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If you could change one rule at Kanab School, what would it be?
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Enrollment
523
Elementary
DISTRICT 162 · STATE 491
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KANE DISTRICT·NCES 490048000340
Kanab School
41 W 100 N, KANAB, UT 84741 · (435) 644-2329 · Kane County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL523 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 73% of Utah public elementary schools
- BTest 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
21.4:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 35.5:1 · STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
218 students
DISTRICT 38% · 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 | 77 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 74 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 86 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 69 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 83 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 71 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (77) is 8% larger than its 6th grade class (71).
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · 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
45.1%
UT avg 41.4% . -1.6pp since 2023
Math
48.8%
UT avg 41.8% . -5.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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 down about 5 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.1% | 48.8% |
| 2023-24 | 46.7% | 54.0% |
% 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
52.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.4%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Kanab School
Kanab School's state test result (52.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kanab School this school | 523 | 41.7% | 52.3% |
| Davis School VERNAL | 442 | 42.5% | 49.5% |
| Enterprise School ENTERPRISE | 455 | 42.9% | 57.0% |
| Enoch School ENOCH | 516 | 37.6% | 51.3% |
| White Pine School RICHMOND | 425 | 39.3% | 61.1% |
| Three Peaks School CEDAR CITY | 646 | 40.6% | 45.0% |
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 Kanab School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Utah |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.3% | #216 of 562 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.8% | #241 of 578 ▼ 58 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.1% | #263 of 578 ▲ 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 523 | #282 of 613 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.4:1 | #310 of 556 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.6% | #514 of 559 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.7% | #205 of 582 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.2% | #81 of 128 |
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
523
+63 (+14%) vs 2020
+10% since 1990-91, when it was 474
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 | 523 | 24.5 | 21.4:1 | 42% (218) |
| 2023-24 | 540 | 24.4 | 22.1:1 | 44% (238) |
| 2022-23 | 526 | 23 | 22.9:1 | 43% (226) |
| 2020-21 | 460 | N/A | N/A | 36% (166) |
| 2017-18 | 497 | N/A | N/A | 43% (214) |
| 2015-16 | 467 | N/A | N/A | 51% (236) |
| 2010-11 | 457 | 19 | 24.1:1 | 51% (232) |
| 2000-01 | 402 | 19 | 21.2:1 | 44% (176) |
| 1990-91 | 474 | 21 | 22.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kanab School.
About Kanab School
Kanab School is a public elementary school in KANAB, Utah. Students in kindergarten through 6 attend the school, which enrolls 523 students.
Kane District enrolls 1,484 students, and its 10 schools include Kanab School.
About 88% of the student body at Kanab School is White. Other reported shares: 8% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. The White share in Kane County as a whole is similar, at about 90%. Pick two students at random and there is a 22% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
A ratio of 21.4:1 comes from the school's 24.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. That matches the 21.8:1 average for elementary schools in Utah fairly closely. The lunch program counts 42% of students at Kanab School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Measured against Utah public elementary schools, Kanab School receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Kanab School would be expected to post about 39.4%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 52.3%.
In the county around the school, Kane County, the median household income is $77,092, about 29% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Kane County is home to 11 public schools and about 1,484 public school students.
Kanab Middle is the closest public school, about 1.2 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number 3. The school's 52.3% average proficiency ranks 3rd among 6 nearby schools.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Remote, meaning it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
2024-25 enrollment was 523, a 14% rise from 460 in 2020-21.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Kane County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
8,170
Census ACS
Median income
$77,092
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
1,484 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Kane District
- Kanab HighHigh · 322 students
- Valley SchoolElementary · 162 students
- Kanab MiddleMiddle · 160 students
- Valley HighHigh · 154 students
- Kane PreschoolElementary · 73 students
- Big Water SchoolElementary · 40 students
Other schools in KANAB
- Kanab HighHigh · 322 students
- Kanab MiddleMiddle · 160 students
- Kane PreschoolElementary · 73 students
- Kanab CTE CenterHigh
Nearby schools
- Kanab Middle1.2 mi · 160
- Kane Preschool1.3 mi · 73
- Kanab High1.3 mi · 322
- Fredonia Elementary School5.2 mi · 73
- Fredonia High School5.3 mi · 59
- Valley School18.0 mi · 162
Frequently asked questions
About Kanab SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Kanab School?
Kanab School enrolls approximately 523 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Kanab School serve?
Kanab School serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Kanab School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Kanab School is approximately 21.4:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Kanab School?
At Kanab School, the student body is approximately 88% White, 8% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Kanab School in?
Kanab School is part of Kane District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.