Monroe Elementary School, West Valley City

The short answer

Monroe Elementary is a public elementary school serving grades K to 5 in the Granite School District, in West Valley City. It carries a 1 out of 10 GreatSchools rating and serves one of the more working-class parts of the city, and it runs a large Spanish dual language immersion program. When Granite closed Valley Crest Elementary to traditional students at the end of the 2024 to 2025 school year, part of the former Valley Crest boundary was folded into Monroe. Under the current feeder pattern, Monroe students move on to a Granite junior high, typically West Lake STEM or Kennedy, then Granger High School for grades 9 to 12.

Monroe Elementary School, 4450 W 3100 S, West Valley City, UT 84120. Granite School District.

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The Valley Crest Elementary closure

Facing a long slide in enrollment, Granite School District closed Valley Crest Elementary to traditional neighborhood students at the end of the 2024 to 2025 school year and reopened the campus as a Spanish dual language immersion magnet. The traditional Valley Crest boundary was divided between Monroe and Armstrong elementaries. If you are looking at homes in the former Valley Crest area, the assigned neighborhood elementary now depends on the specific address, so it is worth confirming before you buy. We can check any address against the current Granite boundaries for you.

How good is Monroe Elementary?

Monroe Elementary earns a 1 out of 10 GreatSchools rating. That figure leans almost entirely on state test scores, and Monroe is a Title I school serving one of the more working-class communities in Utah, where a large share of students are still learning English. A rating like this reflects the tested population as much as the teaching, and it is worth weighing against what the school actually offers.

One of Monroe’s real strengths is its Spanish dual language immersion program, which enrolls a large group of students across the elementary grades and gives graduates a genuine second language. Class sizes run near the Granite elementary norm, roughly 20 students per teacher.

Where Monroe Elementary feeds

Under the current Granite School District pattern, the progression runs:

• Elementary: Monroe Elementary, grades K to 5
• Junior high: typically West Lake STEM Junior High or Kennedy Junior High, grades 6 to 8
• High: Granger High School, grades 9 to 12

Granite has redrawn lines in recent years, and some addresses can route toward Hunter High School instead. Confirm your exact boundary before you rely on a feeder. The Granite School District boundary maps check any specific address. You can also explore the wider market on our West Valley City area page.

Homes in the Monroe Elementary boundary

The Monroe Elementary boundary covers a central and west stretch of West Valley City, one of the more affordable parts of the Salt Lake Valley. Expect established single-family homes, starter homes, and townhomes, close to the freeways and the west-side employment corridor. With the added Valley Crest territory, the attendance area now reaches a little farther than it once did.

Because the boundary is established and varied, prices move 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 West Valley City search, Monroe is worth a closer look than its test-based rating suggests, especially for buyers drawn to Spanish dual immersion. It recently absorbed part of the closed Valley Crest boundary, which is a good reminder that west-side attendance lines are actively changing. When you find a home you like, we will confirm its exact attendance area against the current Granite boundaries before you write an offer.

Explore the wider market on our West Valley City area page, or see where Monroe students head next on our Granger High School page.

Enrolling and location

Families within the boundary receive guaranteed enrollment at their neighborhood elementary. Utah’s open enrollment policy allows applications from outside the boundary, subject to available space, through the Granite School District, and the dual immersion program can draw families in from other areas. The Granite School District boundary maps confirm the assigned schools for any specific address, which matters even more in an area reshaped by a recent closure.

When you are ready to find a home in the Monroe 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, the Utah State Board of Education, and the Granite School District, plus live listing data from zoomUTAH. Enrollment and ratios reflect the most recent published figures and are approximate. Valley Crest Elementary closed to traditional students at the end of the 2024 to 2025 school year, its campus reopened as a Spanish dual immersion magnet, and its traditional boundary was split between Monroe and Armstrong. Granite also moved sixth grade to the junior highs starting in the 2025 to 2026 school year, so some third-party listings still show K to 6. Ratings and boundaries change over time, so verify any specific address before relying on it.