The top reported proficiency rate is 35% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Esperanza School
Esperanza School is a single-school district in Salt Lake County, Utah, serving only kindergarten through sixth grade. Because it does not serve high school grades, there is no graduation rate to report. The district operates as one school, and the state classifies it as a charter school district.
On state assessments in math, English language arts, and science, proficiency rates among Esperanza’s tested students cluster together in the mid-thirties. Across all tested subjects and grades, the district’s overall proficiency index places it below the midpoint among Salt Lake County’s districts. Utah uses the RISE assessment for these grade levels; the state changed the cut scores for ELA and science in recent years, so a direct year-to-year comparison is not available.
Enrollment is concentrated in a narrow grade band. The student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic, with very small numbers of white, Black, and Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander students enrolled. The district did not report the share of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, nor did it report counts of students with disabilities or English learners. A parent seeking information on those supports would need to ask the school directly.
Chronic absenteeism is a significant concern. Esperanza’s chronic absenteeism rate places it in the bottom quartile among the county’s districts, meaning that a comparatively high share of students are missing a substantial number of school days. Per-pupil current spending falls in the middle range but in the upper half of the county’s districts, suggesting that the school is not under-resourced relative to its neighbors on that measure.
No recent district-level changes, such as boundary adjustments, program launches, or leadership transitions, were found in a search of publicly reported information. The district did not provide a locale description, so the community context around the school is not available from this data. The school serves only elementary grades, so families looking ahead to middle or high school would need to consider their options in the surrounding area.
In summary, Esperanza School offers a focused elementary program in a single-school charter setting, with proficiency levels that trail the median for Salt Lake County. The student population is heavily Hispanic, and the chronic absenteeism rate is an area a parent may want to discuss further with the school.
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