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Milford School

450 S 700 W, MILFORD, UT 84751 · (435) 387-2841 · Beaver County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL211 STUDENTS
Enrollment
211
Elementary
DISTRICT 197 · STATE 491
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.1:1 · STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
106 students
DISTRICT 45% · 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
Kindergarten
29
Grade 1
28
Grade 2
27
Grade 3
42
Grade 4
32
Grade 5
23
Grade 6
30
Student demographics
White
15975%
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 69%
Hispanic
4320%
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 21%
Two+
31%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 4%
Native American
31%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 1%
Pacific Islander
31%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 2%
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
Male
10550%
Female
10650%

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Test scores

RISE / Utah Aspire+ 2024-25 . % Proficient + Highly Proficient
English Language Arts
44.6%
UT avg 41.4% . -7.2pp since 2023
Math
48.3%
UT avg 41.8% . +8.1pp since 2023

What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 7 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
49.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.2%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.3pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 2024-25
Enrollment
211
-20 (-9%) vs 2017
% White
75%
was 76%
% Hispanic
20%
was 19%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About Milford School

Milford School is an elementary-level community of modestly sized scale in MILFORD, Utah, run under Beaver District, teacheing 211 students in grades K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 57% below the state mean of about 491.

Milford School is one of 7 schools operated by Beaver District, a district that instructs 1,471 students overall.

On demographics, Milford School shows that 75% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder breaks down as 20% Hispanic. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 89%.

On the resource side, Milford School logs 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.2:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 21.8:1 average. Around 50% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, Milford School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 35.2%, the actual is 49.5%, a residual of +14.3 points.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Beaver County put median household earnings sit near $79,360, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. In all, Beaver County runs 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,471 students), of which Milford School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Milford High, around 0.4 miles off. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Milford School at 2nd of 5; the average score across the group is 48.0%.

Milford School operates from a low-density location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 9%: 231 students in 2018 compared to 211 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.

Beaver County at a glance

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Population
7,273
Census ACS
Median income
$79,360
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
1,471 students

Quick facts

School name
Milford School
District
Beaver District
Address
450 S 700 W, MILFORD, UT 84751
Phone
(435) 387-2841
County
Beaver County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–06
Total enrollment
211
Teachers (FTE)
14
Student–teacher ratio
15.2:1
Free/Reduced lunch
106 (50%)
Locale
43-Rural: Remote
NCES ID
490006000039
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

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Frequently asked questions

About Milford School
What is the total enrollment at Milford School?
Milford School enrolls approximately 211 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Milford School serve?
Milford School serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Milford School?
Approximately 15.2:1 students per teacher at Milford School.
How diverse is Milford School?
Milford School reports a student body of 75% White, 20% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Milford School?
Milford School is overseen by Beaver District in Beaver County.
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