Is Backman School a good school?

Backman School ranks in the bottom 4.0% of Utah elementary schools.

How many students attend Backman School?

In the 2021-22 school year, 377 students attended Backman School.

What is the racial makeup of Backman School?

Students at Backman School are 63% Hispanic, 13% African American, 12% White, 6% Pacific Islander, 4% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Backman School attend?

Students who attend Backman School usually go on to attend: Middle : Northwest Middle High : Innovations High School High : West High

Backman School in Salt Lake City UT

Performance Trends

Compare Details Backman School ranks worse than 96% of elementary schools in Utah. It also ranks 18^th among 22 ranked elementary schools in the Salt Lake District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2022 the calculated Average Standard Score was 6.49. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Backman School is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (62.6%), African American (12.7%), White (12.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 83.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Backman School is 13.3, which is the 4^th best among 22 elementary schools in the Salt Lake District. (See more...)

Compare Backman School employs 28.2 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Backman School is $11,562, which is the 10^th highest among 22 elementary schools in the Salt Lake District.

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Schooldigger 2022 Rankings:

Backman School:

SchoolDigger ranks Backman School 529^th of 551 Utah public elementary schools. (See Backman School in the ranking list.)

Salt Lake District:

SchoolDigger ranks Salt Lake District 47^th of 92 Utah school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Backman School

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Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	UT State Percentile
2008	6.30	485^th	498	2.6%
2009	9.85	490^th	509	3.7%
2010	8.74	503^rd	518	2.9%
2011	7.29	551^st	563	2.1%
2012	13.05	546^th	579	5.7%
2013	9.79	550^th	576	4.5%
2014	10.90	464^th	509	8.8%
2015	9.04	498^th	537	7.3%
2016	11.72	483^rd	533	9.4%
2017	11.10	482^nd	526	8.4%
2018	18.09	447^th	528	15.3%
2019	20.86	466^th	572	18.5%
2021	6.26	534^th	559	4.5%
2022	6.49	529^th	551	4.0%

Data source: test scores: Utah State Board of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Data source: Utah State Board of Education

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Enrollment information for Backman School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	378	31	17	73	13	n/a	n/a	0	512
1989	326	31	26	73	11	n/a	n/a	0	467
1990	344	23	28	52	25	n/a	n/a	0	472
1991	320	27	37	65	13	n/a	n/a	0	462
1992	285	33	44	84	33	n/a	n/a	0	479
1993	317	30	41	92	30	n/a	n/a	-1	509
1994	310	31	39	131	31	n/a	n/a	0	542
1995	270	27	53	188	31	n/a	n/a	0	569
1996	270	27	53	188	31	n/a	n/a	0	569
1997	244	30	65	192	27	n/a	n/a	0	558
1998	246	23	58	228	35	n/a	n/a	0	590
1999	210	29	55	290	20	n/a	n/a	0	604
2000	186	32	62	297	15	n/a	n/a	0	592
2001	153	30	57	313	15	n/a	n/a	0	568
2002	148	26	35	326	9	n/a	n/a	0	544
2003	148	26	35	326	9	n/a	n/a	0	544
2004	109	18	32	397	16	n/a	n/a	0	572
2005	94	46	19	369	14	n/a	n/a	0	542
2006	95	46	21	394	13	n/a	n/a	0	569
2007	87	43	24	397	11	n/a	n/a	0	562
2008	75	37	22	477	11	n/a	n/a	6	628
2009	80	26	22	459	10	n/a	n/a	6	603
2010	68	28	26	424	8	n/a	n/a	114	668
2011	70	36	9	476	9	31	8	0	639
2012	67	28	8	471	3	24	7	0	608
2013	54	38	13	479	1	12	5	0	602
2014	58	29	21	505	3	13	8	0	637
2015	58	30	22	471	4	10	4	0	599
2016	54	35	25	446	7	18	2	0	587
2017	55	36	17	397	4	16	9	0	534
2018	64	29	18	358	3	19	4	0	495
2019	57	26	20	337	2	20	10	0	472
2020	72	46	14	282	5	34	13	0	466
2021	50	49	11	254	9	26	10	0	409
2022	46	48	14	236	3	23	7	0	377

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Backman School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	512	19.5	26.2	n/a
1989	467	23.5	19.8	n/a
1990	472	19.3	24.4	44.3
1991	462	18.3	25.2	48.9
1992	479	16.5	29.0	52.4
1993	509	20.0	25.5	53.7
1994	542	20.5	26.4	54.6
1995	569	26.0	21.9	60.5
1996	569	26.0	21.9	60.5
1997	558	29.0	19.2	62.4
1998	590	30.5	19.3	61.2
1999	604	31.3	19.3	75.7
2000	592	29.5	20.1	80.6
2001	568	27.5	20.7	79.4
2002	544	27.5	19.8	82
2003	544	27.5	19.8	82
2004	572	27.5	20.8	88.8
2005	542	29.0	18.7	96.1
2006	569	29.0	19.6	94
2007	562	28.3	19.9	99.5
2008	628	27.9	22.5	89.2
2009	603	20.1	12.7	100.5
2010	668	28.0	23.8	120
2011	639	27.5	23.2	93.3
2012	608	29.8	20.4	99.5
2013	602	28.6	21.0	99.5
2014	637	27.5	23.0	93.4
2015	599	n/a	n/a	94.5
2016	587	n/a	n/a	93.9
2017	534	27.5	19.3	91.6
2018	495	n/a	n/a	92.7
2019	472	27.7	17.0	91.3
2020	466	30.2	15.4	89.9
2021	409	n/a	n/a	82.6
2022	377	28.2	13.3	83.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch

