Elementary Schools
The district operates 27 elementary schools. All elementary schools in the district serve grades K-6, with some offering preschool services.
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| School | Enrollment | Neighborhood |
| Backman Elementary School | 604 | Rose Park |
| Beacon Heights Elementary School | 486 | East Bench |
| Bennion Elementary School | 267 | Central City |
| Bonneville Elementary School | 523 | East Bench |
| Dilworth Elementary School | 581 | Sugar House |
| Edison Elementary School | 579 | Poplar Grove |
| Emerson Elementary School | 530 | Sugar House |
| Ensign Elementary School | 362 | The Avenues |
| Escalante Elementary School | 575 | Rose Park |
| Franklin Elementary School | 430 | Poplar Grove |
| Hawthorne Elementary School | 483 | Sugar House |
| Highland Park Elementary School | 596 | Sugar House |
| Indian Hills Elementary School | 430 | East Bench |
| Jackson Elementary School | 535 | Rose Park |
| Lincoln Elementary School | 535 | Central City |
| Meadowlark Elementary School | 554 | Rose Park |
| Mountain View Elementary School | 596 | Glendale |
| Newman Elementary School | 478 | Rose Park |
| North Star Elementary School | 687 | Rose Park |
| Parkview Elementary School | 429 | Glendale |
| Riley Elementary School | 423 | Glendale |
| Rose Park Elementary School | 488 | Rose Park |
| Uintah Elementary School | 542 | East Bench |
| Wasatch Elementary School | 471 | The Avenues |
| Washington Elementary School | 333 | Capitol Hill |
| Whittier Elementary School | 674 | Sugar House |
In 1999, the district approved a bond that would reconstruct 20 of the elementary schools as well as Northwest Middle School. In addition, two elementary schools were closed for the 2002–2003 school season (Rosslyn Heights in Sugar House and Lowell in The Avenues) while serving as temporary campuses for the reconstructed schools. They were originally going to choose two schools off of a list of eight to be closed, and eventually the school board decided to close Lowell and Rosslyn Heights (the latter of which was not on the list). This aroused considerable protest from parents, teachers, and even board members, and lawsuits were filed against the district. However, they failed to keep the schools open.
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