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Enrollment
636
Elementary
DISTRICT 442 · STATE 491
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IRON DISTRICT·NCES 490039001120
Iron Springs School
235 N 4050 W, CEDAR CITY, UT 84720 · (435) 586-9485 · Iron County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL636 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 76% 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.
- A-Beats 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
19.8:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 27.5:1 · STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
212 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 33%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 93 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 105 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 115 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 97 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 113 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 113 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (93) is 18% smaller than its 5th grade class (113).
Student demographics
27%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
Test scores
RISE / Utah Aspire+ 2024-25 . % Proficient + Highly ProficientEnglish Language Arts
48.1%
UT avg 41.4% . -9.4pp since 2023
Math
54.8%
UT avg 41.8% . -1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.1% | 54.8% |
| 2023-24 | 57.5% | 55.8% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
55.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.5%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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%.
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 Iron Springs School
Iron Springs School's state test result (55.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Springs School this school | 636 | 33.3% | 55.7% |
| Apple Valley School SANTAQUIN | 732 | 32.8% | 36.0% |
| Santaquin School SANTAQUIN | 579 | 34.4% | 44.1% |
| Garland School GARLAND | 658 | 29.0% | 54.3% |
| Discovery School VERNAL | 656 | 29.6% | 56.9% |
| Hurricane Intermediate HURRICANE | 723 | 37.5% | 43.3% |
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 Iron Springs School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Iron County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.7% | #170 of 562 | #2 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.8% | #166 of 578 ▼ 4 | #2 of 11 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.1% | #217 of 578 ▼ 92 | #2 of 11 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 636 | #150 of 613 | #3 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.8:1 | #167 of 556 | #4 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.1% | #463 of 559 | #8 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.3% | #264 of 582 | #10 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.8% | #93 of 128 | #6 of 7 |
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
636
+10 (+2%) vs 2020
+11% since 2010-11, when it was 573
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 | 636 | 32.2 | 19.8:1 | 33% (212) |
| 2023-24 | 652 | 29.7 | 21.9:1 | 34% (223) |
| 2022-23 | 619 | 26.5 | 23.4:1 | 32% (195) |
| 2020-21 | 626 | N/A | N/A | 29% (184) |
| 2017-18 | 613 | N/A | N/A | 39% (237) |
| 2015-16 | 702 | N/A | N/A | 34% (240) |
| 2010-11 | 573 | 25 | 22.9:1 | 48% (274) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Iron Springs School.
About Iron Springs School
The public elementary school Iron Springs School is located in CEDAR CITY, Utah. It had 636 students in 2024-25, spanning kindergarten through 5. Elementary schools in Utah have about 491 students on average; enrollment here is 30% higher.
Iron District includes 18 schools. Together they enroll 14,125 students.
Of every 100 students at Iron Springs School, about 84 are White. After that, the student body is 12% Hispanic. Census estimates put Iron County at about 87% White, close to the school's figure. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 27, compared with 70 nationally.
Classroom staffing at Iron Springs School totals 32.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 19.8:1. The average for elementary schools in Utah, 21.8:1, is higher. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Iron Springs School is about 33%. Public schools in Iron County average a similar 30%.
Iron Springs School holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 76% of Utah public elementary schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 43.5% at Iron Springs School; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 55.7%.
Iron County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $66,247 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 32% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Public schools in Iron County number 21, with about 15,285 students.
Measured in a straight line, Cedar Middle is about 2.8 miles from Iron Springs School. The five-mile area around Iron Springs School holds at least 8 other public schools. Iron Springs School comes in 3rd of 7 nearby schools on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Town: Remote, or in a town far from an urbanized area.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 626 to 636.
Anyone can start a thread about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Iron Springs School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
Other schools in CEDAR CITY
- 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
- Cedar Middle2.8 mi · 1,139
- Launch High3.0 mi · 196
- Success SUU3.3 mi · 224
- Cedar North School3.4 mi · 578
- Iron County Preschool3.5 mi · 172
- Cedar City High3.5 mi · 1,372
Frequently asked questions
About Iron Springs SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Iron Springs School?
Iron Springs School enrolls approximately 636 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Iron Springs School serve?
Iron Springs School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Iron Springs School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Iron Springs School is approximately 19.8:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Iron Springs School?
Student demographics at Iron Springs School are roughly 84% White, 12% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Iron Springs School?
Iron Springs School is overseen by Iron District in Iron County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.