Crescent Elementary School, Draper

The short answer

Crescent Elementary is a public elementary school serving grades K to 5 in the Canyons School District, in the historic Crescent neighborhood that straddles the Sandy and Draper border. First opened in 1930, it is one of the oldest schools in the area. It carries a 3 out of 10 GreatSchools rating with testing near the statewide average. Importantly for buyers, Crescent does not feed Corner Canyon like the Draper schools farther south. It feeds Mount Jordan Middle School and then Alta High School, because it sits north of the roughly 12300 South line that Corner Canyon serves.

Crescent Elementary, 11100 S 230 East, Sandy, UT 84070. Canyons School District. The school anchors the historic Crescent community on the Sandy and Draper line.

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How good is Crescent Elementary?

Crescent Elementary earns a 3 out of 10 GreatSchools rating, which sits below the Draper and Sandy average. On recent state testing, roughly 42 percent of students scored proficient in both math and reading, close to the statewide average for schools serving the same grades. Ratings like these lean heavily on test scores and do not capture everything a school offers, so treat them as one data point rather than the full picture.

Class sizes run about 20 students per teacher, lighter than many nearby schools, which some families value. The campus is one of the oldest in the district, first opened in 1930, and it serves the tight-knit historic Crescent neighborhood.

Where Crescent Elementary feeds

This is the detail that trips up a lot of buyers, because Crescent breaks from the Corner Canyon pattern of the Draper schools to the south. Under the current Canyons School District pattern, the progression runs:

• Elementary: Crescent Elementary, grades K to 5
• Middle: Mount Jordan Middle School
• High: Alta High School

Corner Canyon High serves Draper addresses south of roughly 12300 South, and Crescent sits north of that line, which is why it routes to Alta rather than Corner Canyon. The Canyons District has also been rebuilding and realigning nearby middle schools, so treat any pairing as a starting point, not a guarantee. The Canyons School District boundary finder checks any specific address. You can also explore the wider market on our Draper area page.

Homes near Crescent Elementary

The Crescent Elementary boundary covers one of the oldest neighborhoods along the Sandy and Draper border. The housing stock is largely established single-family homes on mature, often larger lots, with a growing number of updated and rebuilt properties as the area turns over. It is a settled, central location with quick freeway access, and it tends to price differently from the newer construction farther south in Draper.

Because the area blends original and reworked homes, prices vary from block to block, and the mix of active listings shifts month to month. Rather than quote a range that goes stale quickly, we would rather pull a current, address-specific snapshot for you.

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A local broker’s take

If schools are steering your search along the Sandy and Draper line, Crescent Elementary is worth understanding for what it is and is not. Its GreatSchools rating is modest, its classes are on the smaller side, and its biggest quirk is the feeder path: this pocket routes to Mount Jordan Middle and Alta High, not the Corner Canyon pipeline that many Draper buyers assume. If a specific high school is part of your plan, that distinction matters. When you find a home you like, we will confirm its exact elementary, middle, and high school boundaries before you write an offer.

Explore the wider market on our Draper area page, or read up on where Crescent students head next on our Alta High School page.

Enrolling and location

Families within the boundary receive guaranteed enrollment. Utah’s open enrollment policy allows applications from outside the boundary, subject to available space, through the Canyons School District. The Canyons School District boundary finder confirms the assigned elementary, middle, and high school for any specific address.

When you are ready to find a home in the Crescent Elementary area, call 801-999-8005 or reach out here, and we will pull current listings inside the boundary and confirm the attendance area on any address you are considering.

Sources: GreatSchools, SchoolDigger, Niche, U.S. News and World Report, Public School Review, and the Canyons School District, plus live listing data from zoomUTAH. School data reflects the most recent published figures available. Feeder assignments can vary by address and the district has been realigning nearby schools, so verify with the Canyons School District before relying on it.