The top reported proficiency rate is 62% in Science. The lowest is 58% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Viewmont School
Viewmont School serves kindergarten through sixth grade in Murray, part of the Murray District. It sits within a city that has reinvented itself from a smelting center into a hub for healthcare and professional services, anchored by Intermountain Medical Center. Murray is nearly built out, so the housing market reflects limited supply: home values are at a level that puts a typical mortgage notably higher than the national rent-to-income benchmark, and prices have edged slightly upward. Rents, by contrast, have softened year over year. A family moving into the area will find a suburban setting organized along major roads rather than a walkable downtown grid, though the TRAX light-rail stations and the Jordan River Parkway Trail provide alternatives to car dependence.
The school’s enrollment is moderate for an elementary, with a student body that is predominantly white combined with smaller shares of Hispanic students and students of two or more races, along with very small numbers of other racial and ethnic groups. About a fifth of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a below-average share locally that points toward a relatively higher-income attendance zone.
Viewmont’s state testing results place it well above the midpoint among elementary schools in Salt Lake County. The school’s overall proficiency index lands in the top quartile relative to other districts, meaning its students perform at a stronger level than most of their peers across the county. In math, about three in five students met or exceeded the state standard in the most recent testing year. In English language arts, a similar proportion reached proficiency. Science proficiency was just above that mark. These figures indicate a solid academic floor, though a parent should note that roughly four in ten students did not reach the proficient bar in reading and math, a share worth asking the school about in terms of how those students are identified and supported.
Data on special education identification and English learner status was not available, and neither were chronic absenteeism or discipline numbers, so those are gaps a parent would want to fill by talking with the school directly. Program offerings beyond the core curriculum were also not reported. The district itself did not show recent major changes in publicly available records, so parents will need to rely on the school’s own communications for any updates on staffing, curriculum shifts, or building plans.
Viewmont is a stable, historically rooted neighborhood school with above-average academic results for its region. It serves a population that is less economically diverse than many Salt Lake County schools, and its testing profile suggests a school where most students are meeting grade-level expectations. For a family weighing school options in Murray, this is a straightforward choice: a solidly performing public elementary in a mid-sized suburban district that has seen little recent upheaval. A parent who wants deeper insight into student support systems, enrichment offerings, or how the school addresses the students who fall below proficiency will need to go beyond the available data.
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