Ensign-Smith House · Photo: Tom Carter · Public domainParagonah’s public schools
Iron School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Paragonah. Each school below is shown with its own results.
Tests spring 2021, when 78% of students in Utah’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools
Paragonah’s schools, in brief
School by school
9 of Paragonah’s 15 district schools with test results score above the middle of Utah’s 936 public schools. Iron Springs School places highest (better than 77%); Parowan High lowest (29%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
Nine elementary schools serve Paragonah, graded from C+ to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then three middle schools and four high schools: Cedar City High, Canyon View High, Parowan High and Launch High. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Paragonah, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Paragonah
Escalante Valley School
Grades PK–6 · 134 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Beryl
7th grade in Paragonah · depends on your address
Cedar Middle
Grades 6–8 · 1,139 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in Cedar City
Canyon View Middle
Grades 6–8 · 948 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Cedar City
Parowan High
Grades 7–12 · 349 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Parowan
8th grade in Paragonah · depends on your address
Cedar Middle
Grades 6–8 · 1,139 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in Cedar City
Canyon View Middle
Grades 6–8 · 948 students · 19:1 students per teacher · in Cedar City
Parowan High
Grades 7–12 · 349 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Parowan
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Iron School District.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
How students score
Paragonah vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Utah towns that share Paragonah’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Paragonah | — | Iron |
Every school in Paragonah
15 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Utah’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Paragonah’s schools
Are Paragonah’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Paragonah. Iron School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Paragonah. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 9 of its 15 district schools with test results score above the middle of Utah’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Paragonah in?
Iron School District.
Where do Paragonah kids go to high school?
One of four high schools, depending on your address: Cedar City High, Canyon View High, Parowan High and Launch High.
Parents talk
What Paragonah families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Paragonah → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.