David Gourley School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 6 · Kearns, Utah
David Gourley School in Kearns, Utah enrolled 423 students in 2024-25 with 19.5 full-time teachers, 21.7 students per teacher against the Utah elementary-school median of 20.9. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 34% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Utah: 40.2%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 11% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 7%
477 students in 2022-23, 448 students in 2023-24, 423 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 21.0 to 19.5.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 477 | 21.0 | 22.7 |
| 2023-24 | 448 | 22.0 | 20.4 |
| 2024-25 | 423 | 19.5 | 21.7 |
21.7 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 64 of every 100 Utah elementary schools
Among the 599 Utah elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 20.9; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection David Gourley School enrolled 493 students and reported no counselor; it reported 11 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions11
- Chronically absent43.2% (2022-23)
Who attends
57.7% of students were Hispanic, 23.9% White, 8.7% Pacific Islander in 2024-25.
- Hispanic57.7%
- White23.9%
- Pacific Islander8.7%
- Black4.7%
- Two or more races3.3%
- Asian1.7%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2022-23
In 2022-23, the students tested at David Gourley School scored proficient or above: 34% in math, against 40.2% in math across Utah. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Utah, not across states. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.
| Subject | This school | Its district | Utah |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 34% | not published | 40.2% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express; for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Kearns
6 public elementary schools in Kearns report 2024-25 enrollment; David Gourley School is number 5 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Kearns School | 548 | 22.4 | 45.1% |
| South Kearns School | 536 | 19.5 | 37.5% |
| Beehive School | 489 | 21.3 | 34.6% |
| Silver Hills School | 475 | 21.1 | 32.4% |
| David Gourley School | 423 | 21.7 | 36.9% |
| Thomas W. Bacchus School | 315 | 21.7 | 36.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about David Gourley School
- West Kearns SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.5 miles away: 548 students, 22.4 per teacher (2024-25).0.5 mi
- Academy Park SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.6 miles away: 358 students, 23.1 per teacher (2024-25).0.6 mi
- Compare David Gourley School with West Kearns SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Granite School District spends per student$11,000 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,000
- The largest public schools in UtahDavid Gourley School is the number 429 by size of 609 Utah elementary schools open in 2024-25.#429 of 609
- Utah schools by students per teacher21.7 students per teacher here against the Utah median of 20.9 for elementary schools.21.7:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about David Gourley School
How many students attend David Gourley School?
423 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 477 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Kearns, UT.What is the student-teacher ratio at David Gourley School?
21.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Utah median for elementary schools is 20.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is David Gourley School a Title I school?
David Gourley School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at David Gourley School do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at David Gourley School scored proficient or above: 34% in math, against 40.2% in math across Utah. Utah's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is David Gourley School in?
Granite School District, NCES district ID 4900360. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 490036000211 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.