Summary
Overlake School is a K–6 elementary school serving 690 students in Tooele, Utah, in an area surrounded mainly by other Tooele District elementary schools, along with several nearby charter and alternative-district schools. The school has a 21.5:1 student–teacher ratio and a 23.62% free/reduced-price lunch rate. Its most recent statewide ranking was 481st of 563 Utah schools, placing it in the 15th percentile and the one-star category. Although this was a small improvement from the 12th percentile the previous year, Overlake remains well below its earlier standing: it ranked in the 48th percentile in 2018–19.
Academic results are below both district and state averages in English language arts, mathematics, and science. Average proficiency was 29.3% in ELA, 25.7% in math, and 33.4% in science, compared with 34.8%, 33.0%, and 43.2% for the district. Mathematics is the weakest area, particularly in sixth grade, where proficiency was 18.9%; sixth-grade ELA was also low at 19.4%. Nearby Middle Canyon School, only 1.77 miles away, ranked in the 46th percentile, while Rose Springs School ranked in the 44th percentile and Stansbury Park School ranked in the 61st percentile. These schools generally posted stronger results, especially in sixth grade. Overlake was somewhat stronger than Copper Canyon School and West School.
Chronic absenteeism was 26.6% in 2024–25—slightly below the district’s 27.0% but above Utah’s 23.8%. Attendance is a meaningful concern, though Rose Springs School and Middle Canyon School had lower rates of 15.6% and 16.7%. Overlake’s reported economic profile is moderate compared with nearby schools, so its results point to a broad school improvement challenge rather than one isolated subject or factor. The most important areas to examine are sixth-grade instruction and transition, foundational math, attendance, intervention systems, and strategies used by stronger nearby schools such as Excelsior Academy.
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