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School Information 4325 South Jupiter Drive (3755 East) Salt Lake City, Utah 84124-3906 Office: (801) 646-4936 Fax: (801)646-4937
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Principal Rosanne Newell
School Calendar Traditional nine-month
Trimester
Lunch hour Lunch is served from 11:35 to 12:55 p.m.
Registration Registration all working days from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Pre-registration for the new school year scheduled the second week in August.
School motto "Active Learners for Lifetime Learning"
Extracurricular programs
PTA,
Reflections, book fairs, technology, Pod Squad, debate, Future Problem Solving,
Creative Pursuits, science fairs, chess, mad science, Keys to Algebra,
foreign languages, school play, operas,
informances, music, art, and dance integrated in all of the CORE
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School background
Oakridge Elementary is located in the east area of Granite School District. It
was built in 1962 to serve the students east of Wasatch Boulevard in the Olympus
Cove area. The general school boundaries are: 3950 South to 4900 South and
Wasatch Boulevard (3555 East) to 4300 East. The school has 24 teaching stations,
including one "rental": Montessori. Oakridge is an "Art Works for Kids" school,
and provides enrichment in the areas of music, dance, and fine arts. We have a
full-time music specialist,
part time visual arts specialist, and part
time dance specialists who integrate the Arts into the CORE curriculum.
The philosophy at Oakridge is to provide a well rounded, enriched curriculum to
help students reach their highest potential.
Oakridge is a ‘SMART Board Showcase’ school and was designated as a ‘National
2008 No Child Left Behind - Blue Ribbon School’. Oakridge test scores are among
the highest in the state of Utah
and across the nation.
Enrollment
Oakridge Elementary serves approximately 540 students from kindergarten through sixth grade. Approximately 98.58% are Caucasian
5.87% are Asian 3.22% are Hispanic 0.76% are African-American 0.19% are Pacific Islander
Computers and Technology
Oakridge has 36 IBM/PC computers serving students 1 to 2 hours each week. Each
classroom has 1 to 2 computers networked to the computer lab. There are seven
teachers using laptop mini-labs in the classrooms,
and we have 3 mobile laptop labs, adding another 45 computers. All classrooms
have SMART Boards, which are interactive whiteboards that engages students in
their learning.
Student promotion Students promoted from Oakridge attend Churchill Junior High and Skyline High School.
School boundary information
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Granite School District | 2500 South State | Salt Lake City,
Utah 84115 | (801) 646-5000
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