Lava Ridge Intermediate

As a low-enrollment middle school in SANTA CLARA, Utah, Lava Ridge Intermediate teaches 699 students from grades 6 through 7, one of the schools within Washington District.

Washington District comprises 54 schools with combined enrollment of 37,102 students; Lava Ridge Intermediate is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Lava Ridge Intermediate shows that White students make up the majority at 64%. Other groups include 27% Hispanic, 3% Native American, 3% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 85%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 21.5:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 21.7:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 42% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Washington County (around 29%), the school's rate is north of typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Lava Ridge Intermediate performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 39.0%, the actual is 49.8%, a residual of +10.8 points.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Washington County indicate median household earnings sit near $80,632, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Lava Ridge Intermediate is one of 65 public schools in Washington County (combined enrollment of about 41,356 students).

The closest other public school is Santa Clara School, roughly 1.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Lava Ridge Intermediate comes 3rd of 7 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 44.0%.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Lava Ridge Intermediate's enrollment has contracted 19% since 2018, when it stood at 862 (now 699). The White share of enrollment ticked down from 72% to 64% over that span.

On the community side, members of the Lava Ridge Intermediate community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.