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Enrollment
533
Elementary
DISTRICT 568 · STATE 491
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WASHINGTON DISTRICT·NCES 490114000433
Three Falls School
789 S 700 W, HURRICANE, UT 84737 · (435) 635-7229 · Washington County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL533 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.4:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 27.5:1 · STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
145 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 53 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 85 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 102 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 98 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 97 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 98 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (53) is 46% smaller than its 5th grade class (98).
Student demographics
24%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
52.1%
UT avg 41.4% . +1.5pp since 2023
Math
50.9%
UT avg 41.8% . +5.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.1% | 50.9% |
| 2023-24 | 50.6% | 45.9% |
% 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
52.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.5%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Three Falls School
Three Falls School's state test result (52.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Three Falls School this school | 533 | 27.2% | 52.5% |
| Red Cliff School NEPHI | 599 | 28.5% | 50.4% |
| Brockbank School SPANISH FORK | 456 | 29.2% | 40.2% |
| Fielding School FIELDING | 574 | 30.0% | 50.7% |
| Maeser School VERNAL | 473 | 30.7% | 61.8% |
| Santa Clara School SANTA CLARA | 450 | 30.2% | 53.7% |
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 Three Falls School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Washington County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.5% | #212 of 562 | #13 of 29 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.9% | #220 of 578 ▲ 62 | #12 of 30 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.1% | #157 of 578 ▲ 72 | #10 of 30 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 533 | #269 of 613 | #13 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.4:1 | #142 of 556 | #7 of 29 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.1% | #487 of 559 | #24 of 29 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.2% | #315 of 582 | #20 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.9% | #122 of 388 | #3 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
533
+6 (+1%) vs 2020
+60% since 2000-01, when it was 333
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 | 533 | 27.5 | 19.4:1 | 27% (145) |
| 2023-24 | 600 | 29.5 | 20.3:1 | 32% (192) |
| 2022-23 | 592 | 28.8 | 20.5:1 | 28% (163) |
| 2020-21 | 527 | N/A | N/A | 29% (153) |
| 2017-18 | 700 | N/A | N/A | 37% (256) |
| 2015-16 | 628 | N/A | N/A | 45% (280) |
| 2010-11 | 633 | 27 | 23.4:1 | 46% (294) |
| 2000-01 | 333 | 14 | 23.8:1 | 43% (143) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Three Falls School.
About Three Falls School
Three Falls School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in HURRICANE, Utah. Enrollment stands at 533 students, covering pre-K through 5.
Washington District includes 54 schools. Together they enroll 37,102 students.
Three Falls School is 86% White by enrollment. Other reported shares: 10% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. That is in line with Washington County, where about 85% of residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 24%.
Its ratio of 19.4:1 is based on 27.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in Utah average 21.8:1, 2.5 more students per teacher than here. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 27%. The figure for public schools in Washington County is close, at 29%.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 46.5% for Three Falls School. The school posts 52.5%, 6.0 points above the prediction.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Washington County show that median household income comes to about $80,632, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 35% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. The county's public schools total 65, with about 41,356 students.
Hurricane High is about 0.7 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are 6 more public schools inside five miles. Local comparison: Three Falls School ranks 2nd of 9 nearby schools, at 52.5% versus a 42.8% average.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Town: Fringe: in a town close to an urbanized area.
Federal data show 527 students in 2020-21 and 533 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%.
On allk12, people connected to Three Falls School can post about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 HURRICANE
- Hurricane HighCombined · 1,177 students
- Hurricane MiddleCombined · 780 students
- Hurricane IntermediateElementary · 723 students
- Valley AcademyCombined · 642 students
- Hurricane SchoolElementary · 611 students
Nearby schools
- Hurricane High0.7 mi · 1,177
- Hurricane Intermediate0.7 mi · 723
- Hurricane School1.2 mi · 611
- Hurricane Middle1.3 mi · 780
- Valley Academy1.4 mi · 642
- LaVerkin School2.9 mi · 447
Frequently asked questions
About Three Falls SchoolHow large is Three Falls School?
Three Falls School enrolls approximately 533 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Three Falls School serve?
Three Falls School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Three Falls School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Three Falls School is approximately 19.4:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Three Falls School?
At Three Falls School, the student body is approximately 86% White, 10% Hispanic, 3% Two or more.
Is Three Falls School public or private?
Three Falls School 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.