Ferron School

Ferron School is a low-enrollment elementary school in FERRON, Utah, run under Emery District. The school serves 200 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 59% leaner than the state mean of about 491.

Emery District comprises 10 schools with combined enrollment of 2,091 students; Ferron School is among them.

On the student-mix side, Ferron School logs that nearly all students (94%) are White; the rest consists of 3% Native American, 2% Hispanic. Compared to Emery County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

On the resource side, Ferron School records 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 20.0:1. The state averages around 21.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 51% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Ferron 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 34.9%; Ferron School posts 67.3%, +32.4 points above that line.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Emery County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $74,291 per year, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Emery County runs 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,091 students), of which Ferron School is one.

San Rafael Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. On composite proficiency, Ferron School comes 1st of 7 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 44.5%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Ferron School has ticked down 17%, going from 241 students in 2018 to 200 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 99% to 94% across the same window.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Members of the school community can share what they know.