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Salt Lake Head Start vs Backman School

Backman School has a higher overall rating of 6.2/10 compared to 5.4/10. Backman School is significantly larger with 345 students, about 5.1× the size of Salt Lake Head Start (68).

Ratings Comparison

MetricSalt Lake Head StartBackman School
Overall Rating5.4 / 106.2 / 10
Academic Score6.53.6
Growth Score6.4
Diversity Index
Free/Reduced Lunch8.8%83.5%
Environment Score7.29.5
State Rank#724 of 1,015#547 of 1,015
State Percentile29th46th

Test Scores

SubjectSalt Lake Head StartBackman School
Math Proficiency49.0%
Math (State Avg)
ELA Proficiency58.0%
ELA (State Avg)

School Details

DetailSalt Lake Head StartBackman School
TypeSchoolElementary School
GradesPre-K – Pre-KPre-K – 6th
Enrollment68345
Student-Teacher Ratio13.3:1
Free/Reduced Lunch8.8%83.5%
Chronic Absenteeism (SY 2022-23)43.2%
DistrictSalt Lake DistrictSalt Lake District
CitySalt Lake CitySalt Lake City

Neighborhood

MetricSalt Lake City (84116)Salt Lake City (84116)
Median Household Income$69,604$69,604
Median Home Value$334,900$334,900
Median Rent$1,280$1,280
College Educated (Bachelor's+)24.3%24.3%
Poverty Rate12.1%12.1%
Avg Commute20 min20 min