Enrollment
105
Elementary
DISTRICT 203 · STATE 491
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GARFIELD DISTRICT·NCES 490030000187
Escalante School
50 N 300 E, ESCALANTE, UT 84726 · (435) 826-4247 · Garfield County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL105 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 22% of Utah public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
15.0:1
7 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 29.9:1 · STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
47 students
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 33%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 17 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 13 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 15 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 7 | 7% |
| Grade 3 | 13 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 11 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 14 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 15 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (13) is 13% smaller than its 6th grade class (15).
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · 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
32.0%
UT avg 41.4% . -3.3pp since 2023
Math
30.0%
UT avg 41.8% . +6.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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 up about 7 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 32.0% | 30.0% |
| 2023-24 | 35.3% | 23.5% |
% 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
32.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.9%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Escalante School
Escalante School's state test result (32.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Escalante School this school | 105 | 44.8% | 32.7% |
| Eureka School EUREKA | 101 | 46.5% | 40.4% |
| South Rich School RANDOLPH | 104 | 52.9% | 56.7% |
| Castle Dale School CASTLE DALE | 127 | 52.0% | 52.2% |
| Valley School ORDERVILLE | 162 | 45.1% | 61.1% |
| North Rich School LAKETOWN | 122 | 34.4% | 63.6% |
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 Escalante School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Utah |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.7% | #449 of 562 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #447 of 578 ▲ 56 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #445 of 578 ▼ 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 105 | #580 of 613 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.8% | #179 of 582 |
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
105
+10 (+11%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 158
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 | 105 | 7 | 15.0:1 | 45% (47) |
| 2023-24 | 107 | 6.6 | 16.3:1 | 54% (58) |
| 2022-23 | 107 | 6.5 | 16.5:1 | 51% (55) |
| 2020-21 | 95 | N/A | N/A | 46% (44) |
| 2017-18 | 78 | N/A | N/A | 59% (46) |
| 2015-16 | 91 | N/A | N/A | 63% (57) |
| 2010-11 | 79 | 5 | 15.8:1 | 43% (34) |
| 2000-01 | 113 | 5 | 22.6:1 | 55% (62) |
| 1990-91 | 158 | 7 | 22.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Escalante School.
About Escalante School
Escalante School is an elementary school located in ESCALANTE, Utah, in Garfield County. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 105 students in pre-K through 6. Against the 491-student average for elementary schools in Utah, enrollment here is 79% lower.
Escalante School belongs to Garfield District, a district of 10 schools and 1,628 students.
About 92% of the student body at Escalante School is White. Smaller groups are 4% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. The county population is about 94% White, within a few points of the school. The school's diversity index is 14%, meaning two students picked at random have a 14% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reports 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 15.0 students per teacher. That is 6.8 students per teacher below the 21.8:1 average for elementary schools in Utah. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 45% of students. The gap from the 23% average for public schools in Garfield County is 22 points.
allk12 grades Escalante School a C-. The grade compares the school only with Utah public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 37.9% for Escalante School. The school posts 32.7%, 5.3 points below the prediction.
Census Bureau estimates for Garfield County show that the median household income is $61,875, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Escalante School is one of 10 public schools in the county.
The closest public school, Escalante High, is about 0.5 miles from Escalante School. Escalante School places 1st of 5 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Its location is classified as Rural: Remote by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 10 more students in 2024-25.
The Escalante School community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Garfield County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,219
Census ACS
Median income
$61,875
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
1,628 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Garfield District
- Garfield OnlineElementary · 705 students
- Panguitch SchoolElementary · 240 students
- Bryce Valley SchoolElementary · 157 students
- Panguitch HighHigh · 149 students
- Bryce Valley HighHigh · 142 students
- Escalante HighHigh · 66 students
Other Escalante schools
One other US public school is named Escalante. Escalante School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Escalante SchoolSALT LAKE CITY, UT · 352 students
Nearby schools
- Escalante High0.5 mi · 66
- Boulder School13.4 mi · 7
- Bryce Valley School29.1 mi · 157
- Bryce Valley High29.2 mi · 142
- Antimony School32.6 mi · 1
- Utah Peak Academy47.3 mi · 161
Frequently asked questions
About Escalante SchoolHow large is Escalante School?
Escalante School enrolls approximately 105 students in grades PK-06.
Is Escalante School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Escalante School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Escalante School have?
Escalante School employs 7 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Escalante School?
Student demographics at Escalante School are roughly 92% White, 4% Hispanic, 4% Two or more.
What district is Escalante School in?
Escalante School is part of Garfield District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.