackling School	Public	PK, KG-6	3760 S 4610 W	West Valley City	84120	Salt Lake County	Granite District	No	No	No	Yes	(385) 646-4882	415	19	22.4	45.8%	117 (28.2%)	24 (5.8%)	205 (49.4%)	9 (2.2%)	6 (1.4%)	33 (8.0%)	21 (5.1%)	8.3	512^th of 547 public elementary schools	6.4%		5.2	541^st of 561 public elementary schools	3.6%	29	15.7	32.7					28.8	13.6				$9,239	$1,271	$7,968
Monticello Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	2782 S Corporate Park Drive	West Valley City	84120	Salt Lake County	Monticello Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(801) 417-8040	689	35	19.4	59.8%	152 (22.1%)	11 (1.6%)	402 (58.3%)	33 (4.8%)	2 (0.3%)	60 (8.7%)	29 (4.2%)	37.2	352^nd of 547 public elementary schools	35.6%		33.5	386^th of 561 public elementary schools	31.2%	34	65.4	39.4	38.7	25.0	48.0	60.4	45.4	37.4	42.9	35.7	48.2	$7,686	$584	$7,102
Monroe School	Public	PK, KG-6	4450 W 3100 S	West Valley City	84120	Salt Lake County	Granite District	No	No	No	Yes	(385) 646-4918	512	26	19.6	53.5%	151 (29.5%)	18 (3.5%)	295 (57.6%)	13 (2.5%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (4.9%)	9 (1.8%)	13.1	485^th of 547 public elementary schools	11.3%		5.1	543^rd of 561 public elementary schools	3.2%	58	15.0	26.3	8.0				28.0	35.5	48.6			$8,990	$1,439	$7,550
Neil Armstrong Academy	Public	PK, KG-6	5194 West Highbury Parkway	West Valley	84120	Salt Lake County	Granite District	No	No	No	No	(385) 646-5284	688	27	25.4	31.1%	336 (48.8%)	17 (2.5%)	188 (27.3%)	38 (5.5%)	4 (0.6%)	67 (9.7%)	38 (5.5%)	44.2	315^th of 547 public elementary schools	42.4%		52.6	270^th of 561 public elementary schools	51.9%	45	49.4	46.2	28.4	41.8			51.1	42.1	54.1			$7,731	$649	$7,082
Philo T. Farnsworth School	Public	PK, KG-6	3751 S 4225 W	West Valley City	84120	Salt Lake County	Granite District	No	No	No	Yes	(385) 646-4822	448	21	21.8	49.1%	134 (29.9%)	21 (4.7%)	234 (52.2%)	11 (2.5%)	2 (0.4%)	28 (6.3%)	18 (4.0%)	15.6	474^th of 547 public elementary schools	13.3%		10.3	509^th of 561 public elementary schools	9.3%	35	18.3	21.0	39.0	26.4			17.8	34.5	36.4			$9,154	$1,293	$7,861
Ascent Academies of Utah - West Valley	Public, Charter	K-6	5685 West Cilma Drive	West Valley City	84128	Salt Lake County	Ascent Academies of Utah	Yes	No	No	Yes	(801) 685-0228	425	25	16.8	54.4%	133 (31.3%)	11 (2.6%)	232 (54.6%)	12 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	25 (5.9%)	11 (2.6%)	10.5	498^th of 547 public elementary schools	9.0%		8.2	527^th of 561 public elementary schools	6.1%	29	20.4	33.9	28.9	17.2			20.4	23.1	31.0			$9,721	$467	$9,254
Whittier School	Public	PK, KG-6	3585 S 6000 W	West Valley City	84128	Salt Lake County	Granite District	No	No	No	No	(385) 646-5096	492	27	18.4	41.1%	195 (39.6%)	12 (2.4%)	227 (46.1%)	14 (2.8%)	3 (0.6%)	23 (4.7%)	18 (3.7%)	17.3	455^th of 547 public elementary schools	16.8%		9.8	515^th of 561 public elementary schools	8.2%	60	34.6	29.2	31.0	22.9			25.0	37.9	35.4			$9,652	$841	$8,811
West Valley School	Public	PK, KG-6	6049 W Brud Dr	West Valley City	84128	Salt Lake County	Granite District	No	No	No	No	(385) 646-5079	764	37	20.6	37.6%	381 (49.9%)	20 (2.6%)	241 (31.5%)	47 (6.2%)	3 (0.4%)	43 (5.6%)	29 (3.8%)	26.9	401^st of 547 public elementary schools	26.7%		22.6	444^th of 561 public elementary schools	20.9%	43	36.0	37.8	27.0	29.0			47.8	39.0	40.0			$8,649	$714	$7,934

Frequently Asked Questions about Esperanza School

What is the racial makeup of Esperanza School?

Students at Esperanza School are 97% Hispanic, 2% White.

What district is Esperanza School in?

Esperanza School

How many students attend Esperanza School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 575 students attended Esperanza School.

Is Esperanza School a good school?

Esperanza School ranks in the bottom 23.6% of Utah elementary schools.

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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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