Backman School
Score 0.5/100: better than 1% of Utah elementary schools on 2025-26 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools
Performance (state tests, 2025-26)
% proficient on state tests in Utah, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar Utah schools.
Results over time
How this school's published results have moved year by year. † marks a year when the state changed its test, so that change isn't comparable.
All 17 published results by grade and test
As published by Utah State Board of Education. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.
| Subject | Grade | Test | Result | Students tested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English language arts | Grade 3 | RISE (Grades 3-8): 3rd Grade Language Arts | 11.1 | — |
| English language arts | Grade 4 | RISE (Grades 3-8): 4th Grade Language Arts | 23.1 | — |
| English language arts | Grade 5 | RISE (Grades 3-8): 5th Grade Language Arts | 10.4 | — |
| English language arts | Grade 6 | RISE (Grades 3-8): 6th Grade Language Arts | 6.5 | — |
| English language arts | All grades | RISE/Aspire Plus: Overall Results | 12.9 | — |
| English language arts | All grades | RISE/Aspire Plus: RISE (Grades 3-8) | 12.9 | — |
| Math | Grade 3 | RISE (Grades 3-8): 3rd Grade Math | 7.9 | — |
| Math | Grade 4 | RISE (Grades 3-8): 4th Grade Math | 13.5 | — |
| Math | Grade 5 | RISE (Grades 3-8): 5th Grade Math | 22.9 | — |
| Math | Grade 6 | RISE (Grades 3-8): 6th Grade Math | ≤5 | — |
| Math | All grades | RISE/Aspire Plus: Overall Results | 12.0 | — |
| Math | All grades | RISE/Aspire Plus: RISE (Grades 3-8) | 12.0 | — |
| Science | Grade 4 | RISE (Grades 4-8): 4th Grade Science | 17.3 | — |
| Science | Grade 5 | RISE (Grades 4-8): 5th Grade Science | 12.5 | — |
| Science | Grade 6 | RISE (Grades 4-8): 6th Grade Science | ≤5 | — |
| Science | All grades | RISE/Aspire Plus: Overall Results | 11.7 | — |
| Science | All grades | RISE/Aspire Plus: RISE (Grades 4-8) | 11.7 | — |
School profile
- Grades
- PK-6
- Students
- 345
- Type
- Elementary school
- Charter school
- No
- Program
- Regular
Students
District and location
Contact
"Typical" is the middle (median) elementary school in Utah. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24).
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Location
Official sources
Every figure on this page comes from published government data. Check the originals here; we refresh when states release new results.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD): school directory, grades served, enrollment and free/reduced-price lunch, 2023-24 and 2024-25. Spotted a mistake? Tell us.
Backman School at a glance
Backman School is a public elementary school in Salt Lake City, Utah, serving grades PK-6. It is part of Salt Lake District. It has about 345 students (a typical Utah elementary school has 506).
In 2025-26 state tests, 13% in English language arts (similar schools: 45%) and 12% in math (similar schools: 47%) reached the state standard (% proficient). On our score, which compares it only with other Utah elementary schools, it scores 0.5 out of 100: better than 1% of them, ranking #542 of 544. Its English language arts result was broadly unchanged from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.
Page updated 2026-10-12.