Summary:
Schools in ZIP code 84104 include seven schools serving prekindergarten through eighth grade: six elementary schools and one middle school, with no high school listed. Together, they enroll about 3,578 students. The area has a wide range of school performance, attendance, and school-size measures, with Wallace Stegner Academy standing out as the strongest overall performer and several schools facing significant academic and attendance challenges.
Wallace Stegner Academy ranked in the 46th percentile statewide for 2025–2026, well ahead of the other schools, and had the lowest chronic absenteeism rate at 12.8%. It was especially strong in elementary ELA and science, although its sixth- and seventh-grade math and ELA results were weaker. Mountain View School showed the most notable recent ranking improvement, rising from the 9th to the 22nd percentile over three years, but its absenteeism rate remained high at 38.4%. Edison School also improved in ranking, reaching the 13th percentile.
Attendance is a major concern across the area: six of the seven schools exceeded Utah’s 23.8% chronic absenteeism rate. Glendale Middle had the best attendance among schools in the Salt Lake District at 25.7%, but ranked in the 8th percentile and had generally low test scores. Dual Immersion Academy, Parkview School, and Franklin School reported both high absenteeism and low academic results. Mathematics was the most consistent academic weakness, often below 30% proficiency and sometimes in the single digits. Families seeking high school options will need to look beyond this ZIP-code school list.
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