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Sterling School

Public Grades PK, KG-6

466^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 547 Utah Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of Utah elementary schools

Summary

Sterling School is an elementary school located in Tooele, Utah, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 847 students. The school is part of the Tooele District, which is ranked 73 out of 93 districts in Utah and is rated 1 star out of 5 by SchoolDigger. Over the past several years, Sterling School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Utah elementary schools, typically ranking between 400-500 out of around 550-570 schools.

Sterling School faces significant challenges in academic performance, with consistently lower proficiency rates in Mathematics, Science, and English Language Arts compared to the Tooele District and the state of Utah. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 24.5% of 3rd graders at Sterling School were proficient or better in Mathematics, compared to 30% for the Tooele District and 48.6% for the state. The school also has a higher chronic absenteeism rate of 23.8%, compared to the state average of 15-20%. Additionally, 47.7% of Sterling School students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a higher percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

Interestingly, nearby schools in the Tooele District, such as Stansbury Park School and Rose Springs School, as well as the local charter schools Excelsior Academy and Scholar Academy, generally outperform Sterling School in academic metrics. This suggests that the challenges faced by Sterling School may be specific to the school and not necessarily shared by all schools in the Tooele District or the broader area.

772

Students ?

20.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,529

Per pupil spending ?

36%

Free/discounted lunch ?

251 N. 1st St.
Tooele, UT 84074

(435) 833-1961

District: Tooele District

Students who attend Sterling School usually attend:

Middle:	Tooele Junior High
High:	Tooele High

Racial breakdown:

White:

68.4%

Hispanic:

22.2%

Two or more races:

5.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 15th percentile in 2019 → 15th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Utah average (29% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (32% vs 24% Utah)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg34%

Utah avg48%

466^th of 547

Utah public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▬ steady since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 11Elementary Schools in the Tooele District

73^rd of 93Tooele 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	16.4	466 of 547	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.9	480 of 561	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	473 of 561	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	442 of 551	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.3	459 of 559	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.8	486 of 572	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2025	41.3	59 of 109	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.6	120 of 162	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.3	95 of 132	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2025	12.1	374 of 408	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.0	412 of 429	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.3	413 of 428	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.6	409 of 435	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)46th percentile+31 vs school

White (2025)8th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Utah (2024-2025) ?

Science40%-13 vs state

Mathematics21%-24 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, February 21, 2019

