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Meadowlark School

Q: Is Meadowlark School a good school?

Meadowlark School ranks in the bottom 3.9% of Utah elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Meadowlark School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 434 students attended Meadowlark School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Meadowlark School?

Students at Meadowlark School are 69% Hispanic, 9% White, 7% African American, 7% Asian, 6% Pacific Islander, 2% Two or more races.

Q: What schools do graduates of Meadowlark School attend?

Students who attend Meadowlark School usually go on to attend: Middle : Northwest Middle High : Innovations Early College High School High : West High

Public Grades PK, KG-6

541^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 563 Utah Elementary Schools

Better than 4% of Utah elementary schools

Summary

Meadowlark School is a public school in Salt Lake City serving 434 students in prekindergarten through sixth grade in the Salt Lake District, an urban area where many families face significant economic challenges.

Meadowlark’s academic results are well below district and state averages, and its statewide standing has remained near the bottom: it ranked 541st of 563 Utah schools, in the 4th percentile, in 2025–2026. Proficiency was especially low in fourth-grade ELA at 8.2%, fifth-grade math at 8.3%, and fourth-grade science at under 10%. The school’s stronger results included third-grade math at 32.4%, sixth-grade ELA at 24.1%, and sixth-grade science at 28.1%. These results are uneven, suggesting that targeted support by grade and subject may be more useful than a one-size-fits-all approach. Meadowlark’s nearly universal free- or reduced-price lunch rate—99.08%—also provides important context when comparing it with schools serving different student populations.

Attendance is a major concern, although it is improving. Chronic absenteeism fell from 52.3% in 2022–2023 to 44.8% in 2024–2025, but it remains well above the Salt Lake District rate of 29.3% and Utah’s 23.8%. Among similar nearby schools, Meadowlark’s attendance rate was better than North Star School and Rose Park School, though worse than Edison School. Its 17.3-to-1 student-teacher ratio is less favorable than Franklin School and Backman School. The most promising signs are declining absenteeism, improved English Language Learner subgroup results, and pockets of stronger performance in third-grade math and sixth grade.

434

Students ?

17.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,398

Per pupil spending ?

Community Eligibility

All students receive free meals (2024-25) ?

96%

Kindergartners adequately immunized (2022-23)

Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)

497 N Morton Dr
Salt Lake City, UT 84116

(801) 578-8529

District: Salt Lake District

Students who attend Meadowlark School usually attend:

Middle:	Northwest Middle
High:	Innovations Early College High School
	West High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

68.7%

White:

8.8%

African American:

6.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 6th percentile in 2016 → 4th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Utah average (18% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (41% vs 22% Utah)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school18%

District avg45%

Utah avg48%

541^st of 563

Utah public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

19^th of 23Elementary Schools in the Salt Lake District

60^th of 92Salt Lake 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	5.5	541 of 563	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.7	536 of 547	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.1	522 of 561	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	495 of 561	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.4	462 of 551	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	4.7	546 of 559	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.5	515 of 572	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.8	483 of 528	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	16.0	460 of 526	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	8.9	499 of 533	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	7.9	504 of 537	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	12.3	457 of 509	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	5.3	567 of 576	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	4.8	568 of 579	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	3.2	562 of 563	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	5.6	511 of 518	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	16.3	461 of 509	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	10.2	474 of 498	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2026	42.5	14 of 22	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.4	10 of 12	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2025	22.7	29 of 33	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	47.0	19 of 49	61.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2026	24.1	118 of 139	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.1	92 of 109	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.9	112 of 162	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.2	74 of 132	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.6	50 of 111	55.0%	★★★☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)36th percentile+32 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)15th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)12th percentile+10 vs school

By subject vs Utah (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics20%-26 vs state

