The top reported proficiency rate is 64% in Science. The lowest is 33% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Anna Smith School
Anna Smith School serves students from pre-kindergarten through sixth grade in Wendover, a small desert town on the Utah-Nevada border. The community grew around railroad service, potash production, and later as a support hub for casino resorts just across the state line in West Wendover, Nevada. The population has declined from a peak in earlier decades. Wendover has no traditional downtown core; commercial life runs along Wendover Boulevard, and the built environment is auto-oriented. The school itself is woven into this small-town fabric rather than sitting on a separated campus.
The student body is small for an elementary school serving a full grade band. A large majority of students are Hispanic or Latino, and a substantial share of families qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school functions within Tooele District, and the town has a cross-border arrangement with West Wendover, Nevada, for shared secondary schooling at the junior and senior high level, a detail that matters for families planning beyond sixth grade.
On state assessments, Anna Smith School shows a mixed picture. In science, the share of students meeting proficiency was notably higher than in math or English language arts. The math proficiency rate was lower, and the ELA rate was lower still. A parent may want to ask the school about supports in reading and mathematics for students who are not yet at the proficient level. Because the school serves younger grades, there is no graduation rate to report. Data on special education identification, English learner status, chronic absenteeism, and discipline were not available in the records reviewed.
When compared with other districts in Tooele County, the school’s overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades places it in the top quartile among those four districts. That is a meaningful piece of context: within the county, this school’s academic results rank among the stronger ones, even while the absolute proficiency numbers in math and ELA leave room for improvement.
The district brief turned up no recent changes such as bond elections, curriculum shifts, or new school construction that would alter the context for families. Wendover itself is a place where water infrastructure has constrained growth, and the population has been steady to declining. Housing market specifics were not included in the data, but the town’s economy is tied to gaming, potash, ranching, and transportation.
Anna Smith School fits a family looking for a small elementary setting in a remote border community with a strong Hispanic demographic and a high proportion of students from lower-income households. The academic strengths lie in science relative to other subjects, and the school’s countywide standing is favorable. A parent should expect to engage closely with the school around literacy and math instruction, and to plan ahead for the cross-border secondary school arrangement that kicks in after sixth grade.
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