Enrollment
254
Elementary
DISTRICT 139 · STATE 491
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAYNE DISTRICT·NCES 490117000609
Loa School
50 S 100 E, LOA, UT 84747 · (435) 836-2851 · Wayne County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL254 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 77% 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.
- ABeats 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
17.1:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.4:1 · STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
133 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 33%
Community
0
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 | 43 | 17% |
| Kindergarten | 19 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 28 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 26 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 32 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 33 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 40 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 33 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (19) is 42% smaller than its 6th grade class (33).
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Loa School→Wayne High
Based on grade levels within Wayne District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
RISE / Utah Aspire+ 2024-25 . % Proficient + Highly ProficientEnglish Language Arts
45.9%
UT avg 41.4% . -7.9pp since 2023
Math
52.6%
UT avg 41.8% . -7.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 7 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.9% | 52.6% |
| 2023-24 | 53.8% | 59.8% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of UT schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
53.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.2%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+18.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 34% typical for Utah schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 19 points, placing it in Utah's top 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 Loa School
Loa School's state test result (53.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loa School this school | 254 | 52.4% | 53.0% |
| Wellington School WELLINGTON | 264 | 52.3% | 42.2% |
| Huntington School HUNTINGTON | 224 | 55.4% | 47.7% |
| Fairview School FAIRVIEW | 235 | 50.2% | 51.8% |
| Sally Mauro School HELPER | 293 | 48.1% | 42.8% |
| Ferron School FERRON | 200 | 51.0% | 67.3% |
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 Loa School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Utah |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #207 of 562 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.6% | #197 of 578 ▼ 73 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.9% | #249 of 578 ▼ 62 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 254 | #546 of 613 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.1:1 | #47 of 556 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.4% | #474 of 559 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.4% | #109 of 582 |
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
254
+31 (+14%) vs 2020
+3% since 1990-91, when it was 246
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 | 254 | 14.9 | 17.1:1 | 52% (133) |
| 2023-24 | 207 | 13.9 | 14.9:1 | 50% (104) |
| 2022-23 | 230 | 13.4 | 17.1:1 | 51% (118) |
| 2020-21 | 223 | N/A | N/A | 46% (103) |
| 2017-18 | 199 | N/A | N/A | 45% (89) |
| 2015-16 | 220 | N/A | N/A | 47% (104) |
| 2010-11 | 280 | 12 | 23.3:1 | 46% (128) |
| 2000-01 | 203 | 11 | 18.4:1 | 52% (105) |
| 1990-91 | 246 | 15 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Loa School.
About Loa School
Loa School is a low-enrollment elementary school in LOA, Utah. The school counts 254 students across pre-K through 6. The school's enrollment is 48% smaller than the 491 average for elementary schools in Utah.
Wayne District serves 561 students across 4 schools.
The large majority of students at Loa School, 85%, are White. Next come 11% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Loa School has a diversity index of 26%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
With 14.9 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Loa School was 17.1:1. The 21.8:1 average for elementary schools in Utah is higher than this school's figure. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 52%. That is close to the 50% average for public schools in Wayne County.
The allk12 Grade for Loa School is A-. Compared with Utah public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 77% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests, 53.0%, is 18.8 points above the 34.2% the model predicts from its free or reduced-price lunch share. That result is in the top 10% of Utah schools.
Federal survey data for Wayne County show that median household income is about $76,607, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 28% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. A total of 4 public schools operate in Wayne County, serving about 561 students.
The shortest distance from Loa School to another public school is about 6.2 miles, to Wayne High. A ten-mile radius around the school includes 2 other public schools. Loa School places 2nd of 5 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Remote, or in rural territory far from an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count grew from 223 to 254.
Posts about school safety, transportation, and start times are welcome on this page. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Wayne County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,584
Census ACS
Median income
$76,607
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
561 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wayne District
- Wayne HighHigh · 190 students
- Wayne MiddleMiddle · 93 students
- Hanksville SchoolElementary · 24 students
Nearby schools
- Wayne High6.2 mi · 190
- Wayne Middle6.6 mi · 93
- Koosharem School15.0 mi · 26
- Antimony School27.6 mi · 1
- South Sevier Middle30.2 mi · 288
- Monroe School30.5 mi · 537
Frequently asked questions
About Loa SchoolHow large is Loa School?
Loa School enrolls approximately 254 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Loa School serve?
Loa School serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Loa School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Loa School is approximately 17.1:1 (15 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Loa School?
Loa School reports a student body of 85% White, 11% Hispanic, 4% Two or more.
Is Loa School public or private?
Loa School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Wayne District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.