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Enrollment
451
Elementary
DISTRICT 197 · STATE 491
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BEAVER DISTRICT·NCES 490006000037
Belknap School
510 N. 650 E., BEAVER, UT 84713 · (435) 438-2281 · Beaver County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL451 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 69% of Utah public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Utah public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
19.0:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.1:1 · STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
231 students
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 33%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 53 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 59 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 76 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 72 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (53) is 26% smaller than its 6th grade class (72).
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 34% · STATE 47% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
RISE / Utah Aspire+ 2024-25 . % Proficient + Highly ProficientEnglish Language Arts
45.8%
UT avg 41.4% . -7.9pp since 2023
Math
34.2%
UT avg 41.8% . -12.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Utah schools, those numbers are about 41 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 8 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 13 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.8% | 34.2% |
| 2023-24 | 53.7% | 46.8% |
% Proficient + Highly Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: RISE / Utah Aspire+. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
48.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.8%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% typical for Utah schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Utah's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Belknap School
Belknap School's state test result (48.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belknap School this school | 451 | 51.2% | 48.6% |
| Fillmore School FILLMORE | 483 | 52.8% | 58.8% |
| Naples School VERNAL | 456 | 52.6% | 46.0% |
| LaVerkin School LA VERKIN | 447 | 53.9% | 32.3% |
| Ephraim School EPHRAIM | 535 | 55.5% | 53.3% |
| Gunnison Valley School GUNNISON | 584 | 51.4% | 52.5% |
Matched among Utah elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Belknap School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Utah |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.6% | #261 of 562 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.2% | #410 of 578 ▼ 140 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.8% | #250 of 578 ▼ 62 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 451 | #388 of 613 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.0:1 | #122 of 556 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.0% | #366 of 559 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.2% | #120 of 582 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.2% | #326 of 388 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
451
-7 (-2%) vs 2020
+7% since 1990-91, when it was 421
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 451 | 23.8 | 19.0:1 | 51% (231) |
| 2023-24 | 467 | 22.3 | 21.0:1 | 55% (257) |
| 2022-23 | 458 | 22.8 | 20.1:1 | 51% (235) |
| 2020-21 | 458 | N/A | N/A | 43% (198) |
| 2017-18 | 481 | N/A | N/A | 56% (270) |
| 2015-16 | 506 | N/A | N/A | 55% (278) |
| 2010-11 | 501 | 21 | 23.9:1 | 57% (286) |
| 2000-01 | 421 | 20 | 21.1:1 | 43% (180) |
| 1990-91 | 421 | 17 | 24.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Belknap School.
About Belknap School
Belknap School is a mid-sized elementary school in BEAVER, Utah, (ZIP code 84713). The school teaches kindergarten through 6 and enrolls 451 students.
Beaver District runs 7 schools with a combined 1,471 students. Belknap School is one of them.
The student body at Belknap School is 78% White. The school is also 18% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. The White share of the county population is higher, at 89%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 35%.
The school had 23.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 19.0:1. Across elementary schools in Utah, the average ratio is 21.8:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 51%.
On the allk12 Grade, Belknap School lands at B+, ahead of 69% of Utah public elementary schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 48.6%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 34.8%.
For Beaver County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $79,360 a year, roughly 24% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Public schools in Beaver County number 7, with about 1,471 students.
Belknap School is about 0.7 miles from Beaver High, its nearest public school. There are 2 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Belknap School at 2nd of 5.
Locale: Rural: Remote. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory far from an urban area.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (458) and 2024-25 (451).
The Belknap School discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. You can also rate the school on this page.
Beaver County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
7,273
Census ACS
Median income
$79,360
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
1,471 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Beaver District
- Beaver HighHigh · 442 students
- Milford SchoolElementary · 211 students
- Milford HighHigh · 205 students
- Minersville SchoolElementary · 82 students
- Beaver PreschoolElementary · 42 students
- Minersville SchoolMiddle · 38 students
Other schools in BEAVER
- Beaver HighHigh · 442 students
- Beaver PreschoolElementary · 42 students
Nearby schools
- Beaver High0.7 mi · 442
- Beaver Preschool0.7 mi · 42
- Minersville School16.9 mi · 82
- Minersville School16.9 mi · 38
- Circleville School20.9 mi · 105
- Circleville Preschool20.9 mi · 17
Frequently asked questions
About Belknap SchoolHow large is Belknap School?
Belknap School enrolls approximately 451 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Belknap School serve?
Belknap School serves grades KG-06.
How many students per teacher at Belknap School?
Approximately 19.0:1 students per teacher at Belknap School.
How diverse is Belknap School?
Belknap School reports a student body of 78% White, 18% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Belknap School?
Belknap School is overseen by Beaver District in Beaver County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.