Summary:
ZIP code 84302 has five elementary-serving schools enrolling about 2,919 students across grades PK–8, although most serve elementary grades and Promontory School of Expeditionary Learning extends through eighth grade. Four schools are part of Box Elder District, while Promontory belongs to its own district. Overall, schools range from strong academic performance at Three Mile Creek School to significant academic and attendance challenges at Promontory, with absenteeism higher than the Utah average at every school.
Three Mile Creek School is the strongest current academic performer, ranking in the 64th percentile statewide and leading the group in average ELA and science results. It exceeded the state in every reported subject-grade combination, although its ranking declined from the previous year. Golden Spike Elementary shows the greatest momentum: its ranking rose from the 31st to the 60th percentile in one year, with especially large gains in mathematics and science. It is also the largest school, serving 924 students. Discovery School has the strongest third-grade ELA and mathematics results, but its fourth- and fifth-grade mathematics performance is considerably weaker, making grade-level consistency an important consideration.
Lake View School has the weakest academic results among the Box Elder schools, with lower-than-district and lower-than-state ELA and mathematics performance across reported grades. It also has the highest absenteeism in that district. Promontory School of Expeditionary Learning has the smallest student–teacher ratio, but the lowest ranking, weakest elementary academic averages, and highest absenteeism in the area. Chronic absenteeism is a concern throughout the ZIP code: rates range from 31.1% at Discovery to 57.4% at Promontory, compared with 23.8% statewide. Parents comparing schools should weigh current achievement, year-over-year progress, attendance, grade configuration, and the differences between the two districts.
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