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Douglas T. Orchard School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

507^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 547 Utah Elementary Schools

Better than 7% of Utah elementary schools

Summary

Douglas T. Orchard School is an elementary school located in West Valley City, Utah, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 465 students. 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.

Despite being part of the Granite School District, Douglas T. Orchard School consistently underperforms compared to the district and state averages in RISE test scores across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 3rd grade math proficiency rate was 16.4%, compared to the district's 37.1% and the state's 48.6%. The school also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 23.8% to 35.2% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, 61.29% of students at Douglas T. Orchard School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a higher percentage than the state average of around 50%.

When comparing Douglas T. Orchard School to other nearby schools in the Granite District, it consistently underperforms academically. For instance, in 2024-2025, the school's 3rd grade math proficiency rate was 16.4%, while nearby schools like West Valley School and Copper Hills School had rates of 36% and 16.6%, respectively. The combination of low academic performance, high chronic absenteeism, and a high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds suggests that Douglas T. Orchard School faces significant challenges in providing a high-quality education, but also presents opportunities for the school and district to implement targeted interventions and support systems to address these issues and improve student outcomes.

411

Students ?

21.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,943

Per pupil spending ?

48.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6744 W 3800 S
West Valley City, UT 84128

(385) 646-4954

District: Granite District

Students who attend Douglas T. Orchard School usually attend:

Middle:	Hunter Junior High
High:	Cyprus High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

53.8%

White:

35.8%

African American:

2.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 10th percentile in 2015 → 7th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Utah average (24% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (39% vs 24% Utah)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg36%

Utah avg48%

507^th of 547

Utah public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 10% (2015) to bottom 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

42^nd 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	8.9	507 of 547	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	495 of 561	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.3	500 of 561	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.1	476 of 551	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.5	489 of 559	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.5	451 of 572	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.6	442 of 528	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.3	444 of 526	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.8	453 of 533	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	13.3	481 of 537	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	13.8	450 of 509	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	19.7	510 of 576	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	21.0	506 of 579	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	25.3	482 of 563	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	27.2	429 of 518	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	21.8	432 of 509	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	23.6	421 of 498	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2025	22.7	91 of 109	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	50.6	73 of 162	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.5	56 of 132	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.9	46 of 111	58.6%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)17th percentile+9 vs school

By subject vs Utah (2024-2025) ?

Science28%-24 vs state

Mathematics20%-25 vs state

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Schools Near Douglas T. Orchard 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
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
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
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
Lake Ridge School	Public	PK, KG-6	7400 W 3400 S	Magna	84044	Salt Lake County	Granite District	No	No	No	No	(385) 646-4888	410	18	23.4	44.6%	134 (32.7%)	14 (3.4%)	221 (53.9%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.6%)	12 (2.9%)	3	545^th of 547 public elementary schools	0.4%		3.5	552^nd of 561 public elementary schools	1.6%	7	18.0	18.4	10.0	8.6			12.0	15.7	21.4			$7,869	$863	$7,006
Copper Hills School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	7635 W 3715 S	Magna	84044	Salt Lake County	Granite District	No	Yes	No	No	(385) 646-4792	432	21	21.0	45.4%	192 (44.4%)	8 (1.9%)	218 (50.5%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	8 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	16.1	468^th of 547 public elementary schools	14.4%		14.4	485^th of 561 public elementary schools	13.5%	17	16.6	42.0	19.7	15.6			32.8	24.6	48.4			$8,687	$1,065	$7,621
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Douglas T. Orchard School

How many students attend Douglas T. Orchard School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 411 students attended Douglas T. Orchard School.

What schools do graduates of Douglas T. Orchard School attend?

Students who attend Douglas T. Orchard School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hunter Junior High
High : Cyprus High

Is Douglas T. Orchard School a good school?

Douglas T. Orchard School ranks in the bottom 7.3% of Utah elementary schools.

What district is Douglas T. Orchard School in?

Granite District

What is the racial makeup of Douglas T. Orchard School?

Students at Douglas T. Orchard School are 54% Hispanic, 36% White, 3% African American, 2% Pacific Islander, 2% Two or more races, 2% American Indian.

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