Enrollment
293
Elementary
DISTRICT 284 · STATE 491
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CARBON DISTRICT·NCES 490015000097
Sally Mauro School
20 - 2ND AVE, HELPER, UT 84526 · (435) 472-5311 · Carbon County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL293 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 46% of Utah public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
18.3:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.1:1 · STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
141 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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 | 32 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 44 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 39 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 35 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 49 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 36 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (44) is 22% larger than its 5th grade class (36).
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · 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
40.6%
UT avg 41.4% . -3.9pp since 2023
Math
38.3%
UT avg 41.8% . -2.5pp 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 38 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.6% | 38.3% |
| 2023-24 | 44.5% | 40.8% |
% 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
42.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.3%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Sally Mauro School
Sally Mauro School's state test result (42.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sally Mauro School this school | 293 | 48.1% | 42.8% |
| Delta South School DELTA | 315 | 41.9% | N/A |
| Wellington School WELLINGTON | 264 | 52.3% | 42.2% |
| Loa School LOA | 254 | 52.4% | 53.0% |
| Milford School MILFORD | 211 | 50.2% | 49.5% |
| Creekview School PRICE | 389 | 46.8% | 45.4% |
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 Sally Mauro School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Utah |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.8% | #352 of 562 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.3% | #374 of 578 ▼ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.6% | #335 of 578 ▼ 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 293 | #533 of 613 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.3:1 | #95 of 556 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.6% | #400 of 559 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.1% | #141 of 582 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.9% | #304 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
293
+20 (+7%) vs 2020
-42% since 1990-91, when it was 508
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 | 293 | 16 | 18.3:1 | 48% (141) |
| 2023-24 | 303 | 18 | 16.8:1 | 49% (149) |
| 2022-23 | 318 | 17 | 18.7:1 | 53% (170) |
| 2020-21 | 273 | N/A | N/A | 45% (122) |
| 2017-18 | 318 | N/A | N/A | 48% (153) |
| 2015-16 | 337 | N/A | N/A | 53% (178) |
| 2010-11 | 499 | 23 | 21.7:1 | 61% (305) |
| 2000-01 | 442 | 22 | 20.1:1 | 50% (222) |
| 1990-91 | 508 | 14 | 36.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sally Mauro School.
About Sally Mauro School
A small elementary school in HELPER, Utah, Sally Mauro School is part of Carbon District. The school enrolls 293 students, from pre-K through 5. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Utah) has about 491 students.
Carbon District is made up of 9 schools with 3,334 students in all.
White students account for 80% of enrollment at Sally Mauro School. Other groups include 19% Hispanic. Sally Mauro School has a diversity index of 33%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Sally Mauro School's 16 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 18.3:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Utah average 21.8:1. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 48%. That is close to the 49% average for public schools in Carbon County.
allk12 grades Sally Mauro School a B-. The grade compares the school only with Utah public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Sally Mauro School is +6.5 points: 42.8% actual, 36.3% predicted.
In Carbon County (population about 20,517), median household income is about $58,377, roughly 19% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Sally Mauro School is one of 10 public schools in Carbon County, which together enroll about 3,694 students.
The closest public school to Sally Mauro School is Helper Middle, about 0.3 miles away. Within ten miles of Sally Mauro School, there are 7 other public schools. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Sally Mauro School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Town: Remote: the school is in a town far from an urbanized area.
Enrollment was 273 in 2020-21 and 293 in 2024-25, a rise of 20 students.
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Carbon County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
20,517
Census ACS
Median income
$58,377
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
12%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
3,694 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Carbon District
- Carbon HighHigh · 1,004 students
- Mont Harmon MiddleMiddle · 614 students
- Creekview SchoolElementary · 389 students
- Castle Heights SchoolElementary · 369 students
- Wellington SchoolElementary · 264 students
- Helper MiddleMiddle · 199 students
Nearby schools
- Helper Middle0.3 mi · 199
- Mont Harmon Middle6.4 mi · 614
- Castle Valley Center6.6 mi · 95
- Carbon High6.7 mi · 1,004
- Castle Heights School6.8 mi · 369
- Pinnacle Canyon Academy6.9 mi · 360
Frequently asked questions
About Sally Mauro SchoolHow large is Sally Mauro School?
Sally Mauro School enrolls approximately 293 students in grades PK-05.
Is Sally Mauro School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sally Mauro School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Sally Mauro School?
Approximately 18.3:1 students per teacher at Sally Mauro School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sally Mauro School?
At Sally Mauro School, the student body is approximately 80% White, 19% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Sally Mauro School?
Sally Mauro School is overseen by Carbon District in Carbon County.
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