Enrollment
123
Elementary
DISTRICT 160 · STATE 491
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EMERY DISTRICT·NCES 490027000173
Book Cliff School
205 S SOLOMON STREET, GREEN RIVER, UT 84525 · (435) 564-8102 · Emery County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL123 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 36% of Utah public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
15.4:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
84 students
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 33%
Community
0
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 | 16 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 17 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 18 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 14 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 14 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 20 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 8 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 16 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (17) is 6% larger than its 6th grade class (16).
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Book Cliff School→Green River High
Based on grade levels within Emery District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
RISE / Utah Aspire+ 2024-25 . % Proficient + Highly ProficientEnglish Language Arts
27.6%
UT avg 41.4% . -1.7pp since 2023
Math
32.8%
UT avg 41.8% . -5.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 27.6% | 32.8% |
| 2023-24 | 29.3% | 37.9% |
% 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
33.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.4%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 Book Cliff School
Book Cliff School's state test result (33.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Book Cliff School this school | 123 | 68.3% | 33.2% |
| Escalante Valley School BERYL | 134 | 76.1% | 45.7% |
| Bruin Point School SUNNYSIDE | 107 | 75.7% | N/A |
| Circleville School CIRCLEVILLE | 105 | 58.1% | 42.6% |
| Myton School MYTON | 120 | 54.2% | 47.9% |
| Spring City School SPRING CITY | 142 | 57.0% | 43.3% |
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 Book Cliff School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Emery County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.2% | #443 of 562 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.8% | #418 of 578 ▼ 26 | #6 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.6% | #481 of 578 no change | #6 of 6 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 123 | #573 of 613 | #5 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.3% | #28 of 582 | #1 of 6 |
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
123
+5 (+4%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 140
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 | 123 | 8 | 15.4:1 | 68% (84) |
| 2023-24 | 123 | 9 | 13.7:1 | 75% (92) |
| 2022-23 | 140 | 9 | 15.6:1 | 81% (114) |
| 2020-21 | 118 | N/A | N/A | 81% (96) |
| 2017-18 | 110 | N/A | N/A | 75% (83) |
| 2015-16 | 104 | N/A | N/A | 75% (78) |
| 2010-11 | 142 | 8 | 17.8:1 | 75% (107) |
| 2000-01 | 153 | 9 | 17.0:1 | 59% (90) |
| 1990-91 | 140 | 8 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Book Cliff School.
About Book Cliff School
Book Cliff School is a very small elementary school found in GREEN RIVER, Utah. It had 123 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 6. Elementary schools in Utah average about 491 students, which makes this school 75% below average.
District-wide, Emery District has 10 schools and 2,091 students.
At Book Cliff School, 59% of students are White. The school is also 40% Hispanic. That is lower than the 93% White share among all Emery County residents. The diversity index for Book Cliff School is 50%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
For every teacher at Book Cliff School, there are about 15.4 students; the school has 8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Utah is 21.8:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. There are 84 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 68% of enrollment. Across public schools in Emery County, the average is 47%.
On the allk12 Grade, Book Cliff School lands at C+, ahead of 36% of Utah public elementary schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Book Cliff School would be expected to post about 26.4%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 33.2%.
In the wider Emery County area, the median household earns about $74,291 a year, about 18% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Across Emery County, 10 public schools serve about 2,091 students.
Green River High sits about 0.9 miles from Book Cliff School. Book Cliff School places 2nd of 4 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Book Cliff School is coded as Rural: Remote in federal locale data.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 123, compared with 118 in 2020-21.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Emery County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
10,046
Census ACS
Median income
$74,291
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
2,091 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Emery District
- Emery HighHigh · 614 students
- Huntington SchoolElementary · 224 students
- San Rafael Middle SchoolMiddle · 221 students
- Canyon View Middle SchoolMiddle · 215 students
- Ferron SchoolElementary · 200 students
- Cleveland SchoolElementary · 169 students
Nearby schools
- Green River High0.9 mi · 83
- Helen M. Knight School43.2 mi · 686
- C R Sundwall Center43.8 mi · 60
- Grand County Middle44.1 mi · 221
- Moab Charter School44.2 mi · 70
- Grand County High44.3 mi · 469
Frequently asked questions
About Book Cliff SchoolHow large is Book Cliff School?
Book Cliff School enrolls approximately 123 students in grades PK-06.
Is Book Cliff School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Book Cliff School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Book Cliff School have?
Book Cliff School employs 8 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
How diverse is Book Cliff School?
Book Cliff School reports a student body of 59% White, 40% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
What district is Book Cliff School in?
Book Cliff School is part of Emery District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.