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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VISTA SCHOOL·NCES 490014101296

Vista School

585 E CENTER STREET, IVINS, UT 84738 · (435) 673-4110 · Washington County
GRADES KG–09COMBINED22-SUBURBCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL1,114 STUDENTS
Enrollment
1,114
Combined
STATE 687
Student : Teacher
21.0:1
53 FTE teachers
STATE 19.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
404 students
STATE 33%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten
92
Grade 1
106
Grade 2
105
Grade 3
107
Grade 4
121
Grade 5
113
Grade 6
140
Grade 7
139
Grade 8
115
Grade 9
76
Student demographics
White
84676%
STATE 69%
Hispanic
18316%
STATE 21%
Black
61%
STATE 1%
Asian
30%
STATE 2%
Two+
535%
STATE 4%
Native American
121%
STATE 1%
Pacific Islander
111%
STATE 2%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
49344%
Female
62156%

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Test scores

RISE / Utah Aspire+ 2024-25 . % Proficient + Highly Proficient
English Language Arts
50.2%
UT avg 41.4% . -1.2pp since 2023
Math
36.1%
UT avg 41.8% . +5.2pp since 2023

What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.

Source: RISE / Utah Aspire+. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
52.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.1%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.2pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
1,114
+206 (+23%) vs 2017
% White
76%
was 79%
% Hispanic
16%
was 13%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About Vista School

Vista School is a heavily attended all-grades campus in IVINS, Utah, operated by Vista School. The school educates 1,114 students in grades K through 9. That puts it 62% bigger than the typical public school in Utah, which averages around 687 students.

Vista School is a school of Vista School, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

On demographics, Vista School shows that 76% of the student body identifies as White; the rest is composed of 16% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 85% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 53 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 21.0:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 19.9:1, putting Vista School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 36% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Vista School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 42.1%; this one delivers 52.2%.

Across the wider county, Washington County reports that median household earnings sit near $80,632, roughly 35% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Washington County's 65 public schools (combined enrollment of about 41,356 students), Vista School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Red Mountain School, roughly 0.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Vista School comes 2nd of 7 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 43.6%.

Vista School operates from a residential location. As a public charter, Vista School runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 23%: 908 students in 2018 compared to 1,114 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the Vista School community share and discuss enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.

Washington County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Vista School
District
Vista School
Address
585 E CENTER STREET, IVINS, UT 84738
Phone
(435) 673-4110
County
Washington County
Level
Combined
Grade range
KG–09
Total enrollment
1,114
Teachers (FTE)
53
Student–teacher ratio
21.0:1
Free/Reduced lunch
404 (36%)
Locale
22-Suburb: Mid-size
NCES ID
490014101296
Charter school
Yes
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in IVINS
Nearby schools

Frequently asked questions

About Vista School
What is the total enrollment at Vista School?
Vista School enrolls approximately 1,114 students in grades KG-09.
Is Vista School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Vista School is a combined-grade school covering grades KG-09.
How many teachers does Vista School have?
Vista School employs 53 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.0:1.
How diverse is Vista School?
Vista School reports a student body of 76% White, 16% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Vista School public or private?
Vista School is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Vista School.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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