The top reported proficiency rate is 19% in Science. The lowest is 12% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Plymouth School
Plymouth School serves students from pre-kindergarten through sixth grade in Salt Lake City, as part of Granite District. The school is located in the southwestern part of the city, in a residential area near the Jordan River. Salt Lake City itself is the state’s urban core, anchored by major employers such as the University of Utah and the LDS Church, and offers a downtown with walkable blocks, TRAX light rail service, and civic anchors including libraries and parks. The city has seen new housing development in recent years, though the school’s immediate neighborhood is an established part of the valley.
The school enrolls a student body that is majority Hispanic, with a substantial share of White students and smaller populations of students who are Black, two or more races, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, Asian, and American Indian or Alaska Native. A large majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating that the school serves a community with significant economic need. The school does not report counts for students with disabilities or English learners, so a parent may want to ask the school directly about those supports.
State testing results are available for math, English language arts, and science, and they show that proficiency rates are low across all three subjects. The school’s overall proficiency index, which averages the rates across tested subjects and grades, places it in the bottom quartile among elementary and middle schools in Salt Lake County. The data covers grades three through six, which are the tested grades in Utah’s RISE assessment. A parent considering this school will want to look into what academic interventions and supports are in place, and how the school is working to raise achievement.
The school does not serve high school grades, so there is no graduation rate to report. Chronic absenteeism data was also not available. The school is a traditional public school within Granite District, not a charter or magnet. It is not a Title I school, or that status was not reported.
Housing in the school’s ZIP code is priced above the national median, and rents have seen a recent decline. The area is less affordable than many parts of the country, with a mortgage payment that would be a stretch for a typical household. The school itself is a neighborhood elementary, drawing from the surrounding residential streets.
Granite District, which operates Plymouth, has been active in recent years with publicly reported efforts around facility improvements and funding measures, though specific details of those initiatives were not available in the data provided. The district is one of the larger ones in the state, and Plymouth sits within its southwest Salt Lake City footprint.
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