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Big Water High

PublicHighGrades 7–12

825 Aaron Burr Rd, Big Water, UT 84741 · (435) 675-5821 · Part of Kane School District

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Directions
Students
33
Students per teacher
33:1
Free or reduced lunch
30%
Setting
Rural
Grades
7–12
The gist

What stands out about Big Water High

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 16% of Utah’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 14 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 18 pts below the state
  • Larger classes: 33 students per teacher

On the path

Where Big Water kids come from and go next. The whole path →

K–6Big Water School40 students
7–12Big Water HighYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency24%
State average 38.8%
Reading / language arts24%
State average 42.6%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among Utah’s 936 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

825 Aaron Burr Rd, Big Water

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 77
Grade 81
Grade 91
Grade 104
Grade 119
Grade 1211
Enrollment over time
32’20
43’21
34’22
29’23
33’24

Up 3.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 73%American Indian/Alaska Native 12%Hispanic 9%Black 3%Two or more races 3%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Big Water High from Big Water families.

Other schools in Kane School District

The district →
Kane Preschool
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Kanab
73 students
Kanab School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Kanab
A−
523 students21:1
Valley School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Orderville
B+
162 students20:1
Big Water School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Big Water
B−
40 students20:1
Lake Powell School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Lake Powell
12 students12:1
Kanab Middle
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Kanab
A−
160 students19:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Utah’s other public schools; Big Water’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.