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How has Sunset School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
481
Elementary
DISTRICT 568 · STATE 491
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WASHINGTON DISTRICT·NCES 490114000842
Sunset School
495 N WESTRIDGE DR, ST GEORGE, UT 84770 · (435) 673-5669 · Washington County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL481 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.0:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 27.5:1 · STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
290 students
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 33%
Community
1
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 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 82 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 83 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 79 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 75 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 70 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (82) is 17% larger than its 5th grade class (70).
Student demographics
59%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
34.4%
UT avg 41.4% . -7.0pp since 2023
Math
31.2%
UT avg 41.8% . -9.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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 7 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 | 34.4% | 31.2% |
| 2023-24 | 41.4% | 40.6% |
% 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
37.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.3%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% 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 Sunset School
Sunset School's state test result (37.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunset School this school | 481 | 60.3% | 37.8% |
| Wasatch School CLEARFIELD | 482 | 57.7% | 25.1% |
| Panorama School ST GEORGE | 447 | 60.0% | 34.7% |
| Washington School WASHINGTON | 468 | 67.1% | 34.9% |
| Coral Canyon School WASHINGTON | 558 | 61.8% | 36.5% |
| Amelia Earhart School PROVO | 377 | 59.2% | 42.5% |
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 Sunset School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Washington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.8% | #403 of 562 | #23 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.2% | #432 of 578 ▼ 67 | #27 of 30 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.4% | #419 of 578 ▼ 54 | #28 of 30 ▼ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 481 | #347 of 613 | #18 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.0:1 | #191 of 556 | #13 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.3% | #75 of 559 | #3 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.3% | #52 of 582 | #8 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.4% | #300 of 388 | #14 of 19 |
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
481
-23 (-5%) vs 2020
-48% since 1990-91, when it was 924
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 | 481 | 24 | 20.0:1 | 60% (290) |
| 2023-24 | 484 | 24 | 20.2:1 | 59% (287) |
| 2022-23 | 496 | 27.5 | 18.0:1 | 59% (295) |
| 2020-21 | 504 | N/A | N/A | 63% (317) |
| 2017-18 | 525 | N/A | N/A | 60% (314) |
| 2015-16 | 541 | N/A | N/A | 63% (343) |
| 2010-11 | 532 | 25 | 21.3:1 | 50% (266) |
| 2000-01 | 785 | 32 | 24.5:1 | 40% (316) |
| 1990-91 | 924 | 29 | 31.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sunset School.
About Sunset School
Sunset School is a medium-sized elementary school located in ST GEORGE, Utah. The latest federal count shows 481 students in pre-K through 5.
Sunset School is part of a district of 54 schools: Washington District, with 37,102 students.
White students make up a majority at Sunset School, at 54%. Other students are 34% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 4% Pacific Islander, and 2% Native American. That is lower than the 85% White share among all Washington County residents. The school's diversity index is 59%, meaning two students picked at random have a 59% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Sunset School employs 24 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 20.0:1. This ratio sits 1.8 below the 21.8:1 average for elementary schools in Utah. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 60% in 2024-25. That is 31 points above the 29% average for public schools in Washington County.
Sunset School is 7.4 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (37.8% versus 30.3%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Utah.
Federal survey data for Washington County show that the median household income is $80,632, roughly 35% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 65 public schools in Washington County, enrolling about 41,356 students in all.
Paradise Canyon is the public school closest to Sunset School, about 0.9 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Sunset School at 5th of 6.
In the federal locale system, Sunset School is coded City: Mid-size, for schools inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment is down 5% from 2020-21, when Sunset School had 504 students, to 2024-25, when it had 481.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at Sunset School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 ST GEORGE
- Utah Online K8Elementary · 2,693 students
- Snow Canyon HighHigh · 1,324 students
- Dixie HighHigh · 1,263 students
- Pine View HighHigh · 1,124 students
- George Washington AcademyElementary · 1,013 students
- Dixie MiddleHigh · 844 students
Other Sunset schools
7 other US public schools in 5 states are named Sunset. Sunset School is the 3rd largest of the 8.
- Sunset SchoolSUNSET, UT · 386 students
- Sunset SchoolPHOENIX, AZ · 739 students
- Sunset SchoolGLENDALE, AZ · 497 students
- Sunset SchoolCoos Bay, OR · 380 students
- SunsetBakersfield, CA · 302 students
Nearby schools
- Paradise Canyon0.9 mi · 461
- Utah Arts Academy0.9 mi · 311
- Arrowhead School1.0 mi · 520
- Snow Canyon Middle1.4 mi · 796
- Snow Canyon High1.5 mi · 1,324
- Utah Online 7-121.7 mi · 1,547
Frequently asked questions
About Sunset SchoolHow large is Sunset School?
Sunset School enrolls approximately 481 students in grades PK-05.
Is Sunset School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sunset School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Sunset School have?
Sunset School employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Sunset School?
Student demographics at Sunset School are roughly 54% White, 34% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Sunset School?
Sunset School is overseen by Washington District in Washington County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.