Enrollment
73
Elementary
DISTRICT 45 · STATE 491
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DAGGETT DISTRICT·NCES 490018000102
Manila School
125 W 200 N, MANILA, UT 84046 · (435) 784-3174 · Daggett County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL73 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
7 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.4:1 · STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
13 students
DISTRICT 21% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
Manila School→Manila High
Based on grade levels within Daggett District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
RISE / Utah Aspire+ 2024-25 . % Proficient + Highly ProficientEnglish Language Arts
43.5%
UT avg 41.4% . +1.2pp since 2023
Math
54.4%
UT avg 41.8% . +8.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
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
46.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.1%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
73
-12 (-14%) vs 2017
% White
93%
was 91%
% Hispanic
3%
was 4%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Manila School
Located at 125 W 200 N, in MANILA, Utah, Manila School is a very small elementary-level community that instructs 73 students (grades pre-K through 6), run under Daggett District. Compared to the state average of about 491 students per school, that is 85% leaner than typical.
Within Daggett District, which oversees 3 schools and 200 students, Manila School is one campus in the system.
On demographics, Manila School lists that nearly all students (93%) are White. The remainder comes out to 3% Hispanic, 3% Native American. Compared to Daggett County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.
Looking at school resources, The school reports having 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 21.8:1 average. An estimated 18% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Manila School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 51.1%, the actual is 46.6%, a residual of -4.5 points.
In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Daggett County indicate median household earnings sit near $66,000, roughly 18% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Daggett County runs 4 public schools (combined enrollment of about 200 students), of which Manila School is one.
The closest other public school is Manila High, roughly 0.1 miles away. On composite proficiency, Manila School comes 6th of 6 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 59.4%.
Manila School operates from a rural location.
Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 14%: 85 students in 2018 compared to 73 in 2025.
Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Daggett County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
783
Census ACS
Median income
$66,000
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
200 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Daggett District
- Manila HighHigh · 111 students
- Flaming Gorge SchoolElementary · 16 students
- Daggett PreschoolElementary
Nearby schools
- Manila High0.1 mi · 111
- McKinnon Elementary11.2 mi · 12
- Flaming Gorge School17.8 mi · 16
- Mountain View K-836.4 mi · 454
- Lyman High School36.9 mi · 254
- Mountain View High School37.1 mi · 230
Frequently asked questions
About Manila SchoolHow many students attend Manila School?
Manila School enrolls approximately 73 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Manila School serve?
Manila School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Manila School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Manila School is approximately 10.7:1 (7 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Manila School?
Manila School reports a student body of 93% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Manila School?
Manila School is overseen by Daggett District in Daggett County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.