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Best Public Schools in Zip Code 84105


At a glance
2
Schools
859
Students
1
5-star school
Top rankedUintah School9th of 563 Utah elementary schools
Biggest riser
Emerson School up 75 spots statewide this year
Summary:

Zip code 84105 has two public elementary schools serving grades K–6: Uintah School and Emerson School. Both are part of the Salt Lake District, and the provided list includes no middle schools, high schools, or alternative schools in the ZIP code. Together, the schools enroll 859 students. The district has a 2-star rating and ranks 60th of 92 Utah districts, but the two schools perform quite differently on school-level measures.

Uintah School is the clear academic standout. It ranked 9th out of 563 Utah schools in 2025–2026, placing it in the 98th percentile with a 5-star rating. Its average proficiency across reported English, math, and science results was about 78%, and it exceeded district and state results in every comparison. Its strongest scores included 3rd-grade math at 86.8%, 4th-grade science at 84.5%, and 4th-grade math at 84.3%. Uintah also had much lower chronic absenteeism than Emerson—12.6% versus 23.1%—and maintained excellent statewide rankings over three years.

Emerson School is also above district and state proficiency levels, though it trails Uintah in every reported subject average. Emerson ranked 129th of 563 schools, earned 4 stars, and improved substantially from 204th the prior year. Its average proficiency was about 60%, with science its strongest subject and upper-grade math its main challenge: 5th-grade math was 46.8% and 6th-grade math was 43.8%. Emerson’s student-teacher ratio is lower than Uintah’s, and it showed encouraging gains in 3rd-grade math and 6th-grade science. For families prioritizing the strongest measured academic outcomes, Uintah is substantially ahead; Emerson offers above-benchmark performance with meaningful recent improvement.

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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.

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