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Hunter School

Q: Is Hunter School a good school?

Hunter School ranks in the bottom 9.6% of Utah elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Hunter School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 480 students attended Hunter School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Hunter School?

Students at Hunter School are 53% Hispanic, 33% White, 6% Pacific Islander, 3% Two or more races, 3% African American, 2% Asian.

Q: What schools do graduates of Hunter School attend?

Students who attend Hunter School usually go on to attend: Middle : John F. Kennedy Junior High High : Hunter High

Public Grades PK, KG-6

509^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 563 Utah Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of Utah elementary schools

Summary

Hunter School is a public prekindergarten-through-sixth-grade elementary school in West Valley City, serving 480 students in a neighborhood where most nearby schools are similar-sized elementary schools in Granite District. Hunter ranks 509th of 563 Utah elementary schools for 2025–2026, placing it in the 10th percentile, and the district ranks 70th of 92 districts. This is a low statewide standing, although Hunter has improved from 533rd in 2022–2023 and is not the lowest-ranked school among its nearby comparisons.

Academic results are below district and state averages in every reported subject and grade. The most serious concern is fourth grade, where proficiency is 16.5% in math, 17.6% in science, and 21.6% in ELA. Third-grade ELA is also weak at 19.3%. Hunter is more competitive in third-grade math and fifth-grade subjects; its fifth-grade ELA proficiency of 31.3% is the highest among the nearby Granite District schools listed, while fifth-grade science is 33.9%. Overall, Hunter ranks ahead of Hillside School, Philo T. Farnsworth School, Jackling School, Silver Hills School, West Kearns School, and Academy Park School, but trails David Gourley School, Whittier School, Esperanza School, and Ascent Academies of Utah - West Valley.

There are some encouraging operational trends. Chronic absenteeism fell to 32.5% in 2024–2025 from 41.8% in 2022–2023, though it remains above the district’s 30.6% and Utah’s 23.8%. Hunter’s 20.8-to-1 student-teacher ratio is favorable compared with most nearby Granite District schools. Subgroup effectiveness results are a major concern, particularly for Hispanic students and students from low-socioeconomic-status backgrounds. The clearest priorities are strengthening fourth-grade instruction, improving early-grade ELA, sustaining attendance gains, and identifying practices from fifth grade that could help other classrooms.

480

Students ?

20.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,610

Per pupil spending ?

40.2%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

4351 S 5400 W
West Valley City, UT 84120

(385) 646-4876

District: Granite District

Students who attend Hunter School usually attend:

Middle:	John F. Kennedy Junior High
High:	Hunter High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

52.7%

White:

33.1%

Pacific Islander:

5.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 5th percentile in 2023 → 10th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 10th (2026) from a 5th-percentile low (2023)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Utah average (25% vs 49% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (34% vs 22% Utah)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school25%

District avg37%

Utah avg49%

509^th of 563

Utah public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 10 pts since 2016

From bottom 20% (2016) to bottom 10% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

30^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	10.3	509 of 563	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.4	499 of 547	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	474 of 561	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.4	533 of 561	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.6	510 of 551	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.6	493 of 559	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.8	427 of 572	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.3	401 of 528	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.9	416 of 526	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	24.3	426 of 533	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	26.5	414 of 537	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	19.5	429 of 509	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	24.9	484 of 576	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	19.5	512 of 579	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	24.6	485 of 563	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	30.6	414 of 518	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	32.5	392 of 509	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	34.8	367 of 498	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2026	7.2	56 of 56	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2026	7.9	137 of 139	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	25.7	83 of 109	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	45.7	84 of 162	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.7	78 of 132	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.4	68 of 111	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2026)1st percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2026)<1st percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Utah (2025-2026) ?

Science26%-27 vs state

Mathematics25%-24 vs state

English Language Arts24%-22 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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 English Language Arts 7th Grade	RISE Mathematics 3rd Grade	RISE Mathematics 4th Grade	RISE Mathematics 5th Grade	RISE Mathematics 6th Grade	RISE Mathematics 7th Grade	RISE Science 4th Grade	RISE Science 5th Grade	RISE Science 6th Grade	RISE Science 7th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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%)	10.3	509^th of 563 public elementary schools	9.6%		10.4	499^th of 547 public elementary schools	8.8%	10	19.3	21.6	31.3			30.8	16.5	27.0			17.6	33.9			$8,610	$823	$7,787
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%)	5.8	539^th of 563 public elementary schools	4.3%		9.1	506^th of 547 public elementary schools	7.5%	33	21.7	20.8	21.3			22.1	23.0	11.4			27.1	19.3			$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%)	19.5	450^th of 563 public elementary schools	20.1%		10.5	498^th of 547 public elementary schools	9.0%	48	26.6	19.6	24.5	42.8		27.5	27.5	32.7	29.3		17.7	41.6	53.6		$9,721	$467	$9,254
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
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
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
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%)	8.6	520^th of 563 public elementary schools	7.6%		8.3	512^th of 547 public elementary schools	6.4%	8	15.5	11.7	27.0			14.0	22.1	35.4			13.6	30.6			$9,239	$1,271	$7,968
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%)	14.9	477^th of 563 public elementary schools	15.3%		17.3	455^th of 547 public elementary schools	16.8%	22	30.2	23.3	26.4			35.6	20.0	34.1			24.1	38.7			$9,652	$841	$8,811
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%)	21.5	437^th of 563 public elementary schools	22.4%		23.7	418^th of 547 public elementary schools	23.6%	19	35.3	32.9	28.2	17.2	10–29%	41.8	54.9	37.4	21.2	20–38%	35.6	30.1	25.7	10–29%	$6,792	$937	$5,855
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Hunter School

What district is Hunter School in?

Granite District

How many students attend Hunter School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 480 students attended Hunter School.

Is Hunter School a good school?

Hunter School ranks in the bottom 9.6% of Utah elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Hunter School attend?

Students who attend Hunter School usually go on to attend:

Middle : John F. Kennedy Junior High
High : Hunter High

What is the racial makeup of Hunter School?

Students at Hunter School are 53% Hispanic, 33% White, 6% Pacific Islander, 3% Two or more races, 3% African American, 2% Asian.

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