How Utah Fits All and Carson Smith fit
Utah Fits All pays $8,000 for a private-school student for 2026-27 at an approved school; home-based students receive $4,000 or $6,000 by age. Odyssey runs the program, and returning students, siblings and lower-income families are funded first when applications exceed the money.
On the Utah Fits All Scholarship participating-school list (approved 2026-27 Utah Fits All private-school list, Oct 2026). That means Dancing Moose Montessori River Park can be paid from a Utah Fits All account once you select it in the Odyssey portal and the school confirms enrollment. Ask how tuition is billed and whether fees are included.
On Carson Smith school lists from: USBE Carson Smith eligible-school list (per each organization's published school list, Oct 2026). A child with an IEP could use a Carson Smith scholarship here instead of Utah Fits All, never both in the same year. Being on the list is not a promise of an award.
The school also enrolls preschoolers. Utah Fits All starts at age 5, so for younger children ask about the school's preschool aid and whether it takes the state child care subsidy.
Independent schools here set their own need-based aid, which is often the largest source after any scholarship; ask for the aid calendar early, since it may close before Utah Fits All awards are announced.
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What the public records show
The U.S. Department of Education's Private School Survey (2023-24) shows the school reporting 81 students, 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, an 8.1:1 student-teacher ratio and grades PK-2.
This school also appears in the Utah UGRC/USBE statewide private-schools map layer (school year 2026), the state's geographic directory of private schools.
Questions for your visit
- Are you on the 2026-27 Utah Fits All approved list, and how do you bill Odyssey?
- What is tuition for my child's grade, and which fees does it include?
- Do you offer need-based aid, sibling or member rates, and do you set aid before or after the scholarship is counted?
- Are you on USBE's Carson Smith list, and how many of your families use it?
After grade 2: nearby schools that continue
Dancing Moose Montessori River Park ends at grade 2. These schools serve grade 3 through 12 and are among the closest:
- Anthem Preparatory School: grades PK-12, about 1 mi away · Utah Fits All list, 1 Carson Smith lists
- Oxford Academy: grades 3-12, about 2 mi away · 1 Carson Smith lists
- The Waterford School: grades PK-12, about 4 mi away
- Wasatch Canyons Academy at Primary Children's Hospital: grades 1-12, about 7 mi away
Nearby schools with profiles
- Stillwater Academy: Independent School, grades 8-12, 1.2 mi
- Anthem Preparatory School: Christian School, grades PK-12, 1.2 mi · Utah Fits All list, 1 Carson Smith lists
- St. John the Baptist Middle School: Catholic School, grades 6-8, 2.1 mi · Utah Fits All list, 1 Carson Smith lists
- Juan Diego Catholic High School: Catholic School, grades 9-12, 2.2 mi · Utah Fits All list, 1 Carson Smith lists
- Pine Ridge Academy: Independent School, grades 6-12, 2.4 mi
- Gateway Academy: Independent School, grades 9-12, 2.4 mi
We list 12 private schools in West Jordan, South Jordan, Riverton & Herriman, and 3 of them are on the Utah Fits All list.