The top reported proficiency rate is 65% in Math. The lowest is 54% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Brookwood School
Brookwood School is a public elementary school in Sandy, a mid-size suburban city in the Salt Lake City metropolitan area. It serves students from kindergarten through fifth grade as part of the Canyons District. The school is not a charter school.
The school sits in an affluent, educated suburban community. Eastern Sandy rises into the Wasatch Range and is predominantly residential with a high rate of homeownership. Western Sandy, along the I-15 corridor, is heavily commercial and home to major retail, entertainment, and event venues such as America First Field and the Mountain America Exposition Center. The area’s median household income and bachelor’s degree attainment are well above national averages, and housing costs in the school’s ZIP code are high. The city is pursuing a long-term redevelopment of its downtown into a denser, walkable, transit-oriented center called The Cairns. Four TRAX light rail stations serve Sandy, providing a direct connection to Salt Lake City. Despite this redevelopment focus, the city’s population has declined modestly in recent years.
The student body at Brookwood is almost entirely white, with a very small share of Hispanic students and small numbers of students who are Asian, Black, or of two or more races. A very small share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which places the school in a much higher income bracket than many schools in the county. The school is small for an elementary school in terms of its total enrollment.
Brookwood’s academic performance is strong. On the state’s RISE assessments, the overall proficiency rate across tested subjects and grades placed the school in the top quartile among schools in districts across Salt Lake County. In math, a solid majority of students met or exceeded proficiency standards. In English language arts and in science, a smaller majority did. That gap in English and science proficiency relative to math may be something a parent wants to discuss with the school, particularly for a student who needs support in those areas. The school’s test participation rate was not reported in the available data.
The Canyons District, which oversees Brookwood, recently secured voter approval for a major bond measure to rebuild and renovate aging schools, address safety and security upgrades, and improve infrastructure. The district structured the bond to replace expiring debt so it would not increase the property tax rate. This is a significant, lasting development for families in the district because it will determine the physical condition and modernization of the buildings their children attend for years to come. It is unclear from available data whether Brookwood is among the schools specifically slated for a rebuild or renovation under this bond.
Data on special populations at Brookwood, including the share of students with disabilities or identified as English learners, was not available. The school’s discipline, staffing ratios, and attendance figures were also not reported in the available data. Because Brookwood only serves kindergarten through fifth grade, there is no graduation rate to report.
For a family considering Brookwood, the picture is that of a small, academically strong elementary school in an economically well-off, largely white suburban community. The housing market is expensive, and the school’s student composition reflects that. The test results suggest a school that performs well by county standards but where the strongest performance is in math rather than across all subjects evenly. The broader district context includes a recent large-scale investment in facilities that a parent may want to track for its implications at Brookwood specifically.
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