Enrollment
196
High
DISTRICT 735 · STATE 980
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IRON DISTRICT·NCES 490039001562
Launch High
1975 W Royal Hunte Dr, CEDAR CITY, UT 84720 · (435) 865-3160 · Iron County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL196 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 93% of Utah public high schools
- ATest 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
23.1:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.3:1 · STATE 21.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
54 students
DISTRICT 39% · STATE 33%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 80 | 41% |
| Grade 10 | 35 | 18% |
| Grade 11 | 34 | 17% |
| Grade 12 | 47 | 24% |
Student demographics
30%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
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
59.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.3%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 Launch High
Launch High's state test result (59.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Launch High this school | 196 | 27.6% | 59.9% |
| Tintic High EUREKA | 142 | 31.0% | 22.7% |
| Rich High RANDOLPH | 162 | 28.4% | 42.0% |
| Altamont High ALTAMONT | 273 | 22.3% | 32.2% |
| Valley High ORDERVILLE | 154 | 29.2% | 51.5% |
| Utah Arts Academy SAINT GEORGE | 311 | 26.4% | 37.0% |
Matched among Utah high 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 Launch High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Utah |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.9% | #13 of 149 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 196 | #147 of 189 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.6% | #81 of 169 |
Ranked against other public high 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
196
+59 (+43%) vs 2020
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 | 196 | 8.5 | 23.1:1 | 28% (54) |
| 2023-24 | 177 | 8.5 | 20.8:1 | 33% (59) |
| 2022-23 | 195 | 7.8 | 25.0:1 | 31% (60) |
| 2020-21 | 137 | N/A | N/A | 38% (52) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Launch High.
About Launch High
Launch High is a very small high school in Utah, with an address in CEDAR CITY. It enrolls 196 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 9 through 12. That is 80% below the average of about 980 students for high schools in Utah.
Iron District is responsible for 18 schools, Launch High included, with 14,125 students in all.
The share of White students at Launch High is 83%. The remaining shares are 9% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. In Iron County overall, the White share is about 87%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Launch High scores 30%.
Classroom staffing at Launch High totals 8.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 23.1:1. Statewide, high schools in Utah average 21.1:1. Federal data show 28% of students (54) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Iron County is close, at 30%.
Launch High holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 93% of Utah public high schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Launch High is 13.6 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 59.9% actual, 46.3% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Utah.
Looking at the county, Iron County, the median household earns about $66,247 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 32%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Iron County has 21 public schools with about 15,285 students, including Launch High.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Cedar Middle, is about 0.2 miles. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Launch High places 2nd out of 7 schools in its immediate area.
The school's locale code, Rural: Fringe, means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Federal counts for Launch High: 137 students in 2020-21, 196 in 2024-25. A gap this wide can follow a change in the grades offered.
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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 Middle0.2 mi · 1,139
- Cedar City High0.9 mi · 1,372
- Southwest Educational Academy1.0 mi · 4,239
- Iron County Preschool1.1 mi · 172
- Cedar South School1.2 mi · 545
- Success SUU1.4 mi · 224
Frequently asked questions
About Launch HighWhat is the total enrollment at Launch High?
Launch High enrolls approximately 196 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Launch High serve?
Launch High serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Launch High?
Approximately 23.1:1 students per teacher at Launch High.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Launch High?
At Launch High, the student body is approximately 83% White, 9% Hispanic, 1% Black, 6% Two or more.
Is Launch High public or private?
Launch High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Iron District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.