Paradise Canyon

Paradise Canyon, an average-sized primary school in ST GEORGE, Utah, part of Washington District, caters to 461 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 54 schools in Washington District (37,102 students total), Paradise Canyon accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Paradise Canyon lists that 63% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest comes out to 30% White, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 12% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Paradise Canyon lists 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 21.4:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 70% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Washington County (around 29%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, Paradise Canyon ranks in the top 10% of Utah public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 25.4%; Paradise Canyon posts 40.9%, +15.4 points above that line.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Washington County indicate median household earnings sit near $80,632, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Washington County runs 65 public schools (combined enrollment of about 41,356 students), of which Paradise Canyon is one.

Nearest neighbor: Snow Canyon Middle, around 0.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Paradise Canyon ranks 4th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 42.3%.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Paradise Canyon has remained close to its prior level, going from 458 students in 2018 to 461 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 74% to 63% across the same window.

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