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David Gourley School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

439^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 563 Utah Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of Utah elementary schools

Summary

David Gourley School is a public school serving 423 students in prekindergarten through sixth grade in Kearns, a Salt Lake County community, and is part of Granite District. The school currently ranks 439th of 563 Utah elementary schools, placing it at the 22nd percentile, and has a one-star rating. However, its local standing is more favorable: among 11 nearby Granite District elementary schools, it ranks second, behind only Fox Hills School. Its student-teacher ratio is 21.6, while chronic absenteeism is a significant concern at 35.0%, above both the district and state rates.

Academic results are uneven but include several strengths. Fourth grade is the clearest bright spot: students reached 38.6% proficiency in English language arts and 42.9% in mathematics, with the math result 6.0 percentage points above the district. David Gourley also generally outperformed most nearby schools in fourth-grade math and had competitive third- and fifth-grade results. Science is weaker, with fourth- and fifth-grade proficiency below district and state averages. Fifth-grade math also fell from 41.5% in 2024–25 to 29.7% in 2025–26, suggesting that performance can vary considerably by grade and year. By comparison, Fox Hills School posted higher results in every tested subject and had lower chronic absenteeism.

The school has improved substantially over the long term, rising from the 3rd percentile in 2018–19, although its ranking recently declined from the 30th percentile to the 22nd. Its subgroup results are a notable positive: outcomes for Hispanic students ranked in the 84th percentile statewide, English learner outcomes reached the 70th percentile in the latest available year, and low-income student outcomes ranked in the 63rd percentile. For families, the key questions are how the school is addressing attendance, strengthening science instruction, and making successful fourth-grade and subgroup-support practices more consistent across grades.

423

Students ?

21.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,589

Per pupil spending ?

47.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4905 S 4300 W
Kearns, UT 84118

(385) 646-4846

District: Granite District

Students who attend David Gourley School usually attend:

Middle:	Kearns Junior High
High:	Kearns High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

57.7%

White:

23.9%

Pacific Islander:

8.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 9th percentile in 2016 → 22nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Utah average (34% vs 49% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (35% vs 24% Utah)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school34%

District avg37%

Utah avg49%

439^th of 563

Utah public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▲ up 13 pts since 2016

From bottom 9% (2016) to bottom 22% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

20^th of 53Elementary Schools in the Granite District

70^th of 92Granite 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	21.1	439 of 563	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.5	382 of 547	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.8	425 of 561	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	436 of 561	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.5	423 of 551	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	7.3	525 of 559	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.7	557 of 572	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.8	468 of 528	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.6	463 of 526	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	11.1	486 of 533	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	6.3	512 of 537	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	7.6	485 of 509	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	21.5	499 of 576	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	22.5	496 of 579	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	19.7	500 of 563	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	17.3	465 of 518	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	17.5	453 of 509	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	6.5	483 of 498	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2024	50.9	7 of 23	69.6%	★★★★☆
2023	38.0	17 of 25	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.1	19 of 26	26.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2026	76.8	9 of 56	83.9%	★★★★☆
2024	68.4	9 of 49	81.6%	★★★★☆
2023	67.0	8 of 45	82.2%	★★★★☆
2022	52.2	20 of 44	54.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2026	61.8	51 of 139	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	66.2	25 of 109	77.1%	★★★★☆
2024	69.7	40 of 162	75.3%	★★★★☆
2023	65.7	33 of 132	75.0%	★★★★☆
2022	56.8	41 of 111	63.1%	★★★☆☆

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)84th percentile+62 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)70th percentile+45 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)63rd percentile+41 vs school

By subject vs Utah (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics35%-14 vs state

