National Blue Ribbon Schools Program

Ensign Elementary is a small school that overlooks the Salt Lake Valley. We are bounded by a park, the foothills, and groves of lush trees. We consider ourselves to be a community school. We host soccer and golf practices on our fields’ after school and during the summer months. Ensign Elementary is a polling site for local and national elections. We are also a Red Cross certified intake center for emergencies.

Teachers’ deep intellectual knowledge base of core content, their implementation of proven pedagogical practices, and grade level collaboration are the keys to our students’ increased academic achievement. For math instruction, we use the Houghton-Mifflin Math Expressions curriculum. We adopted the McGraw-Hill’s Wonders program for language arts. To supplement our writing curriculum, we use Lucy Calkins Units of Study. Science, social studies, health, physical education, fine arts, and technology are integrated into our daily instruction.

At Ensign Elementary, we believe that the success of each child is strengthened by a partnership between the school and the home. The basis for this partnership is open communication so that everyone understands their responsibilities for increasing student learning. We have strong parent involvement. Our Parent Teacher Association raises funds to support our music, art and field trip programs. Our School Community Council is instrumental in helping our school obtain community volunteers and tutors.

Our students come from a variety of neighborhoods; some of them are bused to Ensign. But when they arrive, they are respectful, responsible, and ready to learn. We are the mighty Eagles!