Elementary · Utah
Backman School
Free meals for allBackman School, a public elementary school in Salt Lake City, Utah: grades pre-k–6, 396 students, 13.7 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Salt Lake District.
Size and class size
Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.
- Students
- 396
- Teachers (FTE)
- 29.0
- Students per teacher
- 13.7
- Grades
- Pre-K–6
- Elementary
Fewer students per teacher than 94% of elementary schools in Utah
Median 20.9 · 611 schools compared
Fewer students per teacher than 60% of elementary schools in the US
Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared
Smaller than 74% of elementary schools in Utah
Median 510 · 615 schools compared
Smaller than 54% of elementary schools in the US
Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared
State test results
Share of students scoring proficient or above on Utah's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.
Reading and writing
Utah: 43%13%proficient
New test or proficiency bar this year: not comparable with the year before.
A lower share proficient than 98% of elementary schools in Utah
Median 43% · 595 elementary schools compared
223 students tested, grades 3–8 · RISE; proficient means Levels 3-4
Math
Utah: 44%13%proficient
+3.5 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 98% of elementary schools in Utah
Median 44% · 595 elementary schools compared
223 students tested, grades 3–8 · RISE & Secondary Math I; proficient means Levels 3-4
Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
What it offers
- Grades
- Elementary · Grades Pre-K–6
- Type
- District school · Regular
- Instruction
- In person
- Meals
- Free breakfast and lunch for every student
- Area
- Midsize city
- Run by
- Salt Lake District
Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Salt Lake District.
Location
- Address
- 601 N 1500 W, Salt Lake City, UT 84116
- Phone
- (801)578-8100
- City or town
- Salt Lake City
- County
- Salt Lake County
Nearby elementary schools
The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-K–6 | 352 | 17.8 | 23% | 23% | |
Meadowlark SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–6 | 434 | 17.4 | 11% | 17% |
Pacific Heritage AcademyCharterFree meals for all | K–8 | 327 | 20.4 | 21% | 22% |
Rose Park SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–6 | 358 | 17.3 | 19% | 15% |
| Pre-K–6 | 405 | 14.5 | 28% | 29% | |
Guadalupe SchoolCharterFree meals for all | Pre-K–6 | 390 | 32.5 | 13% | 4.7% |
Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Sources
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.
Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.
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