Enrollment
22
Elementary
DISTRICT 62 · STATE 491
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TINTIC DISTRICT·NCES 490102000561
West Desert School
3755 S SNAKE VALLEY RD, TROUT CREEK, UT 84083 · (435) 693-3193 · Juab County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL22 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
22.0:1
1 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.5:1 · STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
6 students
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 33%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
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
Test scores
RISE / Utah Aspire+ 2024-25 . % Proficient + Highly ProficientEnglish Language Arts
0.0%
UT avg 41.4% . +0.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 0 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The Utah average is about 41 of 100. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023.
Source: RISE / Utah Aspire+. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of UT schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
0.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.5%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-46.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 0% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 46% typical for Utah schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 2024-25Enrollment
22
+11 (+100%) vs 2017
% White
95%
was 82%
% Hispanic
0%
was 18%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About West Desert School
Set in TROUT CREEK, Utah, West Desert School is a rural-scale elementary campus, run under Tintic District. It enrolls 22 students across grades pre-K through 6. By comparison, Utah's public schools average about 491 students each, so West Desert School sits 96% leaner than that benchmark.
Tintic District runs 4 schools in total, collectively educating 276 students. West Desert School is one of those campuses.
Demographically, West Desert School logs that nearly all students (95%) are White. The remainder consists of 5% multiracial. Compared to Juab County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.
In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 1 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 22.0:1. The state averages about 21.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 27% of students at West Desert School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
With demographic context factored in, West Desert School is in the bottom 10% of Utah public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 46.5%; West Desert School posts 0.0%, -46.5 points below that line.
Around the school, the surrounding county (Juab County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $101,786 per year, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Juab County runs 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,034 students), of which West Desert School is one.
The closest other public school is West Desert High School, roughly 0.0 miles away.
West Desert School operates from a small-town location.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at West Desert School has increased 100%, going from 11 students in 2018 to 22 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share declined from 18% to 0%.
On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Juab County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
12,586
Census ACS
Median income
$101,786
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
3,034 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Tintic District
- Tintic HighHigh · 142 students
- Eureka SchoolElementary · 101 students
- West Desert High SchoolHigh · 11 students
- Tintic PreschoolElementary
Nearby schools
- West Desert High School0.0 mi · 11
- Ibapah School27.6 mi · 18
Frequently asked questions
About West Desert SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at West Desert School?
West Desert School enrolls approximately 22 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does West Desert School serve?
West Desert School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at West Desert School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at West Desert School is approximately 22.0:1 (1 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at West Desert School?
At West Desert School, the student body is approximately 95% White, 5% Two or more.
Is West Desert School public or private?
West Desert School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Tintic District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.