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South Kearns School

Q: Is South Kearns School a good school?

South Kearns School ranks in the bottom 15.5% of Utah elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend South Kearns School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 536 students attended South Kearns School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of South Kearns School?

Students at South Kearns School are 49% Hispanic, 38% White, 5% African American, 4% Pacific Islander, 4% Two or more races.

Q: What schools do graduates of South Kearns School attend?

Students who attend South Kearns School usually go on to attend: Middle : Kearns Junior High High : Kearns High

Public Grades PK, KG-6

476^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 563 Utah Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of Utah elementary schools

Summary

South Kearns School is a public prekindergarten–sixth-grade school in Kearns, Utah, serving 536 students in a diverse, economically mixed area of the Granite District. The school ranks 476th of 563 Utah elementary schools, placing it in the 15th percentile with a one-star rating. This is an improvement from the 6th percentile in 2021–2022, although the school remains in the lower portion of the state rankings. Its 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 19.4 to 1, the lowest among nearby schools with reported figures.

Academic results are mixed. Across tested grades, South Kearns’ 2025–2026 proficiency averages were 28.3% in English language arts, 30.4% in mathematics, and 30.9% in science—below both district and Utah averages. Third-grade mathematics was a relative bright spot at 40%, but performance fell to 29.7% in fourth grade and 21.5% in fifth grade. Science was also a consistent concern, with 31.3% proficiency in fourth grade and 30.5% in fifth grade. Locally, South Kearns ranks ahead of Arcadia School, Thomas W. Bacchus School, Silver Hills School, Academy Park School, and West Kearns School, but trails stronger nearby schools such as Fox Hills School and Bennion School.

Attendance is the clearest operational challenge: 39.2% of students were chronically absent in 2024–2025, compared with 30.6% in the district and 23.8% statewide—the highest rate among the nearby comparison schools. This may make it harder to maintain consistent learning and interventions. The school’s free/reduced-price lunch rate was 46.83%, down substantially from 68.15% in 2022–2023. Overall, the most important priorities are reducing absenteeism, strengthening fourth- and fifth-grade mathematics, improving science instruction, and sustaining the encouraging third-grade mathematics results.

536

Students ?

19.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,194

Per pupil spending ?

46.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4430 W 5570 S
Kearns, UT 84118

(385) 646-5026

District: Granite District

Students who attend South Kearns School usually attend:

Middle:	Kearns Junior High
High:	Kearns High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

49.3%

White:

37.5%

African American:

5.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — <1st percentile in 2016 → 15th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Utah average (30% vs 49% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (31% vs 22% Utah)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school30%

District avg37%

Utah avg49%

476^th of 563

Utah public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▲ up 15 pts since 2016

From bottom 1% (2016) to bottom 15% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

24^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	14.9	476 of 563	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.6	452 of 547	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.6	500 of 561	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.9	518 of 561	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.6	519 of 551	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.2	468 of 559	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.1	434 of 572	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.4	477 of 528	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.2	497 of 526	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	2.6	531 of 533	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	7.4	509 of 537	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	4.6	503 of 509	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	13.1	537 of 576	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	18.5	517 of 579	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	13.0	528 of 563	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	20.5	450 of 518	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	20.8	438 of 509	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	16.0	455 of 498	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2026	62.5	18 of 56	67.9%	★★★★☆
2023	48.7	21 of 45	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.0	30 of 44	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2026	41.4	85 of 139	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	52.7	44 of 109	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.3	85 of 162	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.0	83 of 132	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.5	81 of 111	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)68th percentile+52 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)39th percentile+23 vs school

By subject vs Utah (2025-2026) ?

Science31%-22 vs state

Mathematics30%-18 vs state

English Language Arts28%-18 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Jim Bridger School	Public	PK, KG-6	5368 W Cyclamen Way	West Jordan	84084	Salt Lake County	Granite District	No	No	No	No	(385) 646-4780	340	17	20.6	43.5%	144 (42.4%)	9 (2.6%)	143 (42.1%)	8 (2.4%)	2 (0.6%)	26 (7.6%)	8 (2.4%)	23.1	430^th of 563 public elementary schools	23.6%		20.9	431^st of 547 public elementary schools	21.2%	1	30–48%	36.4	38.0	30–48%	20.5	28.0	47.8	34.0	$8,481	$940	$7,541
Silver Hills School	Public	PK, KG-6	5770 W 5100 S	Kearns	84118	Salt Lake County	Granite District	No	No	No	Yes	(385) 646-5014	475	23	21.1	43.6%	145 (30.5%)	12 (2.5%)	257 (54.1%)	23 (4.8%)	2 (0.4%)	24 (5.1%)	12 (2.5%)	8.7	517^th of 563 public elementary schools	8.2%		12.6	488^th of 547 public elementary schools	10.8%	29	14.3	24.6	26.6	14.3	24.5	25.0	31.5	30.0	$9,709	$1,313	$8,396
Bennion School	Public	PK, KG-6	5775 S Sierra Grande Dr	Salt Lake City	84118	Salt Lake County	Granite District	No	No	No	No	(385) 646-4774	447	18	24.8	27.1%	240 (53.7%)	10 (2.2%)	139 (31.1%)	20 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.1%)	24 (5.4%)	40	361^st of 563 public elementary schools	35.9%		37	354^th of 547 public elementary schools	35.3%	7	40.3	44.3	34.6	56.2	32.7	30.8	55.8	51.3	$8,363	$841	$7,522

Frequently Asked Questions about South Kearns School

What schools do graduates of South Kearns School attend?

Students who attend South Kearns School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Kearns Junior High
High : Kearns High

What is the racial makeup of South Kearns School?

Students at South Kearns School are 49% Hispanic, 38% White, 5% African American, 4% Pacific Islander, 4% Two or more races.

How many students attend South Kearns School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 536 students attended South Kearns School.

Is South Kearns School a good school?

South Kearns School ranks in the bottom 15.5% of Utah elementary schools.

What district is South Kearns School in?

Granite District

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