Enrollment
240
Elementary
DISTRICT 203 · STATE 491
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GARFIELD DISTRICT·NCES 490030000189
Panguitch School
110 S 100 W, PANGUITCH, UT 84759 · (435) 676-8847 · Garfield County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL240 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 66% of Utah public elementary schools
- BTest 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
17.5:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 29.9:1 · STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
89 students
DISTRICT 29% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 26 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 24 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 31 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 28 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 26 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 37 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 31 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 37 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (24) is 35% smaller than its 6th grade class (37).
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · 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
42.8%
UT avg 41.4% . -7.6pp since 2023
Math
48.8%
UT avg 41.8% . -9.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 9 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.8% | 48.8% |
| 2023-24 | 50.4% | 58.0% |
% 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
51.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.7%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% 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 Panguitch School
Panguitch School's state test result (51.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Panguitch School this school | 240 | 37.1% | 51.7% |
| American Principles Academy CEDAR CITY | 204 | 30.9% | N/A |
| Altamont School ALTAMONT | 357 | 36.4% | 55.9% |
| West School TOOELE | 297 | 39.7% | 34.9% |
| The Center for Creativity Innovation and Discovery PROVIDENCE | 332 | 32.8% | 37.5% |
| Castle Heights School PRICE | 369 | 45.5% | 54.8% |
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 Panguitch School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Utah |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.7% | #223 of 562 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.8% | #240 of 578 ▼ 89 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.8% | #299 of 578 ▼ 66 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 240 | #548 of 613 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.5:1 | #61 of 556 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.5% | #528 of 559 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.1% | #235 of 582 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.7% | #306 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 2024-25Enrollment
240
-8 (-3%) vs 2020
-10% since 1990-91, when it was 268
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 | 240 | 13.7 | 17.5:1 | 37% (89) |
| 2023-24 | 237 | 15 | 15.8:1 | 37% (88) |
| 2022-23 | 238 | 14.9 | 15.9:1 | 42% (99) |
| 2020-21 | 248 | N/A | N/A | 39% (96) |
| 2017-18 | 260 | N/A | N/A | 45% (116) |
| 2015-16 | 286 | N/A | N/A | 45% (129) |
| 2010-11 | 282 | 14 | 20.1:1 | 49% (137) |
| 2000-01 | 272 | 14 | 19.4:1 | 49% (134) |
| 1990-91 | 268 | 12 | 22.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Panguitch School.
About Panguitch School
Families in PANGUITCH, Utah, are served by Panguitch School, a small elementary school. The school's 240 students are in pre-K through 6. Enrollment is 51% lower than the average for elementary schools in Utah, which is about 491.
Garfield District has 10 schools and 1,628 students, and Panguitch School is one of those schools.
White students are the large majority at Panguitch School, with 90% of enrollment. Other groups make up 4% Hispanic, 2% multiracial, and 2% Native American. By the diversity index, Panguitch School comes in at 19%.
The count of teachers at Panguitch School is 13.7 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 17.5:1. Among elementary schools in Utah, the typical ratio is 21.8:1. The school counts 89 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 37%. Public schools in Garfield County average 23%.
allk12 grades Panguitch School a B+. The grade compares the school only with Utah public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
On BeatsExpectations, Panguitch School is 10.0 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Utah schools.
Census Bureau estimates for Garfield County show that median household income is about $61,875, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Panguitch School is one of 10 public schools in Garfield County, which together enroll about 1,628 students.
Nearby, Garfield Online is about 0.3 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number 3. On average proficiency, Panguitch School is 1st of 8 nearby schools with test data.
For locale, NCES codes Panguitch School as Rural: Remote.
The student count in 2024-25 was 240, 3% below the 248 of 2020-21.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Garfield County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,219
Census ACS
Median income
$61,875
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
1,628 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Garfield District
- Garfield OnlineElementary · 705 students
- Bryce Valley SchoolElementary · 157 students
- Panguitch HighHigh · 149 students
- Bryce Valley HighHigh · 142 students
- Escalante SchoolElementary · 105 students
- Escalante HighHigh · 66 students
Other schools in PANGUITCH
- Garfield OnlineElementary · 705 students
- Panguitch HighHigh · 149 students
- Panguitch MiddleMiddle · 56 students
Nearby schools
- Garfield Online0.3 mi · 705
- Panguitch High0.5 mi · 149
- Panguitch Middle0.6 mi · 56
- Parowan High21.4 mi · 349
- Parowan School21.5 mi · 418
- Bryce Valley High23.2 mi · 142
Frequently asked questions
About Panguitch SchoolHow many students attend Panguitch School?
Panguitch School enrolls approximately 240 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Panguitch School serve?
Panguitch School serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Panguitch School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Panguitch School is approximately 17.5:1 (14 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Panguitch School?
At Panguitch School, the student body is approximately 90% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Panguitch School public or private?
Panguitch School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Garfield District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.