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Calvin S. Smith School

Q: Is Calvin S. Smith School a good school?

Calvin S. Smith School ranks 108 th of 563 Utah elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Calvin S. Smith School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 525 students attended Calvin S. Smith School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Calvin S. Smith School?

Students at Calvin S. Smith School are 68% White, 18% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 5% Two or more races, 3% Pacific Islander.

Q: What schools do graduates of Calvin S. Smith School attend?

Students who attend Calvin S. Smith School usually go on to attend: Middle : Bennion Junior High High : Taylorsville High

Public Grades PK, KG-6

108^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 563 Utah Elementary Schools

Better than 81% of Utah elementary schools

Summary

Calvin S. Smith School is a public school in the Taylorsville area serving 525 students from pre-kindergarten through sixth grade in the Granite District.

The school’s latest results are notably stronger than the district’s overall standing. For 2025–2026, Calvin S. Smith School ranked 108th out of 563 Utah schools, placing it in the 81st statewide percentile and earning four stars. That was a substantial improvement from 254th place and the 54th percentile the prior year. The school also outperformed Westland School, Viewmont School, and Grant School in its current overall ranking, while ranking well above Fox Hills School, Bennion School, Heartland School, Oquirrh School, and Plymouth School. The school’s student-teacher ratio is 24.4 to 1, so families may want to ask about class sizes and available instructional support.

Academically, the school exceeded both district and Utah averages in every reported English language arts grade, and its approximate averages were 62.5% in ELA, 59.2% in mathematics, and 67.2% in science. Science is a particular strength, with 70.6% proficiency in fourth grade and 63.7% in fifth grade. Mathematics improved in every reported grade, although fifth-grade math remained below the state average at 40.8%, making it the clearest area to monitor. Attendance is another positive: chronic absenteeism declined to 19.8% in 2024–2025, below the Granite District rate of 30.6% and Utah’s 23.8%. The school’s reported free- or reduced-price lunch rate was 19.43%, lower than at most nearby comparison schools, an important context when evaluating performance differences.

525

Students ?

24.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,506

Per pupil spending ?

19.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2150 W 6200 S
Taylorsville, UT 84118

(385) 646-5020

District: Granite District

Students who attend Calvin S. Smith School usually attend:

Middle:	Bennion Junior High
High:	Taylorsville High

Racial breakdown:

White:

67.6%

Hispanic:

17.7%

Asian:

5.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 66th percentile in 2016 → 81st in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Utah average (62% vs 49% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 19% of Utah elementary schools

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

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school62%

District avg37%

Utah avg49%

108^th of 563

Utah public elementary schools ?

Top 19%▲ up 15 pts since 2016

From top 34% (2016) to top 19% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^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	78.0	108 of 563	80.8%	★★★★☆
2025	55.9	254 of 547	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.5	194 of 561	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.9	230 of 561	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.0	181 of 551	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	62.6	201 of 559	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.2	190 of 572	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.9	158 of 528	70.1%	★★★★☆
2017	57.1	230 of 526	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	64.8	183 of 533	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	55.8	241 of 537	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2014	58.4	208 of 509	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	62.4	254 of 576	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	57.1	300 of 579	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	60.3	263 of 563	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	60.5	224 of 518	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	66.0	185 of 509	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	47.0	304 of 498	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2026	72.0	91 of 416	78.1%	★★★★☆
2025	48.4	225 of 408	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.6	211 of 429	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.0	211 of 428	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.4	215 of 435	50.6%	★★★☆☆

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)

White (2026)78th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs Utah (2025-2026) ?

Science67%+15 vs state

English Language Arts63%+16 vs state

Mathematics59%+11 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Tuesday, April 16, 2024

School is cutting down teachers and keep saying this is out of their hands while other schools manage to not cut their teachers. Not pleased with principal, no strategy or real vision for the school, does not seek real parental input, only wants to make their decisions and then announce to school without parents having a chance to voice their concerns. School is declining on academic performance. Go to another school until there's a new principal. Close Quote

by a parent
Monday, February 4, 2019

I would love to rate this school. We had my grandchildren in there a few years ago and the principal is so unfair, sides with the teachers we decided to take them out.
Through health issues of the parents we were forced to put them back in. The teachers make fun of them and bully them if they don’t know an answer to the point that it has made them cry. They are unfair leaning towards a trouble maker , a boy that bullies the kids. I have talked to the principal several times with no help at all. So if you choose this schoole then be prepared to have your child be bullied and the principal does absolutely nothing. I would Home teach before I would ever send a child to that school. These are my opinions and I think it horrible when a child is sick to tell her she needs to be in school. How sad. The kid was sick. And my grandson was made to cry in class by the teacher and was told he can’t go on an outing that the school is having. No matter what a child does no one should be singled out. He did nothing wrong . So be very careful of this principal and her pose of teachers that nothing is done. Oh and they call in one set of parents but not the other. Totally unfair. Horrible horrible school and staff. Beware. Close Quote

