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Elk Run Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–6

3550 S Helen Dr, Magna, UT 84044 · (385) 646-4786 · Part of Granite School District

Magna’s School Grade C− better than 20% of Utah school districts

Directions
Students
714
Students per teacher
24:1
Free or reduced lunch
40%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–6
The gist

What stands out about Elk Run Elementary

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Utah’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 20 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 21 pts below the state
  • Larger classes: 24 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Magna kids: Scott M Matheson Jr High

On the path

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

PK–6Elk Run ElementaryYou are here
7–8Scott M Matheson Jr High1,051 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency19%
State average 38.8%
Reading / language arts22%
State average 42.6%

Its own letter, D, places these results among Utah’s 936 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

3550 S Helen Dr, Magna

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K40
Kindergarten97
Grade 178
Grade 288
Grade 395
Grade 4102
Grade 598
Grade 6116
Enrollment over time
679’20
645’21
629’22
679’23
714’24

Up 5.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 57%White 32%Black 4%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 4%Two or more races 2%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Elk Run Elementary from Magna families.

Other schools in Granite School District

The district →
West Valley School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · West Valley City
C
764 students21:1
Granger School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · West Valley City
D
716 students22:1
Olene Walker Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Salt Lake City
D
712 students26:1
Neil Armstrong Academy
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · West Valley
C
688 students25:1
Woodrow Wilson School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Salt Lake City
D
656 students31:1
Woodstock School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Salt Lake City
A
625 students25:1

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; Magna’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.