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Heritage School
Test scores
RISE / Utah Aspire+ 2024-25 . % Proficient + Highly ProficientWhat this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% typical for Utah schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Utah's top nor bottom 10%.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Heritage School
Heritage School operates as a mid-tier elementary campus in SAINT GEORGE, Utah, part of Washington District. Current enrollment sits at 526 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.
Across the 54 schools in Washington District (37,102 students total), Heritage School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
Demographically, Heritage School reports that the largest single group is White, at 64% of enrollment; the rest breaks down as 25% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 2% Pacific Islander. By comparison, Washington County as a whole is about 85% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.
Looking at school resources, The school employs 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 21.2:1. The state averages about 21.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 50% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Washington County runs at roughly 29%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.
With demographic context factored in, Heritage School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 35.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 47.6%.
In the area at large, census data for Washington County shows median household income runs about $80,632, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Heritage School is one of 65 public schools in Washington County (combined enrollment of about 41,356 students).
Dixie High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Heritage School. Among the 5 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Heritage School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 43.9%.
Heritage School operates from an inner-city location.
Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 12%: 599 students in 2018 compared to 526 in 2025.
Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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