Escalante Elementary School is an elementary school

Elementary school

An elementary school or primary school is an institution where children receive the first stage of compulsory education known as elementary or primary education. Elementary school is the preferred term in some countries, particularly those in North America, where the terms grade school and grammar...

 that serves students in Kindergarten through sixth grade in the Rose Park neighborhood of Salt Lake City, Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah

Salt Lake City is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Utah. The name of the city is often shortened to Salt Lake or SLC. With a population of 186,440 as of the 2010 Census, the city lies in the Salt Lake City metropolitan area, which has a total population of 1,124,197...

, Salt Lake City, Utah

Utah

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, United States

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, as part of the Salt Lake City School District

Salt Lake City School District

The Salt Lake City School District is among the oldest public school districts in Utah. Boundaries for the district are identical to the city limits for Salt Lake City. Employing about 1,300 teachers who instruct about 24,000 students K-12, the district is the ninth largest in the state, as of...

. The school is named for Silvestre Vélez de Escalante.

Awards and recognition

Escalante Elementary School was recognized as one of six nationwide winners of the 2007 Intel Schools of Distinction

Intel Schools of Distinction

The Intel Schools of Distinction Awards is a national education awards program sponsored by the Intel Corporation that recognizes K-12 schools in the United States that have demonstrated "excellence in implementing innovative, replicable programs supporting positive educational outcomes in the...

 awards, for excellence in science education in an elementary school program.

External links

• Escalante Elementary School
• Salt Lake City School District
• Data for Escalante Elementary School, National Center for Education Statistics
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