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If you had an hour of school board time for Three Peaks School, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
646
Elementary
DISTRICT 442 · STATE 491
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IRON DISTRICT·NCES 490039001121
Three Peaks School
1685 W MIDVALLEY ROAD, CEDAR CITY, UT 84721 · (435) 586-8871 · Iron County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL646 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.4:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 27.5:1 · STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
262 students
DISTRICT 39% · 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 | 105 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 107 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 120 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 101 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 113 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 100 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (105) is 5% larger than its 5th grade class (100).
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · 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
34.9%
UT avg 41.4% . -9.4pp since 2023
Math
42.4%
UT avg 41.8% . -8.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 9 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 | 34.9% | 42.4% |
| 2023-24 | 44.3% | 51.0% |
% 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
45.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.0%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 Peaks School
Three Peaks School's state test result (45.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Three Peaks School this school | 646 | 40.6% | 45.0% |
| Summit School SMITHFIELD | 705 | 42.3% | 60.1% |
| North Park School TREMONTON | 661 | 43.7% | 41.6% |
| Hurricane Intermediate HURRICANE | 723 | 37.5% | 43.3% |
| Mckinley School TREMONTON | 586 | 39.8% | 35.1% |
| Kanab School KANAB | 523 | 41.7% | 52.3% |
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 Peaks School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Iron County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #318 of 562 | #7 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.4% | #323 of 578 ▼ 103 | #9 of 11 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.9% | #410 of 578 ▼ 84 | #9 of 11 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 646 | #139 of 613 | #2 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.4:1 | #213 of 556 | #7 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.3% | #452 of 559 | #7 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.6% | #212 of 582 | #7 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.3% | #60 of 128 | #4 of 7 |
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
646
+31 (+5%) vs 2020
+23% since 2010-11, when it was 524
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 | 646 | 31.7 | 20.4:1 | 41% (262) |
| 2023-24 | 650 | 31.7 | 20.5:1 | 43% (282) |
| 2022-23 | 643 | 29.7 | 21.6:1 | 42% (271) |
| 2020-21 | 615 | N/A | N/A | 47% (289) |
| 2017-18 | 591 | N/A | N/A | 56% (330) |
| 2015-16 | 608 | N/A | N/A | 57% (344) |
| 2010-11 | 524 | 24 | 21.8:1 | 62% (325) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Three Peaks School.
About Three Peaks School
CEDAR CITY, Utah, is home to Three Peaks School, a medium-sized elementary school. A total of 646 students attend the school, which covers kindergarten through 5. The average for elementary schools in Utah is about 491 students, so this school is 32% bigger than average.
The district, Iron District, operates 18 schools serving 14,125 students.
About 84% of the student body at Three Peaks School is White. Other reported shares: 11% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. The White share in Iron County as a whole is similar, at about 87%. The school's diversity index is 28%, meaning two students picked at random have a 28% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Its 31.7 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 20.4:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 21.8:1 average for elementary schools in Utah. The school's lunch program data list 41% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Public schools in Iron County average 30%.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Three Peaks School would be expected to post about 40.0%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 45.0%.
Within Iron County, the median household income is $66,247, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 32%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Besides Three Peaks School, Iron County has 20 other public schools.
Nearby, Three Peaks Pre School is less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles of Three Peaks School, there are 6 other public schools. On average proficiency, Three Peaks School is 4th of 7 nearby schools with test data.
Three Peaks School is in rural territory close to an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Fringe.
Over 4 years, Three Peaks School's enrollment climbed 5%, to 646.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Iron County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
62,252
Census ACS
Median income
$66,247
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
21
15,285 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Iron District
- Southwest Educational AcademyCombined · 4,239 students
- Cedar City HighHigh · 1,372 students
- Cedar MiddleMiddle · 1,139 students
- Canyon View HighHigh · 1,021 students
- Canyon View MiddleMiddle · 948 students
- Iron Springs SchoolElementary · 636 students
Other schools in CEDAR CITY
- Southwest Educational AcademyCombined · 4,239 students
- Cedar City HighHigh · 1,372 students
- Cedar MiddleMiddle · 1,139 students
- Canyon View HighHigh · 1,021 students
- Canyon View MiddleMiddle · 948 students
- Iron Springs SchoolElementary · 636 students
Nearby schools
- Three Peaks Pre School0.1 mi · 103
- Gateway Preparatory Academy1.8 mi · 732
- Enoch School2.8 mi · 516
- Canyon View High3.6 mi · 1,021
- Canyon View Middle3.8 mi · 948
- Fiddlers Canyon School3.8 mi · 515
Frequently asked questions
About Three Peaks SchoolHow large is Three Peaks School?
Three Peaks School enrolls approximately 646 students in grades KG-05.
Is Three Peaks School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Three Peaks School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Three Peaks School have?
Three Peaks School employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.4:1.
How diverse is Three Peaks School?
Three Peaks School reports a student body of 84% White, 11% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Three Peaks School?
Three Peaks School is overseen by Iron District in Iron County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.