Enrollment
134
Elementary
DISTRICT 442 · STATE 491
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IRON DISTRICT·NCES 490039000283
Escalante Valley School
202 N BERYL HWY, BERYL, UT 84714 · (435) 439-5550 · Iron County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL134 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 67% of Utah public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
16.3:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 27.5:1 · STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
102 students
DISTRICT 39% · 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 | 23 | 17% |
| Kindergarten | 16 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 20 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 13 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 16 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 13 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 17 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 16 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (16) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (16).
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · 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
Students here typically continue to
Escalante Valley School→Parowan High
Based on grade levels within Iron District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
RISE / Utah Aspire+ 2024-25 . % Proficient + Highly ProficientEnglish Language Arts
33.3%
UT avg 41.4% . -2.4pp since 2023
Math
50.0%
UT avg 41.8% . +1.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.3% | 50.0% |
| 2023-24 | 35.7% | 48.2% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of UT schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
45.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.6%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+23.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 23% typical for Utah schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 23 points, placing it in Utah's top 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 Valley School
Escalante Valley School's state test result (45.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Escalante Valley School this school | 134 | 76.1% | 45.7% |
| Book Cliff School GREEN RIVER | 123 | 68.3% | 33.2% |
| Bruin Point School SUNNYSIDE | 107 | 75.7% | N/A |
| Circleville School CIRCLEVILLE | 105 | 58.1% | 42.6% |
| Moroni School MORONI | 363 | 62.3% | 38.5% |
| Myton School MYTON | 120 | 54.2% | 47.9% |
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 Valley School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Iron County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.7% | #313 of 562 | #6 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #230 of 578 ▲ 22 | #4 of 11 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.3% | #431 of 578 ▼ 9 | #11 of 11 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 134 | #571 of 613 | #11 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.1% | #18 of 582 | #1 of 11 |
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
134
+14 (+12%) vs 2020
+16% since 1990-91, when it was 116
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 | 134 | 8.2 | 16.3:1 | 76% (102) |
| 2023-24 | 139 | 8.2 | 16.9:1 | 78% (109) |
| 2022-23 | 122 | 8.7 | 14.0:1 | 79% (96) |
| 2020-21 | 120 | N/A | N/A | 74% (89) |
| 2017-18 | 132 | N/A | N/A | 86% (114) |
| 2015-16 | 132 | N/A | N/A | 79% (104) |
| 2010-11 | 142 | 8 | 17.8:1 | 83% (118) |
| 2000-01 | 118 | 6 | 19.7:1 | 74% (87) |
| 1990-91 | 116 | 5 | 23.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Escalante Valley School.
About Escalante Valley School
Escalante Valley School is a small elementary school that serves part of BERYL, Utah. Its 134 students are spread across pre-K through 6. The typical figure for elementary schools in Utah is about 491 students.
Iron District serves 14,125 students across 18 schools.
White students are the majority at Escalante Valley School, with 57% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 39% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. The school's White share is 30 points below the 87% share among Iron County residents. The school's diversity index is 53%, meaning two students picked at random have a 53% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reports 8.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 16.3 students per teacher. That is 5.5 students per teacher below the 21.8:1 average for elementary schools in Utah. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 76% of students. That is 46 points above the 30% average for public schools in Iron County.
allk12 grades Escalante Valley School a B+. The grade compares the school only with Utah public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
On BeatsExpectations, which compares test results with what a school's student poverty level would predict, Escalante Valley School ranks in the top 10% in Utah. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 45.7%, against a prediction of 22.6%.
Escalante Valley School is located in Iron County, where the median household income is $66,247, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 32%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Besides Escalante Valley School, Iron County has 20 other public schools.
The school nearest to Escalante Valley School is Enterprise School, at a distance of about 10.3 miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Escalante Valley School ranks 6th on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as Rural: Remote by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 14 more students in 2024-25.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at Escalante Valley School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Iron County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
62,252
Census ACS
Median income
$66,247
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
15,285 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Iron District
- Southwest Educational AcademyCombined · 4,239 students
- Cedar City HighHigh · 1,372 students
- Cedar MiddleMiddle · 1,139 students
- Canyon View HighHigh · 1,021 students
- Canyon View MiddleMiddle · 948 students
- Three Peaks SchoolElementary · 646 students
Nearby schools
- Enterprise School10.3 mi · 455
- Enterprise High10.6 mi · 537
- Iron Springs School28.6 mi · 636
- Cedar Middle31.1 mi · 1,139
- Launch High31.3 mi · 196
- Three Peaks School31.5 mi · 646
Frequently asked questions
About Escalante Valley SchoolHow many students attend Escalante Valley School?
Escalante Valley School enrolls approximately 134 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Escalante Valley School serve?
Escalante Valley School serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Escalante Valley School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Escalante Valley School is approximately 16.3:1 (8 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Escalante Valley School?
Student demographics at Escalante Valley School are roughly 57% White, 39% Hispanic, 3% Two or more.
What district is Escalante Valley School in?
Escalante Valley School is part of Iron District.
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