EDGEMONT ELEMENTARY
Principal:	Ronnie Mulqueen
Address:	1085 E. 9800 South Sandy, UT 84094
Phone:	(801) 572-7010
Fax:	(801) 302-4924
Mascot:	Eagles
School Colors:	Blue & White
Home Page:	http://schools.jordandistrict.org/edgemont/
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Edgemont Elementary, located in a residential area of Sandy City, serves students from a basically middle-class community. The Edgemont faculty is working to provide students with a solid foundation in basic skills and to offer a variety of experiences and activities to help students develop into strong, worthwhile, contributing citizens.

• Edgemont Elementary serves 620 students from kindergarten to sixth grade.
  
• The school, built in 1958, features large self-contained classrooms. Edgemont was remolded in 2003.
  
• Edgemont is on a traditional nine-month calendar with 180 days of school each year. School begins at 8:40 a.m. and ends at 3:20 p.m. except on Fridays when school closes at 1:40 p.m. to allow teachers time for planning meetings.
  
• The teacher/pupil ratio is 1 to 22.3 in first grade, 1 to 23.10 in second grade, 1 to 24.60 in third grade and 1 to 26.70 in grades four, five and six. The actual class sizes vary.
  
• Edgemont's faculty is professional, hard working and fun seeking. All teachers have state certification.
  
• The curriculum meets all District and state requirements. Reading is taught with Houghton Mifflin texts through a Balanced Literacy approach. Math instruction is varied with a strong emphasis on problem solving.
  
• Teacher evaluation is an on-going process conducted by the principal.
  
• A speech clinician, educational psychologist, and resource team are available to help students who qualify for special services.
  
• Computer education is included in the curriculum for students in all grades. Edgemont received an updated computer lab in 2002.
  
• Edgemont's dress code stresses common sense, cleanliness, and modesty. Students are expected to be punctual and attend school regularly.
  
• Edgemont students live within walking distance of the school with some students bused to Edgemont from the Cranberry Hill Subdivision.
  
• School lunch is $1.50 for students and $2.50 for adults. A nutritious, well-planned lunch is served every day.
  
• A School Community Council, with representatives from each neighborhood, meets every four times each year to discuss school concerns and goals.
  
• Parent volunteers are an integral part of Edgemont's school program. Volunteerism is encouraged and appreciated.
  
• School visitors are welcome, and asked to check in at the office upon arrival.
  
• Edgemont Elementary has been a first place winner in the Sandy Pride contest because of its contributions to the community and neat, well-kept appearance.
  
• Edgemont is a fully accredited school.
  
• Edgemont is a BEST School (Behavioral and Educational Strategies for Teachers).
  
• Our teachers regularly stay after school to provide various special activities for students.

Criterion Referenced Tests (CRT)
The Core Criterion Referenced Tests (CRTs) are administered at the end of each school year to help assess how well students have mastered the standards and objectives set forth in the State of Utah Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science core curricula.   Student achievement is reported as the percent of students reaching “proficient” by earning a Level 3 or Level 4 performance on the Core CRT.

Year	1st Lang. Arts	1st Math	2nd Lang. Arts	2nd Math	3rd Lang. Arts	3rd Math
2003-04	88%	87%	81%	80%	88%	83%
2004-05	76%	79%	88%	86%	87%	88%
2005-06	69%	66%	73%	71%	89%	89%
2006-07	73%	67%	73%	65%	83%	81%
2007-08			74%	65%	76%	72%
Year	4th Lang. Arts	4th Math	4th Science	5th Lang. Arts	5th Math	5th Science
2003-04	85%	84%	78%	87%	69%	66%
2004-05	85%	79%	76%	86%	81%	78%
2005-06	94%	86%	77%	94%	77%	75%
2006-07	75%	71%	69%	86%	85%	76%
2007-08	81%	71%	65%	78%	72%	77%
Year	6th Lang. Arts	6th Math	6th Science
2003-04	79%	73%	59%
2004-05	82%	79%	60%
2005-06	85%	71%	67%
2006-07	85%	78%	67%
2007-08	76%	76%	68%

Detailed Core CRT results by student subgroups

IOWA Tests
The IOWA Test of Basic Skills provides a comparison of achievement to students across the United States in reading, language arts, math, science and social studies.  The IOWA test is given each fall to students in grades 3, 5, and 8.  The Jordan School District School also administers the IOWA to students in grade 6.  Results are reported as the average percentile rank.  The national average is the 50th percentile in each area.

3rd Grade
Norms	Year	Reading	Language	Math	Core Total	Soc. Studies	Science	Total Composite
2000 Norms	2004-05	69	59	47	60	68	76	68
2000 Norms	2005-06	63	47	46	52	66	66	59
2005 Norms*	2006-07	48	37	34	39	53	62	48
2005 Norms*	2007-08	55	43	41	46	57	63	53
5th Grade
Norms	Year	Reading	Language	Math	Core Total	Soc. Studies	Science	Total Composite
2000 Norms	2004-05	62	53	59	57	62	76	64
2000 Norms	2005-06	63	56	53	57	64	71	63
2005 Norms*	2006-07	62	60	47	57	65	69	62
2005 Norms*	2007-08	51	50	48	49	58	65	56
6th Grade
Norms	Year	Reading	Language	Math	Total Survey
2000 Norms	2004-05	57	51	53	54
2000 Norms	2005-06	63	52	59	57
2005 Norms*	2006-07	55	48	47	49
2005 Norms*	2007-08	73	62	58	65

* It is not appropriate to formally compare school results between the old norms and the new norms.

Direct Writing Assessment (DWA)
The Direct Writing Assessment (DWA) is designed to assess the writing skills of 6th and 9th grade students in February and March each year.  The following six components of writing are assessed: ideas & content, organization, voice, word choice, sentence fluency, and conventions.
 

Grade 6	Average Points Earned
Year	Ideas / Content	Organization	Voice	Word Choice	Sentence Fluency	Conventions	Composite
2003/04	3.3	3.2	3.5	3.1	3.3	3.2	19.7
2004/05	3.3	3.3	3.6	3.3	3.4	3.3	20.2
2005/06	3.2	3.1	3.5	3.2	3.2	3.3	19.4
2006/07	3.1	3.1	3.3	3.2	3.1	3.0	18.8
2007/08*	2.8	2.8	2.9	3.0	2.9	2.9	17.3

* Each year the direct writing prompt changes, therefore caution should be used in making year to year conclusions.
 

Begin at 700 E. and 9000 S.; east along 9000 S. (south side) to the 9000/9400 S. Connector Rd. (approx. 1100 E.); south along the 9000/9400 S. Connector Rd. (approx. 1100 E.) (west side) to 9400 S.; east along 9400 S. (south side) to 1300 E.; south along 1300 E. (west side) to Dry Creek (about 10500 S.); west and north along Dry Creek to Poppy Lane; north along Poppy Lane (both sides) to Galena Dr.; west along Galena Dr. (both sides) to Amber Lane; north along Amber Lane (both sides) to Emerald Dr.; east along Emerald Dr. (south side) to Poppy Lane; north along Poppy Lane (both sides) to 9400 S.; west along 9400 S. (north side) to 700 E.; north along 700 E. (east side) to 9000 S. ALSO: Begin at 300 E. and 11400 S.; east along 11400 S. (south side) to the UTA Railroad; southeast along the Railroad (west side) to the back fence line of existing homes along 11800 S.; west along the back fence line to a line that turns south to intersect with the East Jordan Canal and 11800 S.; northwest along the Canal (north side) to 300 E.; north along 300 E. (east side) to 11400 S. View Jordan area elementary boundary map