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Goldminer's Daughter

PublicElementaryGrades K–8

10160 E Little Cottonwood Canyon Rd, Alta, UT 84092 · (801) 826-8575 · Part of Canyons School District

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Students
11
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
27%
Setting
Rural
Grades
K–8
The gist

What stands out about Goldminer's Daughter

  • Math proficiency 36 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 32 pts above the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Alta kids: 5 high schools

On the path

Where Alta kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–8Goldminer's DaughterYou are here
9–125 high schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency75%
State average 38.8%
Reading / language arts75%
State average 42.6%

Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

10160 E Little Cottonwood Canyon Rd, Alta

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten2
Grade 12
Grade 22
Grade 31
Grade 51
Grade 61
Grade 72
Enrollment over time
11’20
6’21
5’22
8’23
11’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 100%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Goldminer's Daughter from Alta families.

Other schools in Canyons School District

The district →
Sandy School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Sandy
C−
514 students19:1
Special Ed Preschool
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Sandy
312 students13:1
Draper School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Draper
A+
680 students22:1
Sunrise School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Sandy
A+
647 students22:1
Midvale School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Midvale
D
644 students18:1
Midvalley School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Midvale
C+
635 students23:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Utah’s other public schools; Alta’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.