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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 English Language Arts 6th Grade	RISE Mathematics 3rd Grade	RISE Mathematics 4th Grade	RISE Mathematics 5th Grade	RISE Mathematics 6th Grade	RISE Science 4th Grade	RISE Science 5th Grade	RISE Science 6th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Calvin S. Smith School	Public	PK, KG-6	2150 W 6200 S	Taylorsville	84118	Salt Lake County	Granite District	No	No	No	No	(385) 646-5020	525	22	24.4	19.4%	355 (67.6%)	5 (1.0%)	93 (17.7%)	29 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.7%)	28 (5.3%)	78	108^th of 563 public elementary schools	80.8%		55.9	254^th of 547 public elementary schools	53.6%	146	64.7	68.3	54.6		74.1	62.8	40.8		70.6	63.7		$7,506	$640	$6,866
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
Hartvigsen School	Public	K-8	1510 W 5400 S	Taylorsville	84123	Salt Lake County	Granite District	No	No	No	No	(385) 646-4585	76	20	3.7	48.7%	37 (48.7%)	3 (3.9%)	23 (30.3%)	5 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (5.3%)	4 (5.3%)								(n/a)												$78,942	$864	$78,078
Plymouth School	Public	PK, KG-6	5220 S 1470 W	Salt Lake City	84123	Salt Lake County	Granite District	No	No	No	Yes	(385) 646-4978	535	25	21.4	41.3%	138 (25.8%)	36 (6.7%)	303 (56.6%)	13 (2.4%)	5 (0.9%)	22 (4.1%)	18 (3.4%)	4.4	550^th of 563 public elementary schools	2.3%		4.5	538^th of 547 public elementary schools	1.6%	12	19.2	25.4	8.5		17.1	16.7	< 9.2%		25.4	12.6		$8,103	$1,756	$6,346
Heartland School	Public	K-6	1451 W 7000 S	West Jordan	84084	Salt Lake County	Jordan District	No	No	No	Yes	(801) 565-7533	403	29	14.0	66.0%	166 (41.2%)	7 (1.7%)	208 (51.6%)	5 (1.2%)	5 (1.2%)	6 (1.5%)	6 (1.5%)	18.7	452^nd of 563 public elementary schools	19.7%		10.1	502^nd of 547 public elementary schools	8.2%	50	50.0	22.6	35.5	20.4	44.2	24.6	18.0	22.7	34.0	33.9	37.1	$10,535	$1,960	$8,574
Westland School	Public	K-6	2925 W 7180 S	West Jordan	84084	Salt Lake County	Jordan District	No	No	No	No	(801) 565-7508	595	29	20.8	31.9%	442 (74.3%)	6 (1.0%)	105 (17.6%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.5%)	25 (4.2%)	68.4	165^th of 563 public elementary schools	70.7%		72.7	136^th of 547 public elementary schools	75.1%	29	63.2	60.8	53.4	48.8	56.3	64.6	49.1	44.1	66.3	58.3	54.7	$7,313	$290	$7,023
Majestic School	Public	K-6	7430 S 1700 W	West Jordan	84084	Salt Lake County	Jordan District	No	No	No	Yes	(801) 565-7458	320	18	17.7	66.9%	119 (37.2%)	6 (1.9%)	162 (50.6%)	7 (2.2%)	4 (1.3%)	8 (2.5%)	14 (4.4%)								(n/a)												$15,225	$1,990	$13,235
Oquirrh School	Public	K-6	7165 S 3285 W	West Jordan	84084	Salt Lake County	Jordan District	No	No	No	Yes	(801) 565-7474	524	29	18.2	59.0%	203 (38.7%)	15 (2.9%)	230 (43.9%)	11 (2.1%)	5 (1.0%)	35 (6.7%)	25 (4.8%)	14	483^rd of 563 public elementary schools	14.2%		10.1	501^st of 547 public elementary schools	8.4%	18	17.8	22.4	34.4	21.6	16.5	24.2	33.3	11.9	35.9	44.6	43.4	$8,840	$1,330	$7,510
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
Viewmont School	Public	K-6	745 W 5720 S	Murray	84123	Salt Lake County	Murray District	No	No	No	No	(801) 264-7438	433	23	19.2	21.7%	351 (81.1%)	5 (1.2%)	38 (8.8%)	5 (1.2%)	4 (0.9%)	5 (1.2%)	25 (5.8%)	69	161^st of 563 public elementary schools	71.4%		75.2	119^th of 547 public elementary schools	78.2%	42	69.9	50.8	55.7	50.8	65.7	53.9	72.1	37.3	52.4	59.0	64.2	$8,294	$593	$7,701

Frequently Asked Questions about Calvin S. Smith School

How many students attend Calvin S. Smith School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 525 students attended Calvin S. Smith School.

What is the racial makeup of Calvin S. Smith School?

Students at Calvin S. Smith School are 68% White, 18% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 5% Two or more races, 3% Pacific Islander.

Is Calvin S. Smith School a good school?

Calvin S. Smith School ranks 108^th of 563 Utah elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Calvin S. Smith School attend?

Students who attend Calvin S. Smith School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Bennion Junior High
High : Taylorsville High

What district is Calvin S. Smith School in?

Granite District

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