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What's something Emery High does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
614
High
DISTRICT 349 · STATE 980
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EMERY DISTRICT·NCES 490027000178
Emery High
975 N CENTER, CASTLE DALE, UT 84513 · (435) 381-2689 · Emery County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL614 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 56% of Utah public high schools
- B-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 high schools
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 21.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
206 students
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 33%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 144 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 162 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 163 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 145 | 24% |
Student demographics
13%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
Based on grade levels within Emery District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
39.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.4%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Emery High
Emery High's state test result (39.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emery High this school | 614 | 33.6% | 39.3% |
| Parowan High PAROWAN | 349 | 33.2% | 46.2% |
| South Sevier High MONROE | 426 | 38.0% | 41.6% |
| Bear River Middle GARLAND | 841 | 30.3% | 40.7% |
| Duchesne High DUCHESNE | 408 | 34.8% | 26.2% |
| Enterprise High ENTERPRISE | 537 | 38.4% | 42.2% |
Matched among Utah high 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 Emery High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Utah |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.3% | #74 of 149 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 614 | #97 of 189 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.5:1 | #32 of 145 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.4% | #141 of 145 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.6% | #60 of 169 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.9% | #73 of 84 |
Ranked against other public high 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
614
-34 (-5%) vs 2020
+2% since 1990-91, when it was 601
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 | 614 | 33.2 | 18.5:1 | 34% (206) |
| 2023-24 | 636 | 33.5 | 19.0:1 | 32% (206) |
| 2022-23 | 642 | 34.6 | 18.6:1 | 45% (286) |
| 2020-21 | 648 | N/A | N/A | 45% (291) |
| 2017-18 | 591 | N/A | N/A | 43% (254) |
| 2015-16 | 411 | N/A | N/A | 37% (154) |
| 2010-11 | 438 | 21 | 20.9:1 | 37% (160) |
| 2000-01 | 676 | 33 | 20.5:1 | 24% (159) |
| 1990-91 | 601 | 26 | 23.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Emery High.
About Emery High
Emery High is a low-enrollment high school in CASTLE DALE, Utah. The school's enrollment of 614 students covers grades 9 through 12. Enrollment is 37% lower than the average for high schools in Utah, which is about 980.
Emery District has 2,091 students in 10 schools, and Emery High is one of those schools.
White students make up 93% of enrollment at Emery High. Other students are 6% Hispanic. For comparison, Emery County is about 93% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 13% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Its 33.2 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 18.5:1. This ratio sits 2.6 below the 21.1:1 average for high schools in Utah. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 34%. That is lower than the 47% average for public schools in Emery County.
Emery High is graded B by allk12, scoring above 56% of Utah public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Schools in Utah with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 43.4%. Emery High scores 39.3%.
Within Emery County, the median household income is $74,291, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Emery High, Emery County has 9 other public schools.
Of nearby public schools, Castle Dale School is the closest, at about 0.5 miles. Emery High has 2 other public schools within five miles. Emery High comes in 7th of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Emery High is coded Rural: Remote, for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
2024-25 enrollment was 614, a 5% decrease from 648 in 2020-21.
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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
- Huntington SchoolElementary · 224 students
- San Rafael Middle SchoolMiddle · 221 students
- Canyon View Middle SchoolMiddle · 215 students
- Ferron SchoolElementary · 200 students
- Cleveland SchoolElementary · 169 students
- Castle Dale SchoolElementary · 127 students
Nearby schools
- Castle Dale School0.5 mi · 127
- Cottonwood School1.7 mi · 115
- Huntington School7.6 mi · 224
- Canyon View Middle School7.9 mi · 215
- Ferron School11.2 mi · 200
- San Rafael Middle School11.9 mi · 221
Frequently asked questions
About Emery HighHow many students attend Emery High?
Emery High enrolls approximately 614 students in grades 09-12.
Is Emery High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Emery High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Emery High?
Approximately 18.5:1 students per teacher at Emery High.
How diverse is Emery High?
Emery High reports a student body of 93% White, 6% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Emery High?
Emery High is overseen by Emery District in Emery County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.