The top reported proficiency rate is 41% in Math. The lowest is 34% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Silver Ridge Elementary
Silver Ridge Elementary serves kindergarten through sixth grade in Farr West, a residential community on the northern edge of Weber County. The school, erected in 2020, sits in a part of the city that has seen sustained residential growth over decades, with Farr West’s population expanding continuously from its origins as a small farming settlement through the most recent estimates. The school is part of Weber District, the county’s public school system.
The student body is just under six hundred children, with enrollment distributed across the elementary grades. The racial and ethnic composition is predominantly white, a pattern consistent with the surrounding community. About one in five students qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, a share that falls well within typical suburban levels for this area. Data on students with Individualized Education Programs and English learner classifications were not available in the records reviewed.
Academically, the school’s state assessment results show a mixed picture. Proficiency rates on Utah’s RISE tests place the school above the midpoint among elementary schools in Weber County when combined across math, English language arts, and science, though the overall proficiency index of just under two in five students scoring proficient or above indicates that a majority of students are not yet meeting that bar. In math, about two in five students reached proficiency in the most recent testing year. In English language arts, roughly one in three students were proficient, based on the most recent available data. Science proficiency stood at about two in five. These figures represent a single snapshot in time, and the state has made adjustments to cut scores in English language arts that may affect comparability with prior years. A parent or guardian may want to discuss with the school how the staff addresses the subjects where a larger share of students are scoring below proficient.
Because Silver Ridge Elementary serves only kindergarten through sixth grade, there is no graduation rate to report. The school does not yet have a multi-year trend series available, so it is not possible to see whether performance has been improving or declining over time. No data on chronic absenteeism, discipline, or staffing were present in the materials reviewed.
The housing market in the zip code around the school sits just below the state median for home values, with costs notably above the national benchmark. Typical rents are a substantial share of the national median household income, suggesting that the area is not inexpensive relative to the country as a whole but is more affordable than many parts of Utah. The mortgage market environment in mid-2026 carries rates that are consistent with the elevated level seen in recent years.
Farr West itself has no traditional downtown core. The built environment is low-density and primarily single-family residential. Residents historically sought incorporation to maintain local control over planning, and the city continues to see new construction, including Silver Ridge Elementary itself. City offices are modest, having been run from private homes for years before a town hall was built. The search for information on local parks, a library, or transit infrastructure did not yield results, though the city operates a website for municipal services. For work, most residents likely commute to Ogden or other nearby cities within the Ogden–Clearfield metropolitan area.
For a family considering this school, the key considerations are a relatively new building in a growing suburban community, academic results that sit above the midpoint of the county’s elementary schools but with room for improvement, and a student body where poverty rates are modest. The absence of data on special education and English learner services is a gap that a prospective parent may want to address directly with the school.
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