About Southland Elementary

LogoSouthland Elementary is located in Riverton City about 20 miles south of Salt Lake City extending from 12100 South to 13400 South and from 2200 West to 3200 West. The Southland community strongly supports education and parents are highly involved with the school. Southland teachers are dedicated to see that their students have ample opportunity to develop academically, socially and emotionally. A variety of programs are in place to help students build self-esteem.

Student Achievement

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
2005-06
79%
74%
81%
80%
78%
2006-07
75%
64%
73%
65%
85%
2007-08
 
69%
61%
84%
2008-09
77%
78%
80%
Year
3rd Math
4th Lang. Arts
4th Math
4th Science
5th Lang. Arts
2005-06
73%
88%
82%
76%
84%
2006-07
87%
86%
80%
79%
77%
2007-08
84%
82%
85%
63%
85%
2008-09
71%
84%
77%
68%
80%
Year
5th Math
5th Science
6th Lang. Arts
6th Math
6th Science
2005-06
71%
65%
83%
74%
73%
2006-07
69%
71%
84%
75%
69%
2007-08
67%
76%
85%
74%
71%
2008-09
77%
72%
79%
65%
67%

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
Year
Reading
Language
Math
Core Total
Soc. Studies
Science
Total Composite
2005-06
67
59
61
62
75
77
72
2006-07
57
48
53
53
67
69
62
2007-08
56
38
42
46
59
62
55
2008-09
55
42
44
47
62
65
56
 5th Grade
Year
Reading
Language
Math
Core Total
Soc. Studies
Science
Total Composite
2005-06
69
60
51
61
66
70
65
2006-07
61
59
51
57
62
69
62
2007-08
64
57
55
59
66
72
66
2008-09
63
58
56
58
60
70
62
 6th Grade
Year
Reading
Language
Math
Total Survey
2005-06
67
66
64
67
2006-07
62
61
49
58
2007-08
50
58
33
47
2008-09
53
52
52
52

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
2005/06
3.3
3.2
3.5
3.2
3.3
3.3
19.7
2006/07
3.3
3.3
3.4
3.3
3.2
3.2
19.7
2007/08
3.2
3.2
3.3
3.2
3.2
3.2
19.3
2008/09
2.9
2.9
3.0
3.1
3.1
3.1
18.1
* Each year the direct writing prompt changes, therefore caution should be used in making year to year conclusions.
 
Boundary Description

RivertonBegin at the Utah Lake Distributing Canal and 12200 S.; east along 12200 S. (south side) to the Utah Salt Lake Canal; south along the Utah Salt Lake Canal (west side) to 13400 S.; west along 13400 S. (north side) to the Utah Lake Distributing Canal; north along Utah Lake Distributing Canal (east side) to 12200 S.

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