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Philo T. Farnsworth School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

532^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 563 Utah Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of Utah elementary schools

Summary

Philo T. Farnsworth School is a medium-sized PK–6 elementary school in West Valley City, serving 448 students in the Granite District amid a neighborhood with several nearby elementary-school options.

The school’s latest statewide ranking is 532nd out of 563 Utah schools, placing it in the 6th percentile and earning 0 stars. This is a sharp reversal from 2024–25, when it ranked in the 13th percentile. In 2025–26, Farnsworth’s proficiency rates were below the Granite District average in every reported grade and subject. Fourth grade stands out as a particular concern: 17.0% of students were proficient in English language arts, 15.4% in math, and 23.1% in science. The school also trailed nearby Rolling Meadows School across several measures. Rolling Meadows ranked in the 29th percentile statewide, compared with Farnsworth’s 6th percentile, despite having a similar size and low-income student share. Other nearby comparisons include Robert Frost School, Taylorsville School, and Pioneer School, all of which had stronger recent statewide rankings.

There are also encouraging signs. Chronic absenteeism fell from 45.6% in 2022–23 to 31.2% in 2024–25, although it remained above Utah’s 23.8% rate. Fifth-grade math exceeded the district average in 2024–25, showing that stronger performance is possible, but that gain was not sustained in the latest results. English learner effectiveness is an important area for families and school leaders to examine, with the subgroup previously ranking in the 8th percentile statewide. Monticello Academy offers a stronger geographic benchmark, ranking in the 49th percentile and reporting lower chronic absenteeism, though its different district and K–8 grade span make comparisons less direct.

448

Students ?

21.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,154

Per pupil spending ?

49.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

3751 S 4225 W
West Valley City, UT 84120

(385) 646-4822

District: Granite District

Students who attend Philo T. Farnsworth School usually attend:

Middle:	Valley Junior High
High:	Granger High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

52.2%

White:

29.9%

Pacific Islander:

6.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 7th 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)

!High chronic absenteeism (34% vs 22% Utah)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school22%

District avg37%

Utah avg49%

532^nd of 563

Utah public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

40^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	7.1	532 of 563	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.6	474 of 547	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.3	509 of 561	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.4	535 of 561	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.8	522 of 551	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.2	512 of 559	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.8	467 of 572	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.0	448 of 528	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.0	461 of 526	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	9.6	498 of 533	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.6	494 of 537	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	9.2	480 of 509	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	10.0	548 of 576	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	14.8	533 of 579	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	14.7	523 of 563	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	12.2	485 of 518	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	13.2	477 of 509	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	14.0	459 of 498	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2023	14.9	23 of 25	8.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.9	20 of 26	23.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2022	76.6	6 of 44	86.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2026	30.6	102 of 139	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	38.9	63 of 109	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.6	102 of 162	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.8	103 of 132	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.5	93 of 111	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2022)86th percentile+81 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)27th percentile+21 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)8th percentile+3 vs school

By subject vs Utah (2025-2026) ?

Science25%-27 vs state

Mathematics23%-25 vs state

English Language Arts19%-27 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 English Language Arts 6th Grade	RISE English Language Arts 7th Grade	RISE Mathematics 3rd Grade	RISE Mathematics 4th Grade	RISE Mathematics 5th Grade	RISE Mathematics 6th Grade	RISE Mathematics 7th Grade	RISE Science 4th Grade	RISE Science 5th Grade	RISE Science 6th Grade	RISE Science 7th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	7.1	532^nd of 563 public elementary schools	5.5%		15.6	474^th of 547 public elementary schools	13.3%	58	16.1	17.0	23.1			29.1	15.4	24.7			23.1	27.7			$9,154	$1,293	$7,861
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%)	8.6	520^th of 563 public elementary schools	7.6%		8.3	512^th of 547 public elementary schools	6.4%	8	15.5	11.7	27.0			14.0	22.1	35.4			13.6	30.6			$9,239	$1,271	$7,968
Pioneer School	Public	PK, KG-6	3860 S 3380 W	West Valley City	84119	Salt Lake County	Granite District	No	No	No	Yes	(385) 646-4966	438	20	22.4	53.2%	97 (22.1%)	27 (6.2%)	246 (56.2%)	23 (5.3%)	1 (0.2%)	36 (8.2%)	8 (1.8%)	14.6	479^th of 563 public elementary schools	14.9%		16.9	461^st of 547 public elementary schools	15.7%	18	28.0	28.9	29.7			39.6	20.0	25.9			26.1	35.2			$8,715	$1,248	$7,467
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%)	5.1	543^rd of 563 public elementary schools	3.6%		13.1	485^th of 547 public elementary schools	11.3%	58	19.7	18.4	16.9			25.0	20.0	17.2			23.3	17.2			$8,990	$1,439	$7,550
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%)	21.5	437^th of 563 public elementary schools	22.4%		23.7	418^th of 547 public elementary schools	23.6%	19	35.3	32.9	28.2	17.2	10–29%	41.8	54.9	37.4	21.2	20–38%	35.6	30.1	25.7	10–29%	$6,792	$937	$5,855
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
Taylorsville School	Public	PK, KG-6	2010 W 4230 S	Salt Lake City	84119	Salt Lake County	Granite District	No	No	No	Yes	(385) 646-5038	404	18	22.4	39.4%	117 (29.0%)	29 (7.2%)	189 (46.8%)	18 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.4%)	21 (5.2%)	20.4	445^th of 563 public elementary schools	21.0%		13.4	484^th of 547 public elementary schools	11.5%	39	37.3	30.2	25.0			30.7	39.7	20.8			41.3	40.8			$8,181	$1,325	$6,855
Hillsdale School	Public	PK, KG-6	3275 W 3100 S	West Valley City	84119	Salt Lake County	Granite District	No	No	No	Yes	(385) 646-4864	548	27	20.6	53.3%	79 (14.4%)	13 (2.4%)	378 (69.0%)	15 (2.7%)	7 (1.3%)	43 (7.8%)	13 (2.4%)	5.1	542^nd of 563 public elementary schools	3.7%		7.4	517^th of 547 public elementary schools	5.5%	25	13.8	17.6	11.6			21.8	21.2	16.5			23.9	29.4			$8,248	$2,109	$6,139
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
Rolling Meadows School	Public	PK, KG-6	2950 Whitehall Dr	West Valley City	84119	Salt Lake County	Granite District	No	No	No	Yes	(385) 646-4990	456	22	21.2	47.1%	140 (30.7%)	11 (2.4%)	243 (53.3%)	14 (3.1%)	2 (0.4%)	28 (6.1%)	18 (3.9%)	32	397^th of 563 public elementary schools	29.5%		29.8	389^th of 547 public elementary schools	28.9%	8	44.5	31.6	40.8			33.3	31.5	38.0			41.1	54.0			$8,141	$1,099	$7,042

Frequently Asked Questions about Philo T. Farnsworth School

How many students attend Philo T. Farnsworth School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 448 students attended Philo T. Farnsworth School.

Is Philo T. Farnsworth School a good school?

Philo T. Farnsworth School ranks in the bottom 5.5% of Utah elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Philo T. Farnsworth School?

Students at Philo T. Farnsworth School are 52% Hispanic, 30% White, 6% Pacific Islander, 5% African American, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Philo T. Farnsworth School attend?

Students who attend Philo T. Farnsworth School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Valley Junior High
High : Granger High

What district is Philo T. Farnsworth School in?

Granite District

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2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesDec 16, 2025

2024–25 attendance dataOct 30, 2025

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