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Beacon Heights School

Serves grades KG - 6

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
1850 S 2500 E
Salt Lake City, UT 84108
Phone
(801) 481-4814
District
Salt Lake District
County
SALT LAKE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
397
Classroom Teachers
22

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Utah

10

(10 is best)

Better than 98.0% of all UT schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Beacon Heights School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

100 80 60 40 20 0
78%
47%
74%
46%
82%
49%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

100 80 60 40 20 0
76%
46%
81%
43%
70%
49%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

100 80 60 40 20 0
82%
46%
83%
47%
80%
45%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
60%
41%
65%
47%
55%
35%
60%
41%
65%
47%
55%
35%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
18
18
22
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 18 4.5%
Kindergarten 53 13.4%
Grade 1 59 14.9%
Grade 2 44 11.1%
Grade 3 50 12.6%
Grade 4 55 13.9%
Grade 5 55 13.9%
Grade 6 63 15.9%
Total 397 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 74.9% 42.8% 73.8%
Black 1.7% 5.3% 1.4%
Hispanic 8.1% 40.5% 20.3%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 13.6% 4.8% 1.8%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.7% 6.7% 2.7%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 17.9% 52.1% 29.0%
Free lunch eligible 16.9% 48.5% 23.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 1.0% 3.6% 5.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 201,269 3,380,800
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,816.5 40
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.2% 7.3%
5-19 YEARS OLD 16.4% 24.4%
20-44 YEARS OLD 46.6% 37.0%
45-64 YEARS OLD 20.2% 19.9%
65 OR OLDER 11.6% 11.4%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 85,435 1,062,819
Single Parent Households With Children 5.4% 6.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 91.2% 93.2%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 50.2% 36.1%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 19.3% 21.4%
$100,000 - $149,999 16.1% 21.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 12.8% 14.9%
$50,000 - $74,999 17.3% 16.8%
$30,000 - $49,999 14.7% 12.8%
$15,000 - $29,999 10.4% 7.5%
$15,000 or less 9.4% 5.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,541 $150,034,000 55.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $536 $10,664,000 3.9%
Staff $1,012 $20,126,000 7.4%
General Administration $55 $1,103,000 0.4%
School Administration $836 $16,634,000 6.1%
Operation $1,268 $25,224,000 9.3%
Transportation $261 $5,198,000 1.9%
Other $412 $8,189,000 3.0%
Total Support $4,380 $87,138,000 32.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,702 $33,872,000 12.5%
Total Expenditures $13,623 $271,044,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,584 $3,864,422,000 52.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $491 $340,095,000 4.6%
Staff $399 $276,323,000 3.7%
General Administration $101 $69,745,000 0.9%
School Administration $593 $410,114,000 5.6%
Operation $773 $534,668,000 7.2%
Transportation $220 $152,550,000 2.1%
Other $280 $193,935,000 2.6%
Total Support $2,857 $1,977,430,000 26.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,215 $1,532,981,000 20.8%
Total Expenditures $10,656 $7,374,833,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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