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Welcome to McGillis

AN INDEPENDENT PRIVATE SCHOOL IN SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH FOR KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 8TH GRADE

At The McGillis School, we inspire and prepare our learners for a lifetime of creating a better world.

Lower School

Kindergarten - Grade 5

Our Lower School classrooms are filled with excitement and discovery as students engage in daily hands-on activities and discussions with peers, facilitated by our caring and masterful teachers. Students have the opportunity to engage with a variety of adults, not only their homeroom teachers, but also the specialists who will teach them throughout their lower school years.

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Middle School

Grades 6 - 8

Our Middle School is a place to belong and to become, in which students are well-known and appreciated as unique individuals. The energy is happy and high in our hallways, as students view school as a safe and joyful place. Students know that they will be supported at every turn by caring and charismatic mentors, and compassionate friends. 

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The Learning Center

Learning Differences Program

The Learning Center offers a program that is unlike any other program in Salt Lake City for children with language-based learning differences. Our program offers a full-day educational program for students with language-based learning differences, including dyslexia, dysgraphia and dyscalculia, and who have a strong ability and desire to learn.

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McGillis moments

Fond Farewells 2023

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Lower School Science Spotlight

My approach to elementary science is to give the students a lot of opportunities for hands-on exploration.

Creating Inclusivity and Belonging During the Winter Holidays

Though they may look different based on region or religion, traditions involving lights during long winter nights can be found all across the world.

TLC Talks: The Learning Center Newspaper

In The Learning Center (TLC), we have the opportunity to reimagine writing and provide students an environment where we can scaffold and personalize the experience to best meet individual needs.

Student-Led Conferences

At McGillis, we strive to empower our students as leaders in their learning.

McGillis community

Inspiring and preparing our community for a lifetime of creating a better world

Meet a Magpie

At McGillis, I learned how to learn. I learned that I didn’t have to know everything when I encountered a new situation – I just needed to know how to ask questions, when to listen, and ultimately, to believe that I was capable of mastering something new
Frances Dingivan, Class of 2012

The McGillis School provided me a foundation for sustained academic success in high school and now college. Most importantly, it taught me to never stop seeking out knowledge and to never stop learning.
Max Gruber, Class of 2013

McGillis is different because community really matters and the mission is at the forefront of everything we do. Taking the time to stop, actively listen and support children is what all teachers at McGillis excel in. Caring and kindness matter.

Suky Stewart, Teacher

Academically, McGillis helped to prepare me to go to an elite liberal arts college by teaching me how to write eloquently, read carefully, and think critically about pressing issues. Even more valuable, McGillis taught me about being a good person and set me up to be successful in school and in life.
Gwen Orme, Class of 2015

7:1

Student:Faculty Ratio

21%

Students of Color

392

Enrollment

33

Years of having respect for all

~9

Off Campus Learning Experiences per Grade