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What's one thing Desert Canyons Elementary gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
670
Elementary
DISTRICT 568 · STATE 491
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WASHINGTON DISTRICT·NCES 490114001627
Desert Canyons Elementary
3101 E Rimrunner Drive, SAINT GEORGE, UT 84790 · (435) 632-5794 · Washington County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL670 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.6:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 27.5:1 · STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
137 students
DISTRICT 36% · 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 | 116 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 112 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 108 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 117 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 102 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 115 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (116) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (115).
Student demographics
38%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · 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
50.7%
UT avg 41.4% . -3.1pp since 2023
Math
55.4%
UT avg 41.8% . -2.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.7% | 55.4% |
| 2023-24 | 53.8% | 57.4% |
% 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
56.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.8%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Desert Canyons Elementary
Desert Canyons Elementary's state test result (56.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Desert Canyons Elementary this school | 670 | 20.4% | 56.2% |
| Cook School SYRACUSE | 657 | 21.2% | 49.9% |
| Twenty Wells Elementary GRANTSVILLE | 625 | 22.4% | 36.9% |
| Kanesville School West Haven | 720 | 20.6% | 46.4% |
| Stansbury Park School STANSBURY PARK | 712 | 18.0% | 48.2% |
| Fox Hollow School LEHI | 733 | 18.1% | 64.1% |
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 Desert Canyons Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Washington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.2% | #161 of 562 | #8 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.4% | #161 of 578 ▼ 9 | #9 of 30 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.7% | #180 of 578 ▲ 5 | #11 of 30 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 670 | #120 of 613 | #4 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.6:1 | #237 of 556 | #16 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.0% | #329 of 559 | #15 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.4% | #408 of 582 | #25 of 30 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 670 | 32.5 | 20.6:1 | 20% (137) |
| 2023-24 | 605 | 27.5 | 22.0:1 | 20% (119) |
| 2022-23 | 510 | 25 | 20.4:1 | 18% (92) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Desert Canyons Elementary.
About Desert Canyons Elementary
Desert Canyons Elementary is an elementary school located in SAINT GEORGE, Utah, in Washington County. The school runs kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 670 students. By comparison, elementary schools in Utah enroll about 491 students on average.
Desert Canyons Elementary belongs to Washington District, a district of 54 schools and 37,102 students.
The student body at Desert Canyons Elementary is 77% White. After that, the student body is 13% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. A diversity index of 38% means there is a 38% chance two randomly chosen students at Desert Canyons Elementary are from different groups.
Teacher count: 32.5 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 20.6:1. The average for elementary schools in Utah, 21.8:1, is higher. Roughly 20% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Washington County is 29%.
Schools in Utah with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 49.8%. Desert Canyons Elementary scores 56.2%.
Washington County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $80,632 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 35% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Desert Canyons Elementary shares Washington County with 64 other public schools.
Career Tech High School is the nearest public school to Desert Canyons Elementary, about 2.4 miles away. Within five miles of Desert Canyons Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Desert Canyons Elementary ranks 6th on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Desert Canyons Elementary as Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
Desert Canyons Elementary has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Washington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
196,431
Census ACS
Median income
$80,632
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
65
41,356 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Washington District
- Utah Online K8Elementary · 2,693 students
- Utah Online 7-12High · 1,547 students
- Crimson Cliffs HighHigh · 1,401 students
- Snow Canyon HighHigh · 1,324 students
- Dixie HighHigh · 1,263 students
- Desert Hills HighHigh · 1,241 students
Other schools in SAINT GEORGE
- Utah Online 7-12High · 1,547 students
- Desert Hills HighHigh · 1,241 students
- Desert Hills MiddleHigh · 909 students
- Sunrise Ridge IntermediateMiddle · 802 students
- Tonaquint IntermediateMiddle · 653 students
- South Mesa ElementaryElementary · 595 students
Nearby schools
- Career Tech High School2.4 mi · 592
- Little Valley School3.7 mi · 552
- Sunrise Ridge Intermediate3.8 mi · 802
- South Mesa Elementary3.9 mi · 595
- Desert Hills Middle4.2 mi · 909
- Desert Hills High4.3 mi · 1,241
Frequently asked questions
About Desert Canyons ElementaryHow many students attend Desert Canyons Elementary?
Desert Canyons Elementary enrolls approximately 670 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Desert Canyons Elementary serve?
Desert Canyons Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Desert Canyons Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Desert Canyons Elementary is approximately 20.6:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Desert Canyons Elementary?
Student demographics at Desert Canyons Elementary are roughly 77% White, 13% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Desert Canyons Elementary?
Desert Canyons Elementary is overseen by Washington District in Washington County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.