Science19%-35 vs state

English Language Arts15%-31 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				RISE English Language Arts (2026)						RISE Mathematics (2026)						RISE Science (2026)					Vaccination (2022-23)		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 English Language Arts 8th Grade	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners adequately immunized	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Meadowlark School	Public	PK, KG-6	497 N Morton Dr	Salt Lake City	84116	Salt Lake County	Salt Lake District	No	No	No	Yes	(801) 578-8529	434	25	17.3	—	38 (8.8%)	30 (6.9%)	298 (68.7%)	30 (6.9%)	2 (0.5%)	26 (6.0%)	10 (2.3%)	5.5	541^st of 563 public elementary schools	3.9%		4.7	536^th of 547 public elementary schools	2.0%	5	12.5	8.2	< 10%	24.1			32.4	22.9	8.3	15.8			< 10%	9.7	28.1			96%	0%	$12,398	$1,743	$10,656
Backman School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	601 N 1500 W	Salt Lake City	84116	Salt Lake County	Salt Lake District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(801) 578-8100	396	29	13.6	—	57 (14.4%)	47 (11.9%)	240 (60.6%)	13 (3.3%)	7 (1.8%)	17 (4.3%)	15 (3.8%)	3.6	556^th of 563 public elementary schools	1.2%		3.5	544^th of 547 public elementary schools	0.5%	12	11.1	23.1	10.4	< 10%			8.0	13.5	22.9	< 9.5%			17.3	12.5	< 9.5%			86%	0%	$11,562	$1,664	$9,898
Escalante School	Public	PK, KG-6	1810 W 900 N	Salt Lake City	84116	Salt Lake County	Salt Lake District	No	No	No	Yes	(801) 578-8496	352	20	17.8	80.7%	43 (12.2%)	16 (4.5%)	240 (68.2%)	7 (2.0%)	7 (2.0%)	21 (6.0%)	18 (5.1%)	10.8	505^th of 563 public elementary schools	10.3%		13.7	479^th of 547 public elementary schools	12.4%	26	27.9	14.0	20.0	31.7			27.9	30.2	22.5	19.5			32.6	25.0	39.0			100%	0%	$11,030	$1,491	$9,539
Pacific Heritage Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	1755 W 1100 N	Salt Lake City	84116	Salt Lake County	Pacific Heritage Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(801) 363-1892	327	16	20.4	41.9%	38 (11.6%)	11 (3.4%)	153 (46.8%)	24 (7.3%)	1 (0.3%)	82 (25.1%)	18 (5.5%)								(n/a)	23.3	10–29%	20–39%	20–39%	34.9	20–38%	39.5	30–48%	20–38%	< 20%	20.9	10–29%	10–40.5%	30–48%	30–49%	30.3	20–38%	88%	6%	$7,244	$996	$6,248
Newman School	Public	PK, KG-6	1269 N Colorado St	Salt Lake City	84116	Salt Lake County	Salt Lake District	No	No	No	Yes	(801) 578-8537	405	28	14.4	63.2%	94 (23.2%)	7 (1.7%)	263 (64.9%)	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	19 (4.7%)	15 (3.7%)	17.7	459^th of 563 public elementary schools	18.5%		22.4	425^th of 547 public elementary schools	22.3%	34	37.7	21.9	26.9	15.4			51.1	41.5	25.0	< 10%			39.0	21.1	17.3			94%	3%	$11,774	$1,184	$10,590
Rose Park School	Public	PK, KG-6	1105 W 1000 N	Salt Lake City	84116	Salt Lake County	Salt Lake District	No	No	No	Yes	(801) 578-8554	358	21	17.2	—	50 (14.0%)	31 (8.7%)	234 (65.4%)	7 (2.0%)	9 (2.5%)	21 (5.9%)	6 (1.7%)	4.7	547^th of 563 public elementary schools	2.8%		5.6	529^th of 547 public elementary schools	3.3%	18	10.9	9.5	13.4	20.9			16.6	9.3	21.0	22.9			< 10%	18.2	30.6			87%	0%	$12,584	$1,707	$10,877
Edison School	Public	PK, KG-6	430 E Cheyenne	Salt Lake City	84104	Salt Lake County	Salt Lake District	No	No	No	Yes	(801) 974-8300	459	25	18.7	—	63 (13.7%)	15 (3.3%)	296 (64.5%)	31 (6.8%)	5 (1.1%)	40 (8.7%)	9 (2.0%)	12.9	492^nd of 563 public elementary schools	12.6%		7.7	515^th of 547 public elementary schools	5.9%	23	23.9	25.0	31.6				37.8	32.9	16.5				27.6	27.5				87%	0%	$11,280	$1,472	$9,808
North Star School	Public	PK, KG-6	1545 N Morton Dr	Salt Lake City	84116	Salt Lake County	Salt Lake District	No	No	No	Yes	(801) 578-8448	336	22	15.2	81.8%	29 (8.6%)	25 (7.4%)	216 (64.3%)	12 (3.6%)	3 (0.9%)	40 (11.9%)	11 (3.3%)	8.6	519^th of 563 public elementary schools	7.8%		5.9	528^th of 547 public elementary schools	3.5%	9	19.6	31.8	9.8	19.2			17.4	40.9	12.5	< 10%			31.9	14.6	28.8			96%	0%	$11,165	$1,560	$9,605
Guadalupe School	Public, Magnet, Charter	PK, KG-6	1385 N 1200 W	Salt Lake City	84116	Salt Lake County	Guadalupe School	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	(801) 531-6100	390	12	32.5	89.5%	11 (2.8%)	8 (2.1%)	361 (92.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	3 (0.8%)								(n/a)	30–48%	10–29%	10–29%	< 20%			10–29%	20–39%	10–29%				30–49%	20–38%	10–40.5%			98%	2%	$10,171	$1,819	$8,353
Franklin School	Public	PK, KG-6	1115 W 300 S	Salt Lake City	84104	Salt Lake County	Salt Lake District	No	No	No	Yes	(801) 578-8158	325	26	12.7	—	45 (13.8%)	18 (5.5%)	209 (64.3%)	16 (4.9%)	5 (1.5%)	21 (6.5%)	11 (3.4%)	2.9	559^th of 563 public elementary schools	0.7%		5.2	532^nd of 547 public elementary schools	2.7%	27	< 10%	10.0	19.5	15.2			9.6	14.7	17.1	6.5			17.1	24.4	16.7			90%	3%	$11,896	$1,493	$10,402

Frequently Asked Questions about Meadowlark School

Is Meadowlark School a good school?

Meadowlark School ranks in the bottom 3.9% of Utah elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Meadowlark School attend?

Students who attend Meadowlark School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Northwest Middle
High : Innovations Early College High School
High : West High

What is the racial makeup of Meadowlark School?

Students at Meadowlark School are 69% Hispanic, 9% White, 7% African American, 7% Asian, 6% Pacific Islander, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Meadowlark School in?

Salt Lake District

How many students attend Meadowlark School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 434 students attended Meadowlark School.

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