The top reported proficiency rate is 61% in Science. The lowest is 47% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Welby School
Welby School serves kindergarten through sixth grade in South Jordan, a rapidly growing suburban city in the Salt Lake Valley. The school is part of Jordan School District, the large district that serves the southwestern portion of the Salt Lake metropolitan area. Welby sits in a residential area on the west side of the city, not far from the Daybreak master-planned community, which has been a major driver of population growth in South Jordan over the past two decades.
Academically, Welby School’s state test results place it among the stronger elementary schools in the region when measured against districts across Salt Lake County. Its overall proficiency across math, reading, and science lands in the top quarter of the county’s districts, meaning the school outperforms a typical elementary in the area. On individual subjects, about half of students met the state’s proficiency standard in math, slightly fewer than half did so in reading, and roughly three out of five reached proficiency in science. The reading data is from the prior school year, while math and science are from the most recent year, and the state adjusted its cut scores during that period, so direct year-over-year comparisons are uncertain. Still, the relative standing against the county suggests a solid academic floor.
The student body of more than seven hundred children is predominantly white, with a Hispanic population around one in eight students and smaller shares of Asian, Pacific Islander, and multiracial students. About one in five students qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a rate that signals a generally middle-to-upper-income neighborhood. The school does not report the share of students with disabilities or English learners, so a parent would want to ask the school directly about how those populations are supported.
South Jordan itself is a high-cost housing market. Home values are well above the national median and have been rising modestly. Rents are also elevated, and the rent-to-income ratio suggests that housing consumes a sizable chunk of a typical household’s income. The city has seen explosive population growth, with the Daybreak community adding thousands of homes and a new mixed-use downtown anchored by a minor-league ballpark that opened in 2025. The pace of building permits remains brisk. For a family moving into the area, home prices are a major consideration, and Welby draws from neighborhoods that reflect that premium.
Jordan School District has been expanding to keep up with growth in its southern communities, building new schools and adjusting attendance boundaries. Welby itself is not new, but the district’s growth context means that feeder patterns and school assignments can shift over time. For a family considering housing near Welby, it is worth verifying current attendance boundaries and any planned changes.
Because Welby is an elementary school, there is no graduation rate to report. The data also does not cover discipline rates, staffing ratios, or course offerings—those details are not available in the profiles used here. What is available paints a picture of a school that performs above the county norm but not at the very top of the state, serves a relatively affluent and homogeneous student body, and sits in a high-growth, high-cost suburban environment. A family that values a school with demonstrated proficiency above the local average and a peer group from similar economic backgrounds will likely find Welby a good fit. Those concerned about economic diversity, special education support, or English learner programming have less information to go on and should follow up directly with the school.
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