Backman School

Regular School · SALT LAKE CITY, UT

Backman School is a regular school school in SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, serving grades PK–06 with 396 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 13.7:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 06

Enrollment

396

Teachers (FTE)

29.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

13.7:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Hispanic/Latino	240	61%
White	57	14%
Black or African American	47	12%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	17	4%
Two or more races	15	4%
Asian	13	3%
American Indian / Alaska Native	7	2%
Total enrollment	396	260M / 136F

English Language Learners: 174 (44% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	8.0% -31.4pp	39.4%	224
Reading Proficiency	19.0% -23.3pp	42.3%	227
Science Proficiency	20-24%	—	185

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

-0.45 grade levels

Math

+0.13 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

28 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

Chronically Absent

141

35.6% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Additional Targeted Support (ATSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	396	100%

Contact & Location

601 N 1500 W

SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84116

Phone: (801)578-8100

http://backman.slcschools.org/

District

Salt Lake District

Per-pupil expenditure: $16,702

District enrollment: 19,880

Other Schools in District

Beacon Heights School Elementary
Bonneville School Elementary
Dilworth School Elementary
Edison School Elementary
Emerson School Elementary
Ensign School Elementary
Escalante School Elementary
Franklin School Elementary

View all 35 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 84116) → CensusDepth.com
Utah population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Utah teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

490087000474

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD