Dilworth School vs Indian Hills School

Dilworth School and Indian Hills School sit 1.1 miles apart in Salt Lake City, Utah, both serving PK–06, yet their overall ratings diverge meaningfully: Indian Hills School scores 9.7/10 against Dilworth School's 8.8/10 — a 0.9-point gap. That gap sharpens considerably when viewed through state rankings. Dilworth School ranks #42 of 1,014 schools in Utah, a strong result by any standard. Indian Hills School ranks #4 of 1,014 — placing it among a handful of elementary schools in the entire state.

The academic and growth scores explain most of that gap. On academics, Indian Hills School earns a perfect 10.0/10 while Dilworth School posts a 9.6/10 — a 0.4-point difference that, at this performance tier, is real. The growth score delta is starker: Indian Hills School reaches 9.9/10 versus Dilworth School's 8.2/10, a 1.7-point spread. Growth scores measure how much students improve year over year relative to peers with similar starting points, so Indian Hills School is not just attracting high performers — it is accelerating them.

Demographically, the two schools are close but not identical. Dilworth School enrolls 445 students compared to 326 at Indian Hills School, making it the larger campus by 36 percent. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility stands at 19 percent at Dilworth School and 14 percent at Indian Hills School, a modest five-point difference. Student-teacher ratios are nearly equivalent — 19.3:1 at Dilworth School versus 19.2:1 at Indian Hills School — so classroom density is not a differentiating factor between the two.

Both schools cover the same PK–06 grade span, meaning families with children from pre-kindergarten through sixth grade have a full elementary pathway at either campus. The distinction lies in demonstrated outcomes: Indian Hills School's combination of a top-4 state rank, a perfect academic score, and a near-perfect growth score represents a level of consistent performance that Dilworth School, despite its own top-50 statewide standing, does not currently match.