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Enrollment
408
Elementary
DISTRICT 509 · STATE 491
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTH SANPETE DISTRICT·NCES 490096000554
Manti School
150 W 100 S, MANTI, UT 84642 · (435) 835-2271 · Sanpete County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL408 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 62% of Utah public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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
19.0:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.6:1 · STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
213 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 | 48 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 59 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 51 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 63 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 64 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (59) is 8% smaller than its 5th grade class (64).
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 32% · 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
47.6%
UT avg 41.4% . +6.0pp since 2023
Math
43.2%
UT avg 41.8% . +1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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 are up about 1 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.6% | 43.2% |
| 2023-24 | 41.6% | 42.2% |
% 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
46.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.3%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Manti School
Manti School's state test result (46.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manti School this school | 408 | 52.2% | 46.8% |
| Duchesne School DUCHESNE | 419 | 51.1% | 42.5% |
| Salina School SALINA | 435 | 50.3% | 45.4% |
| Parowan School PAROWAN | 418 | 47.6% | 47.0% |
| Ashman School RICHFIELD | 466 | 53.4% | N/A |
| 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 Manti School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Sanpete County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.8% | #295 of 562 | #5 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.2% | #310 of 578 ▲ 32 | #6 of 8 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.6% | #224 of 578 ▲ 132 | #3 of 8 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 408 | #444 of 613 | #4 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.0:1 | #124 of 556 | #2 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.3% | #519 of 559 | #5 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.2% | #111 of 582 | #5 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.6% | #219 of 388 | N/A |
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
408
0 (0%) vs 2020
+13% since 1990-91, when it was 361
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 | 408 | 21.5 | 19.0:1 | 52% (213) |
| 2023-24 | 416 | 20.5 | 20.3:1 | 52% (216) |
| 2022-23 | 436 | 20 | 21.8:1 | 49% (212) |
| 2020-21 | 408 | N/A | N/A | 48% (194) |
| 2017-18 | 478 | N/A | N/A | 45% (213) |
| 2015-16 | 469 | N/A | N/A | 55% (258) |
| 2010-11 | 431 | 21 | 20.5:1 | 56% (242) |
| 2000-01 | 415 | 18 | 23.1:1 | 35% (145) |
| 1990-91 | 361 | 16 | 22.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Manti School.
About Manti School
Manti School is a small elementary school in MANTI, Utah, one of the schools in South Sanpete District. Classes run from pre-K through 5, and the school has 408 students.
South Sanpete District oversees Manti School and 7 other schools, with 3,305 students in total.
About 89% of the student body at Manti School is White. The remaining students are 7% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. The county population is about 86% White, within a few points of the school. Manti School's diversity index is 20%, against a US figure of 70%.
Manti School operates with 21.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 19.0:1. On average, elementary schools in Utah have 21.8:1, compared with 19.0:1 here. Manti School reports 52% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Sanpete County average 51%.
allk12 grades Manti School a B. The grade compares the school only with Utah public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Manti School is 34.3%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 46.8%.
Among Sanpete County residents, the median household income is $70,083, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 23%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Besides Manti School, Sanpete County has 15 other public schools.
The next-closest public school is South Sanpete Education Support Center, about 0.2 miles away. Manti School is one of several public schools in the area, with 2 others within five miles. Nearby schools average 45.7% on proficiency, and Manti School is above that at 46.8%.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Distant: the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Manti School had 408 students in 2020-21 and 408 in 2024-25, nearly the same.
Questions about science fairs, picture day, and bus routes can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Sanpete County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
29,719
Census ACS
Median income
$70,083
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
6,011 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in South Sanpete District
- Manti HighHigh · 690 students
- Gunnison Valley SchoolElementary · 584 students
- Ephraim SchoolElementary · 535 students
- Ephraim MiddleMiddle · 495 students
- Gunnison Valley HighHigh · 319 students
- Gunnison Valley MiddleMiddle · 262 students
Other schools in MANTI
- Manti HighHigh · 690 students
- South Sanpete Education Support CenterCombined · 12 students
Nearby schools
- South Sanpete Education Support Center0.2 mi · 12
- Manti High0.7 mi · 690
- Ephraim Middle6.7 mi · 495
- Ephraim School6.7 mi · 535
- Gunnison Valley School12.3 mi · 584
- Gunnison Valley Middle12.5 mi · 262
Frequently asked questions
About Manti SchoolHow many students attend Manti School?
Manti School enrolls approximately 408 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Manti School serve?
Manti School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Manti School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Manti School is approximately 19.0:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Manti School?
Student demographics at Manti School are roughly 89% White, 7% Hispanic, 0% Black, 3% Two or more.
What district is Manti School in?
Manti School is part of South Sanpete District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.