Fossil Ridge Intermediate

Families in St. George, Utah, are served by Fossil Ridge Intermediate, a mid-sized middle-grades school. The school runs grades 6 through 7 and enrolls 727 students.

Within Washington District, Fossil Ridge Intermediate is one of 54 schools. The district enrolls 37,102 students.

White students are 64% of those enrolled at Fossil Ridge Intermediate. Beyond that, enrollment is 25% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 4% Pacific Islander. In Washington County overall, about 85% of residents are White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 53, compared with 70 nationally.

With 32.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 22.3:1. That is in line with the 21.7:1 average for middle schools in Utah. Roughly 48% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Washington County average 29%.

American Community Survey estimates for Washington County show that median household income comes to about $80,632, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Fossil Ridge Intermediate shares Washington County with 64 other public schools.

Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Millcreek High, is about 0.3 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles.

NCES describes the area around Fossil Ridge Intermediate as City: Mid-size, meaning inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.

Enrollment was 727 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 761.

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