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Enrollment
369
Elementary
DISTRICT 284 · STATE 491
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARBON DISTRICT·NCES 490015000809
Castle Heights School
750 N HOMESTEAD BLVD, PRICE, UT 84501 · (435) 637-7177 · Carbon County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL369 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 79% 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.
- ABeats 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
18.9:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.1:1 · STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
168 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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 | 62 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 50 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 64 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 69 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 67 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (62) is 7% smaller than its 5th grade class (67).
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · 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
49.2%
UT avg 41.4% . -6.2pp since 2023
Math
58.3%
UT avg 41.8% . +1.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.2% | 58.3% |
| 2023-24 | 55.4% | 56.8% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of UT schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
54.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.5%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+17.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 38% typical for Utah schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 17 points, placing it in Utah's top 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 Castle Heights School
Castle Heights School's state test result (54.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Castle Heights School this school | 369 | 45.5% | 54.8% |
| Creekview School PRICE | 389 | 46.8% | 45.4% |
| Parowan School PAROWAN | 418 | 47.6% | 47.0% |
| Davis School VERNAL | 442 | 42.5% | 49.5% |
| Promontory School of Expeditionary Learning PERRY | 443 | 41.5% | 32.3% |
| Duchesne School DUCHESNE | 419 | 51.1% | 42.5% |
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 Castle Heights School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Utah |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.8% | #179 of 562 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.3% | #127 of 578 ▲ 28 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.2% | #199 of 578 ▼ 41 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 369 | #475 of 613 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.9:1 | #118 of 556 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.9% | #516 of 559 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.5% | #169 of 582 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.1% | #167 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
369
-88 (-19%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 495
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 | 369 | 19.5 | 18.9:1 | 46% (168) |
| 2023-24 | 389 | 20.3 | 19.2:1 | 49% (189) |
| 2022-23 | 422 | 20.3 | 20.8:1 | 46% (195) |
| 2020-21 | 457 | N/A | N/A | 43% (196) |
| 2017-18 | 462 | N/A | N/A | 41% (190) |
| 2015-16 | 469 | N/A | N/A | 49% (228) |
| 2010-11 | 510 | 24 | 21.3:1 | 47% (240) |
| 2000-01 | 425 | 21 | 20.2:1 | 44% (187) |
| 1990-91 | 495 | 14 | 35.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Castle Heights School.
About Castle Heights School
Among the schools in PRICE, Utah, is Castle Heights School, a small elementary school. Enrollment is 369 students in 2024-25, and the school serves kindergarten through 5. Against the 491-student average for elementary schools in Utah, enrollment here is 25% lower.
Castle Heights School is one school in a 9-school district, Carbon District, which enrolls 3,334 students.
About 88% of the student body at Castle Heights School is White. The remaining students are 10% Hispanic. The county population is about 88% White, within a few points of the school. Pick two students at random and there is a 21% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal staffing data show 19.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at Castle Heights School and a ratio of 18.9:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 21.8:1 average for elementary schools in Utah. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 46% of enrollment.
Measured against Utah public elementary schools, Castle Heights School receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests, 54.8%, is 17.3 points above the 37.5% the model predicts from its free or reduced-price lunch share. That result is in the top 10% of Utah schools.
Census estimates describe Carbon County this way: the median household income is $58,377, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 19% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 12%. In all, Carbon County has 10 public schools and roughly 3,694 students.
The closest other public school is Castle Valley Center, about 0.5 miles away. Castle Heights School has 5 other public schools within five miles. Castle Heights School ranks 1st of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 54.8% against a local average of 39.6%.
The school's federal locale classification is Town: Remote.
Enrollment has fallen by 88 students since 2020-21, to 369.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Castle Heights School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Carbon County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
20,517
Census ACS
Median income
$58,377
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
3,694 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Carbon District
- Carbon HighHigh · 1,004 students
- Mont Harmon MiddleMiddle · 614 students
- Creekview SchoolElementary · 389 students
- Sally Mauro SchoolElementary · 293 students
- Wellington SchoolElementary · 264 students
- Helper MiddleMiddle · 199 students
Other schools in PRICE
- Carbon HighHigh · 1,004 students
- Mont Harmon MiddleMiddle · 614 students
- Creekview SchoolElementary · 389 students
- Pinnacle Canyon AcademyCombined · 360 students
- Castle Valley CenterCombined · 95 students
Nearby schools
- Castle Valley Center0.5 mi · 95
- Carbon High0.7 mi · 1,004
- Pinnacle Canyon Academy1.0 mi · 360
- Mont Harmon Middle1.6 mi · 614
- Creekview School2.3 mi · 389
- Wellington School5.2 mi · 264
Frequently asked questions
About Castle Heights SchoolHow many students attend Castle Heights School?
Castle Heights School enrolls approximately 369 students in grades KG-05.
Is Castle Heights School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Castle Heights School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Castle Heights School have?
Castle Heights School employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Castle Heights School?
Student demographics at Castle Heights School are roughly 88% White, 10% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is Castle Heights School in?
Castle Heights School is part of Carbon District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.