Enrollment
137
Elementary
DISTRICT 314 · STATE 491
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DUCHESNE DISTRICT·NCES 490024000166
Neola School
8709 N STATE RD 121, NEOLA, UT 84053 · (435) 725-4715 · Duchesne County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL137 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 51% 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.
- B-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
18.1:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.2:1 · STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
51 students
DISTRICT 37% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 23 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 23 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 23 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 25 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 27 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 16 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (23) is 44% larger than its 5th grade class (16).
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 38% · 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
Based on grade levels within Duchesne District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
RISE / Utah Aspire+ 2024-25 . % Proficient + Highly ProficientEnglish Language Arts
40.9%
UT avg 41.4% . -3.0pp since 2023
Math
51.5%
UT avg 41.8% . +2.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.9% | 51.5% |
| 2023-24 | 43.9% | 48.8% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
47.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.6%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Neola School
Neola School's state test result (47.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neola School this school | 137 | 37.2% | 47.0% |
| North Rich School LAKETOWN | 122 | 34.4% | 63.6% |
| Valley School ORDERVILLE | 162 | 45.1% | 61.1% |
| Lapoint School LA POINT | 147 | 44.9% | 32.0% |
| Escalante School ESCALANTE | 105 | 44.8% | 32.7% |
| Eureka School EUREKA | 101 | 46.5% | 40.4% |
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 Neola School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Duchesne County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #291 of 562 | #3 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.5% | #207 of 578 ▲ 28 | #3 of 8 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.9% | #327 of 578 no change | #2 of 8 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 137 | #570 of 613 | #6 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.2% | #232 of 582 | #5 of 8 |
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
137
-10 (-7%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 201
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 | 137 | 7.6 | 18.1:1 | 37% (51) |
| 2023-24 | 141 | 11 | 12.8:1 | 32% (45) |
| 2022-23 | 148 | 10.5 | 14.1:1 | 42% (62) |
| 2020-21 | 147 | N/A | N/A | 39% (57) |
| 2017-18 | 182 | N/A | N/A | 43% (78) |
| 2015-16 | 192 | N/A | N/A | 54% (103) |
| 2010-11 | 164 | 7 | 23.4:1 | 49% (80) |
| 2000-01 | 139 | 8 | 17.4:1 | 59% (82) |
| 1990-91 | 201 | 9 | 22.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Neola School.
About Neola School
Neola School is a very small elementary school. Its address is in NEOLA, Utah. There are 137 students enrolled, covering kindergarten through 5. On average, elementary schools in Utah enroll around 491, and this school is 72% below that mark.
In Duchesne District, 15 schools enroll a combined 5,309 students.
A large majority of enrollment at Neola School is White, at 81%. Other reported shares: 7% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, and 4% Native American. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 33%.
Classroom staffing at Neola School totals 7.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 18.1:1. The average for elementary schools in Utah is 21.8:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Neola School is about 37%. Public schools in Duchesne County average a similar 36%.
On the allk12 Grade, Neola School lands at B-, ahead of 51% of Utah public elementary schools.
On BeatsExpectations, Neola School is 5.3 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Utah schools.
In the wider Duchesne County area, the median household earns about $78,445 a year, about 19% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Across Duchesne County, 14 public schools serve about 5,270 students.
Kings Peak School is about 8.7 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within ten miles number 5. Neola School is 1st of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Distant.
Enrollment figures show a drop of 10 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
The discussion board for Neola School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Duchesne County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
20,185
Census ACS
Median income
$78,445
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
5,270 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Duchesne District
- Union HighHigh · 1,166 students
- Roosevelt Jr HighMiddle · 787 students
- Kings Peak SchoolElementary · 479 students
- East SchoolElementary · 450 students
- Centennial SchoolElementary · 438 students
- Duchesne SchoolElementary · 419 students
Nearby schools
- Kings Peak School8.7 mi · 479
- East School8.9 mi · 450
- Roosevelt Jr High9.3 mi · 787
- Basin Online School9.3 mi · 39
- Union High9.4 mi · 1,166
- Centennial School10.2 mi · 438
Frequently asked questions
About Neola SchoolHow large is Neola School?
Neola School enrolls approximately 137 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Neola School serve?
Neola School serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Neola School?
Approximately 18.1:1 students per teacher at Neola School.
How diverse is Neola School?
Neola School reports a student body of 81% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Black, 7% Two or more.
Is Neola School public or private?
Neola School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Duchesne District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.