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Carden School

1452 E 2700 S, Salt Lake City, UT, 84106-0841 -

School Notes Overview:

Carden Memorial School was first established in an old red brick house at 288 North Main St. in 1969 by Donald and Anna Lou Jeffs with a student body of forty. The school is today, in 2008-2009, entering its 40th year with an enrollment of nearly 400 students in grades Junior Kindergarten through the 8th grade in the former Highland Park School located at 1452 East 2700 South. Carden Memorial School is a traditional day school which is based upon the philosophy and teaching techniques of the late Mae Carden who conducted training courses in California over a period of several years which the directors and teachers attended. She also made annual visits to the school for the purpose of demonstration teaching until shortly before her death in 1977 at the age of 82. At this time the school's name was changed to Carden Memorial School. We still have on the faculty, teachers who attended Carden courses or were students who remember Miss Carden's annual visits....

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School Overview:

	Carden School
Religious Affiliation	Christian (no specific denomination)
Grades Offered	Grades Prekindergarten - 8
County	Salt Lake County, UT
Student Body
Total Students	364 students
Student Body Type	Co-ed
	This School	(UT) School Avg.
% Students of Color	n/a	16%
Students by Grade
	Pre-K - 27 students
	Kind - 42 students
	Grade 1 - 42 students
	Grade 2 - 40 students
	Grade 3 - 43 students
	Grade 4 - 40 students
	Grade 5 - 39 students
	Grade 6 - 35 students
	Grade 7 - 32 students
	Grade 8 - 24 students
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers	38 teachers
	This School	(UT) School Avg.
Teacher : Student Ratio	1:10	* Ntl. Public School Avg. » 1:16
School Days in Calendar Year	174 days	180 days
Hours in School Day for Students	6 hours	6 hours

School Notes:

Carden Memorial School was first established in an old red brick house at 288 North Main St. in 1969 by Donald and Anna Lou Jeffs with a student body of forty. The school is today, in 2008-2009, entering its 40th year with an enrollment of nearly 400 students in grades Junior Kindergarten through the 8th grade in the former Highland Park School located at 1452 East 2700 South. Carden Memorial School is a traditional day school which is based upon the philosophy and teaching techniques of the late Mae Carden who conducted training courses in California over a period of several years which the directors and teachers attended. She also made annual visits to the school for the purpose of demonstration teaching until shortly before her death in 1977 at the age of 82. At this time the school's name was changed to Carden Memorial School. We still have on the faculty, teachers who attended Carden courses or were students who remember Miss Carden's annual visits.
Profile last updated: 03/14/2009

School Zip Statistics:

About This Zipcode (84106)	School Zip (84106)	(UT) State Average
Population (Approximate)	32,945 people	2,230,735 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree	42%	28%
Population Average Age	33 years old	28 years old
Average Household size	2.4 persons	2.9 persons
Median Household Income	$41,901	$48,551
Avg. # of Rooms in Household	5.4 rooms	6.1 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure	52 years old	34 years old
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% Owning / % Renting	63% / 37%	69% / 31%