Carissa Batista’s son, who used to attend Bennion, was reassigned to Liberty Elementary following the district’s boundary adjustments. She watched from outside Liberty early Tuesday as her son ...

Bennion actually lost less than 1% — a single student. Salt Lake City parent Jenny Makosky, whose three kids attend Hawthorne Elementary, pointed out to The Salt Lake Tribune discrepancies she ...

Salt Lake City School District board members on Tuesday voted to permanently shut down four local elementary schools: Bennion and Hawthorne on the east side, and Mary W. Jackson and Riley on the west.

Bennion Elementary (Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Bennion Elementary School in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, July 25, 2023. Bennion was compared to Wasatch during the study.

All 27 elementary schools in the district were included in the study, with seven elementary schools — Emerson, Hawthorne, M. Lynn Bennion, Mary W. Jackson, Newman, Riley and Wasatch ...

M. Lynn Bennion Elementary is home to only 156 students this year, with 48% of resident students choosing to attend another school. It's also located one block from two major thoroughfares ...

Four Salt Lake City elementary school campuses will close: Bennion and Hawthorne on the east side, and Mary W. Jackson and Riley on the west. Here's what we know about the buildings that will ...

Carrie Chalverus, a parent with two daughters who attended Bennion Elementary, praised the education her children received. "My kids had access to amazing teachers, dedicated teachers, got a great ...

Talks are poised to begin on redeploying buildings and land at vacated Hawthorne, M. Lynn Bennion, Mary W. Jackson and Riley elementary school sites — with many calls for more homes.

M. Lynn Bennion Elementary School is where Carrie Shalverus proudly sent her kids to elementary school. How this school was chosen for study on a possible closure worries the surrounding community.

For instance, Superintendent Lexi Cunningham recommended the closure of Bennion Elementary in 2019, but she gave up the plan under pressure from the community and the school board.

Bennion School is ranked #417 in Utah Elementary Schools. Schools are ranked on their performance on state-required tests, graduation, and how well they prepare their students for high school.