Salt Lake District, UT - District Data

Original Research by School Decision on Salt Lake District

Salt Lake District serves the full pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade span and is one of the larger districts in Salt Lake County. It sits in an urban context that includes Salt Lake City itself along with parts of several surrounding municipalities such as Millcreek, South Salt Lake, West Valley City, and Magna. That geographic spread means the district covers a wide range of neighborhoods with different housing markets. Home values vary considerably across the district’s zip codes, from more modest areas to pricier pockets, with rents following a similar pattern. The district’s overall housing values and rents are above national benchmarks, and recent years have seen modest price movement in most areas, though some parts of the district have experienced slight declines.

The student population reflects the diversity of the communities it serves. Roughly two-fifths of students are white, and a similar share are Hispanic. Smaller populations include students who are Asian, Black, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and those identifying with two or more races. The district also has a small Native American student population. Data on the share of students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch was not available in the provided information, and neither were counts of students with individualized education programs or English learner status.

On state assessments administered in grades three through eight, the district posted proficiency rates that fell at the higher end when compared with the other districts in the county. In the most recent testing year, proficiency in math was lower than in English language arts and science. Science proficiency was the strongest of the three subjects. The district’s overall proficiency index placed it above the midpoint among Salt Lake County’s districts. Chronic absenteeism, however, was higher than the county midpoint, a soft spot that a parent may want to explore further with the district to understand what supports are in place. The graduation rate was not included in the data, so that metric cannot be assessed here. Given the district serves all grades, the absence of that figure is a gap in the available information rather than a reflection of the school type.

A major facility plan is underway. In late 2024, voters approved a bond that will fund six large construction projects over a period of years. West High School and Highland High School will be fully replaced. Hillside Middle School and Glendale Middle School will get additions, while Bryant Middle School and Clayton Middle School are slated for major renovations. The bond carries a tax increase that the district has estimated at a certain annual amount on a median-value home. This is a substantial investment in the district’s physical plant and will change the look of several campuses.

In early 2025, the Board of Education approved new high school boundaries. The redraw is meant to align the feeder patterns from elementary and middle schools on the east and west sides of the district. For families with younger children, this means the high school their child will eventually attend may shift depending on the feeder pattern of their neighborhood school. It is the kind of change that matters for a family planning ahead on school assignments.

The district operates a large number of schools, including traditional elementary and middle schools, several comprehensive high schools, and some alternative or specialized programs such as the Salt Lake Center for Science Education, Horizonte Instruction and Training Center, and the Salt Lake Technology Center. There is also a virtual elementary program that appears to have closed, and a Head Start program. The range of school types suggests a district that tries to offer different pathways, though detailed program-level data such as Advanced Placement or career and technical education course access was not available in the provided information.

Per-pupil spending is in the upper range among the county’s districts, a fact that sits alongside the ambitious building program and the district’s urban demographics. A parent or resident considering this district should weigh the facility investments and the boundary changes against the academic proficiency picture, which is solid but uneven across subjects, and the above-average chronic absence rate. The district’s size and urban setting mean that the experience at individual schools may differ meaningfully from the district-wide averages.

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District Context

Officially reported figures, 2024-25.

Enrollment

19,477

Grades

PK–12

Schools

Student body

Hispanic 40%

Black 5%

White 40%

Asian 5%

Two+ 5%

Am. Indian / AK Native 1%

Hawaiian / Pac. Isl. 5%

By economic status

Percent proficient by grade, as reported

Economically disadvantaged

Not disadvantaged

Math

Gr 3

28%

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Gr 4

24%

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Gr 5

20%

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Gr 6

14%

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Gr 7

21%

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Gr 8

19%

—

Gr 38

21%

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Science

Gr 4

24%

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Gr 5

23%

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Gr 6

31%

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Gr 7

25%

—

Gr 8

31%

—

Gr 38

27%

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Schools in this District

41 schools are officially reported under this district.

Backman School

Beacon Heights School

Bonneville School

Salt Lake Center for Science Education Bryant

Mary W. Jackson School

M. Lynn Bennion School

Liberty School

North Star School

Horizonte Instruction & Training Center

Escalante School

Salt Lake Technology Center

Salt Lake Head Start

Innovations High School

Salt Lake Virtual Elementary

Sky View Academy

Academic Performance

Percent of students meeting or exceeding state standards, by grade.

Mathematics

1 grade reported

44%

Grades 3-8

English Language Arts

1 grade reported

43%

Grades 3-8

Science

1 grade reported

47%

Grades 3-8

Housing & Real Estate

Data as of April 2026 | District-weighted from constituent ZIP codes

Home Values

Typical home value$575,667

Year-over-year change+0.0%

Range across 14 ZIP codes$414K to $952K

vs. state typical1.06x

vs. national typical1.56x

Home value trend (12 months)

ZIP code home values (14 ZIP codes)

ZIP	City	Value	YoY	Weight
84116	Salt Lake City	$456K	-1.4%	33.2%
84104	Salt Lake City	$414K	-0.5%	19.5%
84103	Salt Lake City	$744K	+0.1%	18.5%
84108	Salt Lake City	$952K	+2.8%	10.8%
84105	Salt Lake City	$731K	+4.3%	2.8%
84106		$605K	+2.6%	2.8%
84044	Magna	$448K	+2.4%	2.2%
84102	Salt Lake City	$546K	-1.9%	1.7%
84115	South Salt Lake	$460K	+1.6%	1.7%
84101	Salt Lake City	$497K	-0.3%	1.7%
84109	Millcreek	$822K	+3.3%	1.5%
84128	West Valley City	$495K	+1.3%	1.3%
84111	Salt Lake City	$457K	-1.8%	1.2%
84119	West Valley City	$439K	-0.5%	0.2%

Rental Market

Typical monthly rent$1,695/mo

Year-over-year change-0.4%

Range across 14 ZIP codes$1,307 to $2,669/mo

Rent trend (12 months)

ZIP code rents (14 ZIP codes)

ZIP	City	Rent/mo	YoY	Weight
84116	Salt Lake City	$1,307	-0.8%	33.2%
84104	Salt Lake City	$1,785	-4.3%	19.5%
84103	Salt Lake City	$1,653	+2.4%	18.5%
84108	Salt Lake City	$2,669	—	10.8%
84105	Salt Lake City	$1,989	+3.0%	2.8%
84106		$1,807	+1.2%	2.8%
84044	Magna	$1,726	—	2.2%
84102	Salt Lake City	$1,576	+0.9%	1.7%
84115	South Salt Lake	$1,539	+0.5%	1.7%
84101	Salt Lake City	$1,628	+1.9%	1.7%
84109	Millcreek	$2,252	+8.7%	1.5%
84128	West Valley City	$1,672	-4.1%	1.3%
84111	Salt Lake City	$1,767	+2.9%	1.2%
84119	West Valley City	$1,436	+0.1%	0.2%

Affordability

Est. monthly mortgage (20% down at 6.48%)$2,905/mo

Home price / national median income6.9x

Annual rent / national median income24.3%

Est. mortgage exceeds rent by$1,210/mo

Comparison

State typical home value$540,993 (+1.6% YoY)

National typical home value$368,198 (+0.6% YoY)

State ZHVI trend (12 months)

National ZHVI trend (12 months)

Economic Context

30-year fixed mortgage rate6.48%

National unemployment rate4.3%

National median household income$83,730

CPI: Rent of shelter (index)447.05

30-year fixed mortgage rate (12 months)

National unemployment rate (12 months)

National median household income (12 months)

CPI: Rent of shelter (index) (12 months)

Sources: Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index (Zillow Group), Realtor.com via Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED)

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