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Enrollment
802
Middle
DISTRICT 759 · STATE 831
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WASHINGTON DISTRICT·NCES 490114001300
Sunrise Ridge Intermediate
3167 S 2350 E, SAINT GEORGE, UT 84790 · (435) 652-4772 · Washington County
GRADES 06–07MIDDLE12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL802 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
22.5:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.6:1 · STATE 21.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
17%
137 students
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 33%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 404 | 50% |
| Grade 7 | 398 | 50% |
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · 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
55.6%
UT avg 41.4% . +3.7pp since 2023
Math
57.3%
UT avg 41.8% . +5.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.6% | 57.3% |
| 2023-24 | 51.9% | 51.6% |
% 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
57.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.5%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 Sunrise Ridge Intermediate
Sunrise Ridge Intermediate's state test result (57.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunrise Ridge Intermediate this school | 802 | 17.1% | 57.8% |
| Millcreek Jr High BOUNTIFUL | 673 | 17.1% | 48.6% |
| Centerville Jr High CENTERVILLE | 971 | 15.1% | 49.8% |
| Fairfield Jr High KAYSVILLE | 972 | 18.6% | 50.3% |
| Olympus Jr High SALT LAKE CITY | 807 | 12.5% | 60.7% |
| Spring Creek Middle School PROVIDENCE | 869 | 21.6% | 62.9% |
Matched among Utah middle 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 Sunrise Ridge Intermediate ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Utah |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.8% | #18 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.3% | #24 of 140 ▲ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.6% | #17 of 140 ▲ 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 802 | #80 of 144 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.5:1 | #70 of 137 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.3% | #113 of 137 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 17.1% | #106 of 141 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.8% | #7 of 77 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
802
+155 (+24%) vs 2020
+13% since 2010-11, when it was 709
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 | 802 | 35.6 | 22.5:1 | 17% (137) |
| 2023-24 | 833 | 37 | 22.5:1 | 20% (169) |
| 2022-23 | 810 | 34 | 23.9:1 | 17% (137) |
| 2020-21 | 647 | N/A | N/A | 19% (122) |
| 2017-18 | 1,095 | N/A | N/A | 19% (209) |
| 2015-16 | 894 | N/A | N/A | 21% (191) |
| 2010-11 | 709 | 27 | 26.3:1 | 34% (239) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sunrise Ridge Intermediate.
About Sunrise Ridge Intermediate
Sunrise Ridge Intermediate is a medium-sized middle-grades school in Washington District, located in SAINT GEORGE, Utah. The grade span is 6 through 7, and enrollment is 802 students.
Washington District enrolls 37,102 students, and its 54 schools include Sunrise Ridge Intermediate.
White students are the large majority at Sunrise Ridge Intermediate, with 85% of enrollment. The next largest groups are 9% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. The White share in Washington County as a whole is similar, at about 85%. The chance that two students picked at random at Sunrise Ridge Intermediate belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 27%.
The school reported 35.6 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 22.5:1. For comparison, middle schools in Utah average 21.7:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 17%. Among public schools in Washington County, the average eligibility rate is 29%.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 51.5% for Sunrise Ridge Intermediate. The school posts 57.8%, 6.3 points above the prediction.
In Washington County (population about 196,431), median household income is about $80,632, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 65 public schools operate in Washington County, serving about 41,356 students.
The nearest other public school, Little Valley School, is about 0.2 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On average proficiency, Sunrise Ridge Intermediate is 5th of 7 nearby schools with test data.
Under the NCES locale system, Sunrise Ridge Intermediate is City: Mid-size.
Enrollment was 647 in 2020-21 and 802 in 2024-25, a gain of 155 students.
The Sunrise Ridge Intermediate community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Washington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
196,431
Census ACS
Median income
$80,632
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
65
41,356 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Washington District
- Utah Online K8Elementary · 2,693 students
- Utah Online 7-12High · 1,547 students
- Crimson Cliffs HighHigh · 1,401 students
- Snow Canyon HighHigh · 1,324 students
- Dixie HighHigh · 1,263 students
- Desert Hills HighHigh · 1,241 students
Other schools in SAINT GEORGE
- Utah Online 7-12High · 1,547 students
- Desert Hills HighHigh · 1,241 students
- Desert Hills MiddleHigh · 909 students
- Desert Canyons ElementaryElementary · 670 students
- Tonaquint IntermediateMiddle · 653 students
- South Mesa ElementaryElementary · 595 students
Nearby schools
- Little Valley School0.2 mi · 552
- South Mesa Elementary1.1 mi · 595
- George Washington Academy1.2 mi · 1,013
- Crimson View School1.5 mi · 520
- Washington Preschool1.7 mi · 552
- Desert Hills Middle1.7 mi · 909
Frequently asked questions
About Sunrise Ridge IntermediateHow many students attend Sunrise Ridge Intermediate?
Sunrise Ridge Intermediate enrolls approximately 802 students in grades 06-07.
What grades does Sunrise Ridge Intermediate serve?
Sunrise Ridge Intermediate serves grades 06-07.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sunrise Ridge Intermediate?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sunrise Ridge Intermediate is approximately 22.5:1 (36 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Sunrise Ridge Intermediate?
At Sunrise Ridge Intermediate, the student body is approximately 85% White, 9% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Sunrise Ridge Intermediate public or private?
Sunrise Ridge Intermediate is a public K-12 school, overseen by Washington District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.