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West Kearns School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

465^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 547 Utah Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of Utah elementary schools

Summary

West Kearns School is an elementary school located in Kearns, Utah, serving 532 students in grades PK-6 as part of the Granite School District. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Utah elementary schools over the past decade and maintains a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

West Kearns School faces several key challenges. Academically, the school consistently underperforms compared to the Granite District and Utah state averages in RISE assessments for Mathematics, Science, and English Language Arts, with proficiency rates typically 10-20 percentage points lower. The school also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 23.8% to 36% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average. Nearby schools in the Granite District, such as Arcadia School, Robert Frost School, and Fox Hills School, generally perform better academically and have lower chronic absenteeism rates.

While the high percentages of low-socioeconomic status, Hispanic, and English Language Learner students at West Kearns School may contribute to its challenges, the school's overall performance suggests it is facing systemic issues that need to be addressed. Targeted interventions and support programs, as well as collaboration with higher-performing nearby schools, could be crucial for improving the school's outcomes and providing a better educational experience for its students.

548

Students ?

22.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,261

Per pupil spending ?

57.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4900 S 4620 W
Kearns, UT 84118

(385) 646-5073

District: Granite District

Students who attend West Kearns School usually attend:

Middle:	Kearns Junior High
High:	Kearns High

Racial breakdown:

White:

48.2%

Hispanic:

43.8%

Pacific Islander:

4.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 9th percentile in 2015 → 15th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Utah average (31% vs 49% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (33% vs 24% Utah)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg37%

Utah avg49%

465^th of 547

Utah public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 9% (2015) to bottom 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

28^th of 51Elementary Schools in the Granite District

70^th of 93Granite 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
2025	16.5	465 of 547	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.7	433 of 561	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	485 of 561	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	465 of 551	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.8	477 of 559	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.5	450 of 572	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.2	416 of 528	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.0	446 of 526	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.9	459 of 533	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	11.5	487 of 537	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	11.3	460 of 509	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	14.7	531 of 576	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	14.0	539 of 579	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	11.6	533 of 563	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	9.8	498 of 518	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	13.3	476 of 509	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	11.1	473 of 498	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2023	37.0	18 of 25	28.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.9	9 of 26	65.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2023	64.8	10 of 45	77.8%	★★★★☆
2022	61.4	12 of 44	72.7%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2025	44.3	54 of 109	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.7	54 of 162	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.6	68 of 132	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.7	67 of 111	39.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2025	3.2	402 of 408	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.5	416 of 429	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2023)78th percentile+64 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)50th percentile+35 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)28th percentile+14 vs school

White (2025)1st percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Utah (2024-2025) ?

Science36%-15 vs state

Mathematics28%-19 vs state

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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 Science 4th Grade	RISE Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	16.5	465^th of 547 public elementary schools	15.0%		24.7	433^rd of 561 public elementary schools	22.8%	32	29.5	30.7	23.9	38.7	32.3	$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%)	10.7	497^th of 547 public elementary schools	9.1%		2.8	557^th of 561 public elementary schools	0.7%	60	24.6	20.7	14.3	25.9	39.3	$9,978	$1,630	$8,348
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%)	31.5	382^nd of 547 public elementary schools	30.2%		25.8	425^th of 561 public elementary schools	24.2%	43	39.7	37.7	41.5	30.9	46.3	$8,589	$1,445	$7,143
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%)	17.6	452^nd of 547 public elementary schools	17.4%		11.6	500^th of 561 public elementary schools	10.9%	48	42.6	22.6	17.8	39.4	28.3	$10,194	$2,261	$7,933
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%)	17	460^th of 547 public elementary schools	15.9%		12.2	497^th of 561 public elementary schools	11.4%	37	27.1	36.9		40.6	17.2	$7,636	$742	$6,894
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%)	10.4	499^th of 547 public elementary schools	8.8%		16	474^th of 561 public elementary schools	15.5%	25	23.5	30.5	21.4	30.0	25.4	$8,610	$823	$7,787
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%)	12.6	488^th of 547 public elementary schools	10.8%		33	390^th of 561 public elementary schools	30.5%	98	22.1	30.0	21.6	36.0	29.4	$9,709	$1,313	$8,396
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%)	9.2	505^th of 547 public elementary schools	7.7%		4.3	546^th of 561 public elementary schools	2.7%	41	31.9	21.0		20.5		$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%)	34.8	371^st of 547 public elementary schools	32.2%		40.2	349^th of 561 public elementary schools	37.8%	22	31.7	23.9	48.9	29.8	61.3	$9,015	$783	$8,232
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

Frequently Asked Questions about West Kearns School

How many students attend West Kearns School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 548 students attended West Kearns School.

What district is West Kearns School in?

Granite District

What schools do graduates of West Kearns School attend?

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

Middle : Kearns Junior High
High : Kearns High

What is the racial makeup of West Kearns School?

Students at West Kearns School are 48% White, 44% Hispanic, 4% Pacific Islander, 2% African American, 1% Asian.

Is West Kearns School a good school?

West Kearns School ranks in the bottom 15.0% 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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