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Whittier School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

455^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 547 Utah Elementary Schools

Better than 17% of Utah elementary schools

Summary

Whittier School is an elementary school located in West Valley City, Utah, serving grades PK-6 with a student population of 520. The school is part of the Granite School District, which is ranked 70 out of 93 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Whittier School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Utah elementary schools over the past several years, with a ranking between 455 and 532 out of around 550-570 schools.

Whittier School's performance is concerning, with high rates of chronic absenteeism ranging from 23.8% to 36.4% in recent years, significantly higher than the state average. The school's test scores on the RISE assessments for Math, Science, and English Language Arts are consistently lower than the Granite District and Utah state averages across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 3rd-grade math proficiency was 34.6% compared to the district's 37.1% and the state's 48.6%. Additionally, Whittier School has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 51.33% to 55.11% in recent years, suggesting a higher proportion of students from low-income families.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the Granite District, such as Hunter School, West Valley School, and Douglas T. Orchard School, generally perform better than Whittier School on test scores and have lower chronic absenteeism rates. The two nearby charter schools, Ascent Academies of Utah - West Valley and Wallace Stegner Academy West Valley, have mixed performance compared to Whittier School, with Ascent Academies generally performing worse and Wallace Stegner Academy outperforming Whittier School on most metrics.

492

Students ?

18.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,652

Per pupil spending ?

41.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3585 S 6000 W
West Valley City, UT 84128

(385) 646-5096

District: Granite District

Students who attend Whittier School usually attend:

Middle:	Hunter Junior High
High:	Hunter High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

46.1%

White:

39.6%

Pacific Islander:

4.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 9th percentile in 2015 → 17th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Utah average (31% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (37% vs 24% Utah)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg36%

Utah avg48%

455^th of 547

Utah public elementary schools ?

Bottom 17%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 9% (2015) to bottom 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

23^rd 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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Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2025	17.3	455 of 547	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.8	515 of 561	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.8	528 of 561	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.6	490 of 551	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.0	516 of 559	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.2	532 of 572	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.1	485 of 528	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.0	506 of 526	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	6.8	514 of 533	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	11.3	489 of 537	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	9.3	477 of 509	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	13.8	534 of 576	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	17.4	520 of 579	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	16.3	516 of 563	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	11.3	490 of 518	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	12.9	479 of 509	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	11.2	471 of 498	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

By subject vs Utah (2024-2025) ?

Science33%-20 vs state

Mathematics29%-15 vs state

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Schools Near Whittier 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
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
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
Douglas T. Orchard School	Public	PK, KG-6	6744 W 3800 S	West Valley City	84128	Salt Lake County	Granite District	No	No	No	No	(385) 646-4954	411	19	21.6	48.9%	147 (35.8%)	12 (2.9%)	221 (53.8%)	4 (1.0%)	7 (1.7%)	10 (2.4%)	10 (2.4%)	8.9	507^th of 547 public elementary schools	7.3%		12.5	495^th of 561 public elementary schools	11.8%	12	16.4	24.6	18.0	20.0			32.7	19.5	33.3			$7,943	$840	$7,103
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
Wallace Stegner Academy West Valley	Public, Charter	K-8	2671 S Stegner Way	West Valley City	84120	Salt Lake County	Wallace Stegner Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(801) 456-9570	702	31	22.6	60.4%	169 (24.1%)	16 (2.3%)	432 (61.5%)	10 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	49 (7.0%)	24 (3.4%)	26.7	402^nd of 547 public elementary schools	26.5%		56	244^th of 561 public elementary schools	56.5%	158	34.5	34.9	39.5	31.8	52.7	48.4	30.1	32.1	50.8	35.6	41.7
Hillside School	Public	PK, KG-6	4283 S 6000 W	West Valley City	84128	Salt Lake County	Granite District	No	No	No	No	(385) 646-4870	470	21	22.9	45.7%	134 (28.5%)	15 (3.2%)	238 (50.6%)	34 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (7.9%)	12 (2.6%)	9.1	506^th of 547 public elementary schools	7.5%		15	479^th of 561 public elementary schools	14.6%	27	12.3	18.7	21.2	23.9			25.4	30.3	30.0			$7,701	$765	$6,936
Gearld Wright School	Public	PK, KG-6	6760 W 3100 S	Salt Lake City	84128	Salt Lake County	Granite District	No	No	No	No	(801) 646-5480	532	25	21.7	36.1%	199 (37.4%)	16 (3.0%)	252 (47.4%)	19 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.2%)	13 (2.4%)								(n/a)												$7,811	$712	$7,099
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Whittier School

How many students attend Whittier School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 492 students attended Whittier School.

What is the racial makeup of Whittier School?

Students at Whittier School are 46% Hispanic, 40% White, 5% Pacific Islander, 4% Two or more races, 3% Asian, 2% African American.

What district is Whittier School in?

Granite District

What schools do graduates of Whittier School attend?

Students who attend Whittier School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hunter Junior High
High : Hunter High

Is Whittier School a good school?

Whittier School ranks in the bottom 16.8% of Utah elementary schools.

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