Escalante Valley School

Set in BERYL, Utah, Escalante Valley School is a tiny primary school, operated by Iron District. It instructs 134 students across grades pre-K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 491 students per school, that is 73% smaller than typical.

Iron District comprises 18 schools with combined enrollment of 14,125 students; Escalante Valley School is among them.

Demographically, Escalante Valley School logs that 57% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school lists 39% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Iron County as a whole is about 87% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.3:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.8:1, putting Escalante Valley School tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 76% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Iron County runs at roughly 30%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Escalante Valley School ranks in the top 10% of Utah public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 22.6%; Escalante Valley School posts 45.7%, +23.1 points above that line.

In the broader community, census data for Iron County shows median household income runs about $66,247, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Iron County's 21 public schools (combined enrollment of about 15,285 students), Escalante Valley School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Enterprise School, around 10.3 miles off. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Escalante Valley School at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 55.5%.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count held roughly steady: 132 students in 2018 compared to 134 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 51% to 39% across the same window.

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