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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Blanding School this year?
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Enrollment
509
Elementary
DISTRICT 235 · STATE 491
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN JUAN DISTRICT·NCES 490090000527
Blanding School
302 S 100 W, BLANDING, UT 84511 · (435) 678-1871 · San Juan County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL509 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
314 students
DISTRICT 76% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 42 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 58 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 86 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 92 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 89 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is 15% smaller than its 5th grade class (68).
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
34.7%
UT avg 41.4% . +0.3pp since 2023
Math
43.2%
UT avg 41.8% . +1.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Utah schools, those numbers are about 41 and 42. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.7% | 43.2% |
| 2023-24 | 34.4% | 42.0% |
% 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
38.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.6%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% 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 Blanding School
Blanding School's state test result (38.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blanding School this school | 509 | 61.7% | 38.3% |
| Ashley School VERNAL | 442 | 55.9% | 38.4% |
| Red Mountain School IVINS | 447 | 53.9% | 33.6% |
| Coral Canyon School WASHINGTON | 558 | 61.8% | 36.5% |
| Panorama School ST GEORGE | 447 | 60.0% | 34.7% |
| Park School SPANISH FORK | 469 | 57.1% | 40.7% |
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 Blanding School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In San Juan County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.3% | #396 of 562 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.2% | #309 of 578 ▲ 36 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.7% | #413 of 578 ▲ 20 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 509 | #307 of 613 | #1 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.2:1 | #87 of 556 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.2% | #61 of 559 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.7% | #45 of 582 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.6% | #202 of 388 | N/A |
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
509
-65 (-11%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 676
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 | 509 | 28 | 18.2:1 | 62% (314) |
| 2023-24 | 543 | 27.5 | 19.8:1 | 62% (335) |
| 2022-23 | 565 | 27.5 | 20.6:1 | 100% (564) |
| 2020-21 | 574 | N/A | N/A | 100% (573) |
| 2017-18 | 610 | N/A | N/A | 99% (605) |
| 2015-16 | 565 | N/A | N/A | 99% (562) |
| 2010-11 | 591 | 27 | 21.9:1 | 65% (383) |
| 2000-01 | 515 | 29 | 17.8:1 | 62% (318) |
| 1990-91 | 676 | 31 | 21.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Blanding School.
About Blanding School
Federal records list Blanding School as an elementary school in BLANDING, Utah. It enrolled 509 students in pre-K through 5 for the 2024-25 school year.
San Juan District runs Blanding School along with 10 other schools, enrolling 2,873 students in total.
Blanding School's enrollment is 51% White. Next come 36% Native American, 8% Hispanic, and 5% multiracial. The chance that two students picked at random at Blanding School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 60%.
Federal data list 28 full-time-equivalent teachers at Blanding School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 18.2:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Utah is 21.8:1, higher than at this school. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 62%. It compares with 73% for public schools in San Juan County.
Blanding School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 38.3% is 8.6 points above the 29.6% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
County data help place the school in context: in San Juan County, median household income is about $64,481, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 21%, and roughly 14% of residents are in poverty. Blanding School is among the 13 public schools in San Juan County.
The nearest other public school, San Juan High, is about 0.6 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 2. On average proficiency, Blanding School is 3rd of 7 nearby schools with test data.
In the federal locale system, Blanding School is coded Rural: Remote, for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment was 574 in 2020-21 and 509 in 2024-25, a decrease of 65 students.
Questions about science fairs, picture day, and bus routes can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
San Juan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
14,483
Census ACS
Median income
$64,481
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
3,032 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in San Juan District
- San Juan HighHigh · 425 students
- Albert R. Lyman MiddleMiddle · 330 students
- Whitehorse HighHigh · 303 students
- Montezuma Creek SchoolElementary · 282 students
- Monticello SchoolElementary · 277 students
- Tse'Bii'Nidzisgai SchoolElementary · 255 students
Other schools in BLANDING
- San Juan HighHigh · 425 students
- Albert R. Lyman MiddleMiddle · 330 students
Nearby schools
- San Juan High0.6 mi · 425
- Albert R. Lyman Middle0.8 mi · 330
- Monticello High18.7 mi · 211
- Monticello School19.0 mi · 277
- Bluff School23.8 mi · 82
- Whitehorse High26.2 mi · 303
Frequently asked questions
About Blanding SchoolHow many students attend Blanding School?
Blanding School enrolls approximately 509 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Blanding School serve?
Blanding School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Blanding School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Blanding School is approximately 18.2:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Blanding School?
Student demographics at Blanding School are roughly 51% White, 8% Hispanic, 0% Black, 5% Two or more.
Is Blanding School public or private?
Blanding School is a public K-12 school, overseen by San Juan District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.