The people in the office don't seem to know how to run a school don't seem to enjoy their jobs either my daughter has been going there for 2 years now hoping it would get better with the new principal but I'm definitely not sending her back there another year. Seems to be quite a bit of rude kids there as well that don't get disciplined 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
Sterling School	Public	PK, KG-6	251 N. 1st St.	Tooele	84074	Tooele County	Tooele District	No	No	No	Yes	(435) 833-1961	772	39	20.0	36.0%	528 (68.4%)	3 (0.4%)	171 (22.2%)	5 (0.6%)	11 (1.4%)	15 (1.9%)	39 (5.1%)	16.4	466^th of 547 public elementary schools	14.8%		14.9	480^th of 561 public elementary schools	14.4%	14	24.5	23.3	18.5	18.2			33.0	33.7	53.5			$8,529	$1,085	$7,444
West School	Public	PK, KG-6	451 W 300 S	Tooele	84074	Tooele County	Tooele District	No	No	No	No	(435) 833-1931	297	17	17.4	39.7%	218 (73.4%)	3 (1.0%)	51 (17.2%)	6 (2.0%)	4 (1.3%)	7 (2.4%)	7 (2.4%)								(n/a)												$7,877	$736	$7,142
Scholar Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	928 N 100 E	Tooele	84074	Tooele County	Scholar Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(435) 566-6957	690	30	22.7	29.6%	515 (74.6%)	1 (0.1%)	124 (18.0%)	9 (1.3%)	5 (0.7%)	8 (1.2%)	28 (4.1%)	8	513^th of 547 public elementary schools	6.2%		10	510^th of 561 public elementary schools	9.1%	3	15.3	28.6	17.4	10.2	20.9	21.0	33.8	17.4	33.3	25.0	21.0	$6,446	$565	$5,881
Northlake School	Public	PK, KG-6	268 N Coleman	Tooele	84074	Tooele County	Tooele District	No	No	No	Yes	(435) 833-1940	684	36	19.2	45.0%	436 (63.7%)	15 (2.2%)	176 (25.7%)	8 (1.2%)	11 (1.6%)	8 (1.2%)	30 (4.4%)	11.5	493^rd of 547 public elementary schools	9.9%		15.7	477^th of 561 public elementary schools	15.0%	16	27.6	28.2	24.5	10.6			31.5	36.6	20.8			$8,737	$1,033	$7,704
Middle Canyon School	Public	K-6	751 E 1000 N	Tooele	84074	Tooele County	Tooele District	No	No	No	No	(435) 833-1906	571	27	21.4	21.5%	350 (61.3%)	12 (2.1%)	169 (29.6%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.1%)	22 (3.9%)	35.7	363^rd of 547 public elementary schools	33.6%		34.7	381^st of 561 public elementary schools	32.1%	18	36.1	37.2	37.4	27.9			43.0	48.4	57.0			$7,139	$461	$6,678
Copper Canyon School	Public	PK, KG-6	1600 N Broadway	Tooele	84074	Tooele County	Tooele District	No	No	No	Yes	(435) 843-3820	544	25	21.7	31.8%	347 (63.8%)	14 (2.6%)	136 (25.0%)	3 (0.6%)	5 (0.9%)	24 (4.4%)	15 (2.8%)	6.9	522^nd of 547 public elementary schools	4.6%		14.6	483^rd of 561 public elementary schools	13.9%	39	14.6	22.9	16.0	13.2			32.9	23.6	26.4			$8,434	$638	$7,796
Settlement Canyon School	Public, Magnet	K-6	935 West Timpie Road	Tooele	84074	Tooele County	Tooele District	No	Yes	No	No	(435) 882-4597	519	26	19.7	33.1%	366 (70.5%)	3 (0.6%)	123 (23.7%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	8 (1.5%)	12 (2.3%)	13.6	482^nd of 547 public elementary schools	11.9%		13.2	493^rd of 561 public elementary schools	12.1%	11	24.7	21.0	26.4	25.8			32.1	25.6	39.8			$7,260	$466	$6,794
Overlake School	Public	K-6	2052 N 170 W	Tooele	84074	Tooele County	Tooele District	No	No	No	No	(435) 843-3805	690	32	21.5	23.6%	418 (60.6%)	11 (1.6%)	174 (25.2%)	7 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	45 (6.5%)	33 (4.8%)	13.4	483^rd of 547 public elementary schools	11.7%		25.6	430^th of 561 public elementary schools	23.4%	53	29.2	20.2	25.3	13.3			29.4	37.0	40.7			$7,361	$456	$6,905
Excelsior Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	124 E Erda Way	Erda	84074	Tooele County	Excelsior Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(435) 882-3062	1,406	24	57.9	17.9%	1,114 (79.2%)	6 (0.4%)	191 (13.6%)	6 (0.4%)	5 (0.4%)	16 (1.1%)	68 (4.8%)	43.4	321^st of 547 public elementary schools	41.3%		44.3	321^st of 561 public elementary schools	42.8%		59.4	49.6	45.4	20.9	39.7	42.9	42.5	51.1	42.4	59.1	52.9	$6,530	$511	$6,019
Rose Springs School	Public	PK, KG-6	5349 N Insbrook Place	Stansbury Park	84074	Tooele County	Tooele District	No	No	No	No	(435) 833-9015	541	26	20.7	17.7%	400 (73.9%)	5 (0.9%)	97 (17.9%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.6%)	22 (4.1%)	38.6	347^th of 547 public elementary schools	36.6%		55.2	251^st of 561 public elementary schools	55.3%	96	44.2	31.4	37.8	39.1			42.0	34.1	65.2			$8,068	$610	$7,458

Frequently Asked Questions about Sterling School

What schools do graduates of Sterling School attend?

Students who attend Sterling School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Tooele Junior High
High : Tooele High

What district is Sterling School in?

Tooele District

How many students attend Sterling School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 772 students attended Sterling School.

Is Sterling School a good school?

Sterling School ranks in the bottom 14.8% of Utah elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Sterling School?

Students at Sterling School are 68% White, 22% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% Pacific Islander, 1% American Indian.

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Utah State Board of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.