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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the LaVerkin School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
447
Elementary
DISTRICT 568 · STATE 491
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WASHINGTON DISTRICT·NCES 490114000806
LaVerkin School
51 W CENTER, LA VERKIN, UT 84745 · (435) 635-4619 · Washington County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL447 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 24% of Utah public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
20.9:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 27.5:1 · STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
241 students
DISTRICT 36% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 30 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 72 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 60 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 70 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 70 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (72) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (70).
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · 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
36.1%
UT avg 41.4% . +5.9pp since 2023
Math
27.2%
UT avg 41.8% . +0.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Utah schools, those numbers are about 41 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.1% | 27.2% |
| 2023-24 | 30.2% | 27.1% |
% 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
32.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 LaVerkin School
LaVerkin School's state test result (32.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| LaVerkin School this school | 447 | 53.9% | 32.3% |
| Fillmore School FILLMORE | 483 | 52.8% | 58.8% |
| Fiddlers Canyon School CEDAR CITY | 515 | 51.5% | 57.6% |
| Belknap School BEAVER | 451 | 51.2% | 48.6% |
| Ashley School VERNAL | 442 | 55.9% | 38.4% |
| Naples School VERNAL | 456 | 52.6% | 46.0% |
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 LaVerkin School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Washington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.3% | #452 of 562 | #29 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.2% | #476 of 578 ▼ 4 | #30 of 30 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.1% | #399 of 578 ▲ 69 | #25 of 30 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 447 | #396 of 613 | #25 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.9:1 | #259 of 556 | #18 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.0% | #365 of 559 | #17 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.9% | #90 of 582 | #11 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.5% | #258 of 388 | #8 of 19 |
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
447
+61 (+16%) vs 2020
+33% since 1990-91, when it was 337
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 | 447 | 21.4 | 20.9:1 | 54% (241) |
| 2023-24 | 374 | 18.5 | 20.2:1 | 55% (206) |
| 2022-23 | 411 | 20.5 | 20.1:1 | 54% (221) |
| 2020-21 | 386 | N/A | N/A | 64% (246) |
| 2017-18 | 505 | N/A | N/A | 66% (331) |
| 2015-16 | 491 | N/A | N/A | 68% (332) |
| 2010-11 | 513 | 23 | 22.3:1 | 54% (276) |
| 2000-01 | 587 | 28 | 21.0:1 | 53% (309) |
| 1990-91 | 337 | 13 | 25.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for LaVerkin School.
About LaVerkin School
LaVerkin School, located in LA VERKIN, Utah, is a medium-sized elementary school. It covers pre-K through 5, with a total enrollment of 447 students.
Washington District is made up of 54 schools with 37,102 students in all.
LaVerkin School is 79% White by enrollment. Other students are 15% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. The school's diversity index is 35%, meaning two students picked at random have a 35% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
LaVerkin School employs 21.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 20.9:1. This ratio sits 1.0 below the 21.8:1 average for elementary schools in Utah. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 54% in 2024-25. That rate is above the 29% average among public schools in Washington County.
LaVerkin School is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 24% of Utah public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for LaVerkin School is -1.2 points: 32.3% actual, 33.4% predicted.
Washington County has about 196,431 residents, and the median household income is $80,632, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides LaVerkin School, Washington County has 64 other public schools.
The closest public school to LaVerkin School is Hurricane Middle, about 1.8 miles away. LaVerkin School is one of several public schools in the area, with 6 others within five miles. LaVerkin School comes in 9th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Federal data place LaVerkin School in the Town: Fringe locale, which means it is in a town close to an urbanized area.
Enrollment has grown by 61 students since 2020-21, to 447.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at LaVerkin School. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Washington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
196,431
Census ACS
Median income
$80,632
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
65
41,356 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Washington District
- Utah Online K8Elementary · 2,693 students
- Utah Online 7-12High · 1,547 students
- Crimson Cliffs HighHigh · 1,401 students
- Snow Canyon HighHigh · 1,324 students
- Dixie HighHigh · 1,263 students
- Desert Hills HighHigh · 1,241 students
Nearby schools
- Hurricane Middle1.8 mi · 780
- Valley Academy2.2 mi · 642
- Hurricane High2.3 mi · 1,177
- Hurricane School2.3 mi · 611
- Three Falls School2.9 mi · 533
- Hurricane Intermediate3.6 mi · 723
Frequently asked questions
About LaVerkin SchoolHow many students attend LaVerkin School?
LaVerkin School enrolls approximately 447 students in grades PK-05.
Is LaVerkin School an elementary, middle, or high school?
LaVerkin School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does LaVerkin School have?
LaVerkin School employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.9:1.
What is the student diversity at LaVerkin School?
Student demographics at LaVerkin School are roughly 79% White, 15% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is LaVerkin School in?
LaVerkin School is part of Washington District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.