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Elk Run Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-6

534^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 547 Utah Elementary Schools

Better than 2% of Utah elementary schools

Summary

Elk Run Elementary is a public elementary school in Magna, Utah, serving 679 students in grades PK-6. 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.

Elk Run Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Utah elementary schools, with a ranking between 498-540 out of 551-561 schools over the past several years. The school has received a 0 or 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is performing below average compared to other schools in the state. Elk Run Elementary's academic performance is significantly below the Granite District and state averages in proficiency rates for RISE assessments in Mathematics, Science, and English Language Arts across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 3rd-grade Mathematics proficiency rate was 22.5%, compared to the Granite District's 37.1% and the state's 48.6%. The school's performance is particularly low in 6th-grade Mathematics, with only 4.6% proficient in 2024-2025, compared to the Granite District's 24.1% and the state's 36.4%.

While Elk Run Elementary's per-student spending and student-teacher ratio are comparable to nearby schools like Wallace Stegner Academy West Valley, Hillside School, West Valley School, and Whittier School, which generally perform better on academic measures, the school faces challenges with high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 23.8% to 41.2% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

714

Students ?

23.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,694

Per pupil spending ?

39.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3550 S Helen Dr
Magna, UT 84044

(385) 646-4786

District: Granite District

Students who attend Elk Run Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Scott M Matheson Junior High
High:	Cyprus High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

57.1%

White:

31.5%

African American:

4.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 18th percentile in 2015 → 2nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Utah average (19% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (41% vs 24% Utah)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg36%

Utah avg48%

534^th of 547

Utah public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 18% (2015) to bottom 2% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

47^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	4.8	534 of 547	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.3	540 of 561	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.2	514 of 561	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.4	503 of 551	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.6	498 of 559	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.6	523 of 572	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.4	471 of 528	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.0	476 of 526	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	14.9	472 of 533	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.8	441 of 537	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	17.2	436 of 509	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2025	18.7	11 of 12	8.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.8	17 of 23	26.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.9	12 of 25	52.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2025	31.4	24 of 33	27.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.0	41 of 49	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	53.8	18 of 45	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.0	24 of 44	45.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2025	20.1	97 of 109	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	142 of 162	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.2	87 of 132	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.4	82 of 111	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2024	3.1	423 of 429	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.5	422 of 435	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 (2025)27th percentile+25 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile+9 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)8th percentile+6 vs school

White (2024)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Utah (2024-2025) ?

Science24%-28 vs state

Mathematics14%-30 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Friday, August 25, 2017

All of the teachers that my child has had at Elk Run over the years have been wonderful! They do an amazing job teaching kids at different levels of understanding. My daughter excels in school, but she is still provided a challenging curriculum. Close Quote

by a parent
Saturday, November 1, 2014

The teachers at Elk Run are data driven and seek student success. Close Quote

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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
Elk Run Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	3550 S Helen Dr	Magna	84044	Salt Lake County	Granite District	No	No	No	No	(385) 646-4786	714	30	23.9	39.6%	225 (31.5%)	32 (4.5%)	408 (57.1%)	7 (1.0%)	3 (0.4%)	26 (3.6%)	13 (1.8%)	4.8	534^th of 547 public elementary schools	2.4%		5.3	540^th of 561 public elementary schools	3.7%	6	22.5	17.2	13.3	4.6			24.2	18.6	30.1			$7,694	$852	$6,842
Magna School	Public	PK, KG-6	8500 W 3100 S	Magna	84044	Salt Lake County	Granite District	No	No	No	Yes	(385) 646-4900	549	23	24.4	48.5%	241 (43.9%)	7 (1.3%)	262 (47.7%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (3.8%)	13 (2.4%)								(n/a)												$8,901	$960	$7,941
Pleasant Green School	Public	PK, KG-6	8201 W 2700 S	Magna	84044	Salt Lake County	Granite District	No	No	No	No	(385) 646-4972	482	21	23.5	40.9%	184 (38.2%)	8 (1.7%)	220 (45.6%)	8 (1.7%)	3 (0.6%)	33 (6.8%)	26 (5.4%)	13.6	480^th of 547 public elementary schools	12.2%		7.4	535^th of 561 public elementary schools	4.6%	55	27.5	20.4	27.8	18.8			12.7	37.0	42.6			$9,766	$661	$9,105
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Elk Run Elementary

Is Elk Run Elementary a good school?

Elk Run Elementary ranks in the bottom 2.4% of Utah elementary schools.

What district is Elk Run Elementary in?

Granite District

How many students attend Elk Run Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 714 students attended Elk Run Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Elk Run Elementary attend?

Students who attend Elk Run Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Scott M Matheson Junior High
High : Cyprus High

What is the racial makeup of Elk Run Elementary?

Students at Elk Run Elementary are 57% Hispanic, 32% White, 4% African American, 4% Pacific Islander, 2% Two or more races.

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