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Student/Teacher Ratio Backman School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	512	19.5	26.2	n/a
1989	467	23.5	19.8	n/a
1990	472	19.3	24.4	44.3
1991	462	18.3	25.2	48.9
1992	479	16.5	29.0	52.4
1993	509	20.0	25.5	53.7
1994	542	20.5	26.4	54.6
1995	569	26.0	21.9	60.5
1996	569	26.0	21.9	60.5
1997	558	29.0	19.2	62.4
1998	590	30.5	19.3	61.2
1999	604	31.3	19.3	75.7
2000	592	29.5	20.1	80.6
2001	568	27.5	20.7	79.4
2002	544	27.5	19.8	82
2003	544	27.5	19.8	82
2004	572	27.5	20.8	88.8
2005	542	29.0	18.7	96.1
2006	569	29.0	19.6	94
2007	562	28.3	19.9	99.5
2008	628	27.9	22.5	89.2
2009	603	20.1	12.7	100.5
2010	668	28.0	23.8	120
2011	639	27.5	23.2	93.3
2012	608	29.8	20.4	99.5
2013	602	28.6	21.0	99.5
2014	637	27.5	23.0	93.4
2015	599	n/a	n/a	94.5
2016	587	n/a	n/a	93.9
2017	534	27.5	19.3	91.6
2018	495	n/a	n/a	92.7
2019	472	27.7	17.0	91.3
2020	466	30.2	15.4	89.9
2021	409	n/a	n/a	82.6
2022	377	28.2	13.3	83.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Backman School

Year	Expenditures from Federal Funds	Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019	$1,664 (14.4%)	$9,898 (85.6%)	$11,562

Data source: Utah Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Backman School

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Pandemic (2021-2022)	Change (%)
Ranks 466^th of 572 Elementary schools	Ranks 529^th of 551 Elementary schools	14.5%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Pandemic (2021-2022)	Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Backman School)	29.6	8.8	20.8%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Salt Lake District)	46.4	45.5	0.9%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Utah)	46.8	46	0.8%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Backman School)	36.6	17.6	19%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Salt Lake District)	54.6	50.6	4%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Utah)	50.2	48.5	1.7%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Backman School)	25.8	25.6	0.2%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Salt Lake District)	45	42.1	2.9%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Utah)	47.3	42.8	4.5%
4th Grade Mathematics (Backman School)	35.5	23.4	12.1%
4th Grade Mathematics (Salt Lake District)	49.4	47	2.4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Utah)	49.3	48.8	0.5%
4th Grade Science (Backman School)	27.4	23.4	4%
4th Grade Science (Salt Lake District)	46.7	44	2.7%
4th Grade Science (Utah)	51.1	46	5.1%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Backman School)	37	25	12%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Salt Lake District)	43.6	43.7	0.1%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Utah)	47.9	46.8	1.1%
5th Grade Mathematics (Backman School)	47.9	21.6	26.3%
5th Grade Mathematics (Salt Lake District)	49.8	40.6	9.2%
5th Grade Mathematics (Utah)	49	44.6	4.4%
5th Grade Science (Backman School)	31.5	23.3	8.2%
5th Grade Science (Salt Lake District)	44.5	44.5
5th Grade Science (Utah)	51.9	48.5	3.4%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Backman School)	37.8	14.3	23.5%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Salt Lake District)	43.4	40.9	2.5%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Utah)	48.9	46.7	2.2%
6th Grade Mathematics (Backman School)	20.7	9.5	11.2%
6th Grade Mathematics (Salt Lake District)	35.6	32	3.6%
6th Grade Mathematics (Utah)	39.2	34.9	4.3%
6th Grade Science (Backman School)	43.9	19.1	24.8%
6th Grade Science (Salt Lake District)	52.1	44.5	7.6%
6th Grade Science (Utah)	57.7	54.5	3.2%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
Total Students	472	409	13.3%
African American	26	49	88.5%
American Indian	2	9	350%
Asian	20	11	45%
Hispanic	337	254	24.6%
Pacific Islander	20	26	30%
White	57	50	12.3%
Two or More Races	10	10
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	91.3%	82.6%	8.7%

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Middle:	Northwest Middle
High:	Innovations High School
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