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Enrollment
578
Elementary
DISTRICT 442 · STATE 491
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IRON DISTRICT·NCES 490039000281
Cedar North School
550 W 200 N, CEDAR CITY, UT 84720 · (435) 586-2845 · Iron County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL578 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.9:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 27.5:1 · STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
275 students
DISTRICT 39% · 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 | 93 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 79 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 105 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 96 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 98 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 107 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (93) is 13% smaller than its 5th grade class (107).
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · 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
43.6%
UT avg 41.4% . +1.9pp since 2023
Math
46.1%
UT avg 41.8% . +3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Utah schools, those numbers are about 41 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.6% | 46.1% |
| 2023-24 | 41.7% | 43.1% |
% 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
44.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.5%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 Cedar North School
Cedar North School's state test result (44.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar North School this school | 578 | 47.6% | 44.5% |
| Forbes School AMERICAN FORK | 550 | 48.9% | 37.9% |
| Northlake School TOOELE | 684 | 45.0% | 27.7% |
| Lincoln School HYRUM | 492 | 45.7% | 51.2% |
| Antelope School CLEARFIELD | 667 | 42.1% | 40.6% |
| Cherry Creek School SPRINGVILLE | 455 | 49.7% | 43.4% |
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 Cedar North School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Iron County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.5% | #326 of 562 | #8 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.1% | #275 of 578 ▲ 53 | #6 of 11 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.6% | #286 of 578 ▲ 68 | #4 of 11 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 578 | #213 of 613 | #5 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.9:1 | #176 of 556 | #5 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.9% | #247 of 559 | #2 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.6% | #147 of 582 | #6 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.8% | #104 of 128 | #7 of 7 |
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
578
+55 (+11%) vs 2020
+24% since 1990-91, when it was 467
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 | 578 | 29 | 19.9:1 | 48% (275) |
| 2023-24 | 611 | 30.5 | 20.0:1 | 48% (295) |
| 2022-23 | 636 | 29.5 | 21.6:1 | 48% (303) |
| 2020-21 | 523 | N/A | N/A | 43% (223) |
| 2017-18 | 562 | N/A | N/A | 52% (291) |
| 2015-16 | 383 | N/A | N/A | 58% (224) |
| 2010-11 | 330 | 19 | 17.4:1 | 73% (241) |
| 2000-01 | 478 | 21 | 22.8:1 | 46% (219) |
| 1990-91 | 467 | 19 | 24.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cedar North School.
About Cedar North School
Cedar North School is a mid-sized elementary school for students in CEDAR CITY, Utah. The school covers kindergarten through 5 and reported 578 students in 2024-25.
The district for Cedar North School is Iron District, with 18 schools and 14,125 students.
White students are 72% of those enrolled at Cedar North School. The next largest groups are 16% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 2% Native American, and 2% Black. In Iron County overall, about 87% of residents are White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 45, compared with 70 nationally.
Staffing at Cedar North School comes to 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 19.9:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Utah is 21.8:1. Cedar North School counts 48% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 18 points above the 30% average for public schools in Iron County.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 44.5%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 36.5%.
Census data for Iron County show median household income comes to about $66,247, about 32% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. There are 21 public schools in the county, enrolling about 15,285, Cedar North School among them.
Cedar North School is about 0.5 miles from Success SUU, its nearest public school. Cedar North School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Cedar North School ranks 4th of 6 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 44.5% against a local average of 54.2%.
Under the NCES locale system, Cedar North School is Town: Remote.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 578, up from 523 in 2020-21.
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Iron County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
62,252
Census ACS
Median income
$66,247
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
15,285 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Iron District
- Southwest Educational AcademyCombined · 4,239 students
- Cedar City HighHigh · 1,372 students
- Cedar MiddleMiddle · 1,139 students
- Canyon View HighHigh · 1,021 students
- Canyon View MiddleMiddle · 948 students
- Three Peaks SchoolElementary · 646 students
Other schools in CEDAR CITY
- Southwest Educational AcademyCombined · 4,239 students
- Cedar City HighHigh · 1,372 students
- Cedar MiddleMiddle · 1,139 students
- Canyon View HighHigh · 1,021 students
- Canyon View MiddleMiddle · 948 students
- Three Peaks SchoolElementary · 646 students
Nearby schools
- Success SUU0.5 mi · 224
- Cedar South School0.8 mi · 545
- Cedar East School0.8 mi · 598
- American Principles Academy0.8 mi · 204
- Iron County Preschool0.9 mi · 172
- Cedar City High1.1 mi · 1,372
Frequently asked questions
About Cedar North SchoolHow large is Cedar North School?
Cedar North School enrolls approximately 578 students in grades KG-05.
Is Cedar North School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Cedar North School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Cedar North School have?
Cedar North School employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Cedar North School?
Student demographics at Cedar North School are roughly 72% White, 16% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Cedar North School in?
Cedar North School is part of Iron District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.