Jeremy Ranch School vs Trailside School

Jeremy Ranch School and Trailside School sit 4.3 miles apart in Park City, Utah, and both rank among the top handful of elementary schools in the state — but Trailside School holds the edge in overall rating, scoring 9.7/10 against Jeremy Ranch School's 9.5/10. More tellingly, Trailside School ranks #2 of 1014 schools in Utah, while Jeremy Ranch School ranks #6 of 1014 — a meaningful difference at the very top of a competitive field.

The two schools split their academic strengths in distinct ways. Jeremy Ranch School leads on the academic score, 9.8/10 versus Trailside School's 9.5/10 — suggesting stronger current proficiency on state assessments. Trailside School flips that dynamic on growth, scoring 9.8/10 compared to Jeremy Ranch School's 9.1/10. That 0.7-point growth gap is the sharpest delta between the two schools and indicates Trailside students are accelerating faster relative to expected trajectories, regardless of where they start.

On the demographic side, Jeremy Ranch School enrolls 402 students versus Trailside School's 358, and carries a slightly lower student-teacher ratio — 13.9:1 compared to Trailside School's 14.9:1 — meaning Jeremy Ranch averages roughly one fewer student per classroom. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility runs 13% at Jeremy Ranch School and 17% at Trailside School, a modest but real difference suggesting Trailside serves a somewhat broader economic range of families within the Park City area.

Both schools serve kindergarten through fifth grade, so grade span is not a differentiator. The practical choice narrows to which performance dimension matters more: Jeremy Ranch School's higher academic proficiency score (9.8 vs 9.5) and slightly smaller class sizes, or Trailside School's superior growth score (9.8 vs 9.1) and top-two state rank. Families who prioritize measurable year-over-year student acceleration will find Trailside's growth advantage hard to ignore; those focused on demonstrated grade-level mastery and classroom attention will find Jeremy Ranch's numbers compelling.