Best Elementary Schools in Utah

The top 42 elementary schools (grades K-5) in Utah, ranked by enrollment from NCES data with EDFacts proficiency rates where available. Average proficiency across this list is 65%.

#	School	City	Enrollment	Proficiency
1	Preschool	Riverton, UT	1,618	57%
2	Majestic Fields School	Washington, UT	716	68%
3	Little Valley School	St George, UT	670	76%
4	North Park School	Tremonton, UT	635	62%
5	Daniels Canyon School	Heber City, UT	608	67%
6	Three Mile Creek School	Perry, UT	604	66%
7	Sunrise School	Sandy, UT	602	62%
8	Alta View School	Sandy, UT	581	68%
9	Lone Peak School	Sandy, UT	580	62%
10	Crimson View School	St George, UT	577	68%
11	Oak Hollow School	Draper, UT	570	72%
12	Morgan School	Morgan, UT	568	64%
13	South Mesa Elementary	Saint George, UT	565	63%
14	Horizon School	Washington, UT	540	68%
15	South Summit School	Kamas, UT	540	63%
16	Altara School	Sandy, UT	538	64%
17	Upland Terrace School	Salt Lake City, UT	520	72%
18	Desert Canyons Elementary	Saint George, UT	510	61%
19	Washington Preschool	St George, UT	507	48%
20	Peruvian Park School	Sandy, UT	505	68%
21	Mountain Green School	Mountain Green, UT	499	77%
22	Century School	Bear River City, UT	491	62%
23	Discovery School	Brigham City, UT	466	64%
24	Jeremy Ranch School	Park City, UT	454	63%
25	Quail Hollow School	Sandy, UT	452	74%
26	Crescent School	Sandy, UT	423	63%
27	Brookwood School	Sandy, UT	389	75%
28	East Sandy School	Sandy, UT	377	61%
29	North Summit School	Coalville, UT	364	62%
30	Willow Canyon School	Sandy, UT	356	72%
31	Granite School	Sandy, UT	355	65%
32	Special Ed Preschool	Sandy, UT	340	67%
33	Eastwood School	Salt Lake City, UT	332	62%
34	Sprucewood School	Sandy, UT	319	63%
35	Oakridge School	Salt Lake City, UT	313	71%
36	Sunrise Preschool	Provo, UT	215	69%
37	Bella Vista School	Salt Lake City, UT	202	64%
38	Iron County Preschool	Cedar City, UT	189	68%
39	Three Peaks Pre School	Cedar City, UT	121	62%
40	North Rich School	Laketown, UT	113	62%
41	Early Childhood Center	Murray, UT	106	71%
42	Headstart Preschool Special Education	Salt Lake City, UT	6	44%

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best elementary school in Utah?

The largest elementary school in Utah is Preschool in Riverton with 1,618 students and a 57% proficiency rate. Rankings are based on NCES Common Core of Data enrollment and EDFacts proficiency results.

How many elementary schools are in Utah?

This page shows the top 42 elementary schools (grades K-5) in Utah by enrollment. Browse the full state directory to see all schools.

What does the proficiency rate measure?

Proficiency rate is the percentage of students meeting grade-level standards on combined math and reading assessments, as reported by EDFacts. Data is district-level and applied to each school in the district.

Where does this data come from?

Enrollment and school characteristics come from the NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency rates come from EDFacts assessment results. Both are official federal datasets published by the U.S. Department of Education.

The this entity category groups every U.S. K-12 school outcomes and enrollment entity sharing this attribute. The list above is the data; the paragraphs below explain what the grouping means against the broader NCES Common Core of Data and EDFacts distribution and how to read the relative rankings within the category.

For readers using this category as a starting point, the per-entity detail pages linked from the table above carry the underlying NCES Common Core of Data and EDFacts data in full. The category-level view is the filter; the per-entity pages are the actual answer.

Sources: NCES Common Core of Data, EDFacts

Last updated: June 2026

Schools are ranked by enrollment within the state. Proficiency rates come from EDFacts assessment results, district-level figures applied to each school in the district.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, 2026.