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Mona School

260 E 200 S, MONA, UT 84645 · (435) 623-2082 · Juab County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL280 STUDENTS
Enrollment
280
Elementary
DISTRICT 411 · STATE 491
Student : Teacher
20.0:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.2:1 · STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
71 students
DISTRICT 25% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten4516%
Grade 13211%
Grade 24516%
Grade 35620%
Grade 44215%
Grade 56021%

This year's kindergarten class (45) is 25% smaller than its 5th grade class (60).

Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 47% · US 70%
White
26093%
DISTRICT 90% · STATE 69% · US 43%
Hispanic
104%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 21% · US 30%
Two+
31%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Pacific Islander
73%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 2% · US 0%
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
Male
14753%
Female
13348%

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Test scores

RISE / Utah Aspire+ 2024-25 . % Proficient + Highly Proficient
English Language Arts
58.2%
UT avg 41.4% . +1.3pp since 2023
Math
70.1%
UT avg 41.8% . +6.0pp since 2023

What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 70 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 6 points.

RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2558.2%70.1%
2023-2456.9%64.1%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
61.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.4%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.5pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Mona School

Mona School's state test result (61.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Mona School this school28025.4%61.9%
Nebo View School
NEPHI
35327.2%57.6%
Diamond Valley School
ST GEORGE
38626.4%55.3%
Willard School
WILLARD
26718.4%N/A
Spanish Oaks School
SPANISH FORK
41622.8%44.3%
Wellsville School
WELLSVILLE
46322.5%55.3%
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 Mona School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Utah
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
61.9%#94 of 562
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
70.1%#37 of 578
▲ 48
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
58.2%#87 of 578
▲ 50
Enrollment
ranked largest first
280#536 of 613
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
20.0:1#178 of 556
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
13.6%#550 of 559
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
25.4%#339 of 582
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-34.7%#32 of 388
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 2024-25
Enrollment
280
0 (0%) vs 2020
+81% since 1990-91, when it was 155
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-252801420.0:125% (71)
2023-2428414.519.6:119% (54)
2022-2329414.120.9:117% (51)
2020-21280N/AN/A26% (73)
2017-18429N/AN/A38% (161)
2015-16399N/AN/A40% (158)
2010-113601425.7:142% (150)
2000-01180725.7:147% (85)
1990-91155625.8:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mona School.

About Mona School

Mona School runs as a small elementary school in MONA, Utah. The school had 280 students in kindergarten through 6 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Utah is about 491, so this school runs 43% smaller than that.

Besides Mona School, Juab District runs 4 other schools. The district enrolls 2,758 students.

White students make up 93% of enrollment at Mona School. The remaining students are 4% Hispanic and 3% Pacific Islander. For comparison, Juab County is about 93% White. Mona School's diversity index is 14%, against a US figure of 70%.

The count of teachers at Mona School is 14 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 20.0:1. That is 1.9 students per teacher below the 21.8:1 average for elementary schools in Utah. Around 25% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Juab County average 25%.

The model predicts 47.4% for a school in Utah with Mona School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Mona School posts 61.9%.

Juab County has these Census figures: the median household income is $101,786, roughly 20% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Juab County is home to 11 public schools and about 3,034 public school students.

The closest public school to Mona School is Juab High, about 6.6 miles away. Mona School is one of several public schools in the area, with 4 others within ten miles. The school's 61.9% average proficiency ranks 1st among 9 nearby schools.

Locale: Rural: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.

Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 280 to 280.

The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Mona School covering things like sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.

Juab County at a glance

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Population
12,586
Census ACS
Median income
$101,786
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
3,034 students

Quick facts

School name
Mona School
District
Juab District
Address
260 E 200 S, MONA, UT 84645
Phone
(435) 623-2082
County
Juab County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–06
Total enrollment
280
Teachers (FTE)
14
Student–teacher ratio
20.0:1
Free and reduced lunch
71 (25%)
Locale
42-Rural: Distant
NCES ID
490045000795
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Mona School
How many students attend Mona School?
Mona School enrolls approximately 280 students in grades KG-06.
Is Mona School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Mona School is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Mona School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Mona School is approximately 20.0:1 (14 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Mona School?
At Mona School, the student body is approximately 93% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
Is Mona School public or private?
Mona School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Juab District.
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