Science35%-18 vs state

English Language Arts32%-14 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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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
David Gourley School	Public	PK, KG-6	4905 S 4300 W	Kearns	84118	Salt Lake County	Granite District	No	No	No	Yes	(385) 646-4846	423	20	21.6	47.3%	101 (23.9%)	20 (4.7%)	244 (57.7%)	7 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (8.7%)	14 (3.3%)	21.1	439^th of 563 public elementary schools	22.0%		31.5	382^nd of 547 public elementary schools	30.2%	57	30.0	38.6	28.5	32.2	42.9	29.7	35.7	33.9	$8,589	$1,445	$7,143
West Kearns School	Public	PK, KG-6	4900 S 4620 W	Kearns	84118	Salt Lake County	Granite District	No	No	No	Yes	(385) 646-5073	548	25	22.3	57.7%	264 (48.2%)	9 (1.6%)	240 (43.8%)	6 (1.1%)	2 (0.4%)	22 (4.0%)	5 (0.9%)	9.2	513^th of 563 public elementary schools	8.9%		16.5	465^th of 547 public elementary schools	15.0%	48	16.4	22.1	27.4	30.6	23.4	21.9	20.8	33.3	$9,261	$1,758	$7,503
Academy Park School	Public	PK, KG-6	4580 Westpoint Dr	West Valley City	84120	Salt Lake County	Granite District	No	No	No	Yes	(385) 646-4750	358	16	23.0	48.3%	122 (34.1%)	20 (5.6%)	172 (48.0%)	8 (2.2%)	1 (0.3%)	26 (7.3%)	9 (2.5%)	9.7	512^th of 563 public elementary schools	9.1%		10.7	497^th of 547 public elementary schools	9.1%	15	19.6	30.1	27.3	15.6	17.2	18.5	32.9	34.6	$9,978	$1,630	$8,348
South Kearns School	Public	PK, KG-6	4430 W 5570 S	Kearns	84118	Salt Lake County	Granite District	No	No	No	Yes	(385) 646-5026	536	28	19.4	46.8%	201 (37.5%)	27 (5.0%)	264 (49.3%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.7%)	19 (3.5%)	14.9	476^th of 563 public elementary schools	15.5%		17.6	452^nd of 547 public elementary schools	17.4%	24	33.7	23.1	28.2	40.0	29.7	21.5	31.3	30.5	$10,194	$2,261	$7,933
Arcadia School	Public	PK, KG-6	3461 W 4850 S	Taylorsville	84118	Salt Lake County	Granite District	No	No	No	No	(385) 646-4756	433	22	20.1	43.9%	213 (49.2%)	26 (6.0%)	153 (35.3%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.5%)	26 (6.0%)	9 (2.1%)	7.1	530^th of 563 public elementary schools	5.9%		9.2	505^th of 547 public elementary schools	7.7%	25	20.7	24.6	19.2	22.4	23.5	13.0	34.8	19.3	$8,152	$881	$7,271
Robert Frost School	Public	PK, KG-6	3444 W 4400 S	West Valley City	84119	Salt Lake County	Granite District	No	No	No	No	(385) 646-4840	304	15	20.9	47.0%	124 (40.8%)	8 (2.6%)	127 (41.8%)	20 (6.6%)	3 (1.0%)	13 (4.3%)	8 (2.6%)	18.1	455^th of 563 public elementary schools	19.2%		34.8	371^st of 547 public elementary schools	32.2%	84	25.5	20–39%	27.1	27.7	40–58%	44.7	30–48%	23.4	$9,015	$783	$8,232
Beehive School	Public	PK, KG-6	5655 S 5220 W	Kearns	84118	Salt Lake County	Granite District	No	No	No	No	(385) 646-4768	489	23	21.2	45.2%	154 (31.5%)	25 (5.1%)	251 (51.3%)	19 (3.9%)	7 (1.4%)	18 (3.7%)	15 (3.1%)	18.2	454^th of 563 public elementary schools	19.4%		17	460^th of 547 public elementary schools	15.9%	6	25.4	27.5	28.4	26.6	43.5	28.2	42.9	32.0	$7,636	$742	$6,894
Harry S. Truman School	Public	PK, KG-6	4639 S 3200 W	West Valley City	84119	Salt Lake County	Granite District	No	No	No	No	(385) 646-5044	317	15	21.8	44.5%	126 (39.7%)	9 (2.8%)	135 (42.6%)	12 (3.8%)	5 (1.6%)	18 (5.7%)	12 (3.8%)	13.7	486^th of 563 public elementary schools	13.7%		16.8	462^nd of 547 public elementary schools	15.5%	24	20–39%	30.4	25.0	10–29%	28.9	22.9	36.2	33.3	$8,893	$656	$8,237
Fox Hills School	Public	K-6	3775 W 6020 S	Salt Lake City	84118	Salt Lake County	Granite District	No	No	No	No	(385) 646-4828	553	23	24.5	31.6%	287 (51.9%)	12 (2.2%)	183 (33.1%)	19 (3.4%)	10 (1.8%)	17 (3.1%)	24 (4.3%)	50.9	284^th of 563 public elementary schools	49.6%		62.4	209^th of 547 public elementary schools	61.8%	75	47.7	47.7	41.2	61.2	52.4	41.3	48.5	48.5	$8,386	$807	$7,580
Hunter School	Public	PK, KG-6	4351 S 5400 W	West Valley City	84120	Salt Lake County	Granite District	No	No	No	No	(385) 646-4876	480	23	20.8	40.2%	159 (33.1%)	14 (2.9%)	253 (52.7%)	11 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (5.6%)	15 (3.1%)	10.3	509^th of 563 public elementary schools	9.6%		10.4	499^th of 547 public elementary schools	8.8%	10	19.3	21.6	31.3	30.8	16.5	27.0	17.6	33.9	$8,610	$823	$7,787

Frequently Asked Questions about David Gourley School

What is the racial makeup of David Gourley School?

Students at David Gourley School are 58% Hispanic, 24% White, 9% Pacific Islander, 5% African American, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of David Gourley School attend?

Students who attend David Gourley School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Kearns Junior High
High : Kearns High

How many students attend David Gourley School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 423 students attended David Gourley School.

Is David Gourley School a good school?

David Gourley School ranks in the bottom 22.0% of Utah elementary schools.

What district is David Gourley School in?

Granite District

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