LaVerkin School

LaVerkin School operates as a mid-tier primary school in LA VERKIN, Utah, run under Washington District. Current enrollment sits at 447 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 54 schools in Washington District (37,102 students total), LaVerkin School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, LaVerkin School shows that White students make up the majority at 79%. Beyond that, the school lists 15% Hispanic, 3% multiracial.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 20.9:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 21.8:1 average. Around 54% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Washington County (around 29%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), LaVerkin School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 33.4%, the actual is 32.3%, a residual of -1.2 points.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Washington County shows median household income runs about $80,632, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. LaVerkin School is one of 65 public schools in Washington County (combined enrollment of about 41,356 students).

Nearest neighbor: Hurricane Middle, around 1.8 miles off. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), LaVerkin School ranks 9th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 41.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-based area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at LaVerkin School has declined 11%, going from 505 students in 2018 to 447 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 87% to 79% over that span.

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