Cedar North School

Cedar North School is an elementary-level community of middle-of-the-pack scale in CEDAR CITY, Utah, run under Iron District, enrolling 578 students in grades K through 5.

Cedar North School is one of 18 schools operated by Iron District, a district that instructs 14,125 students overall.

On demographics, Cedar North School reports that the largest single group is White, at 72% of enrollment; the rest consists of 16% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 2% Native American, 2% Black. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 87%.

On the resource side, On paper, Cedar North School has 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.9:1. The state averages around 21.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 48% of students at Cedar North School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably above Iron County's rate of about 30%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Cedar North School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 36.5%, the actual is 44.5%, a residual of +8.0 points.

Across the wider county, census data for Iron County shows the typical household earns roughly $66,247 per year, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Iron County's 21 public schools (combined enrollment of about 15,285 students), Cedar North School is one campus in the mix.

Success SUU is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Cedar North School at 4th of 6; the average score across the group is 54.2%.

The campus sits in a town-based setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Cedar North School's enrollment has grew 3% since 2018, when it stood at 562 (now 578). The White share of enrollment edged down from 79% to 72% over that span.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.