Escalante School

Located at 50 N 300 E, in ESCALANTE, Utah, Escalante School is a tiny elementary school that works with 105 students (grades pre-K through 6), part of Garfield District. Enrollment runs roughly 79% leaner than the state mean of about 491.

Within Garfield District, which oversees 10 schools and 1,628 students, Escalante School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Escalante School reports that nearly all students (92%) are White. Other groups include 4% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. Compared to Garfield County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Escalante School has 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 21.8:1 average. About 45% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Garfield County (around 23%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Escalante School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 37.9%, the actual is 32.7%, a residual of -5.3 points.

In the area at large, census data for Garfield County shows median household income runs about $61,875, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Escalante School is one of 10 public schools in Garfield County (combined enrollment of about 1,628 students).

The closest other public school is Escalante High, roughly 0.5 miles away. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Escalante School at 1st of 5; the average score across the group is 18.3%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 35%: 78 students in 2018 compared to 105 in 2025.

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