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B+

Washington School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 15 towns

Serves St. George, Washington, Hurricane, Ivins, Santa Clara, La Verkin, Enterprise, Toquerville, Hildale, Apple Valley, Leeds, Virgin, Springdale, New Harmony and Rockville.

St. George’s School Grade B+ better than 73% of Utah school districts

Students
36,961
Schools
53
Spent per student
$9,667
UT $11,467
Students per teacher
22:1
Free or reduced lunch
29%
Debt
$170.8M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Washington School District

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 73% of Utah districts
  • Spends 16% less per student than the UT average
  • 22 students per teacher
  • Debt of $170.8M, about $4,622 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 73% of the 153 Utah school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math above the state, 2020–21
B+
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
A−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for St. George. Grade by grade →

PK–513 elementary schoolsThis district
6–74 middle schoolsThis district
10–124 high schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. UT

2020–21 · class of 2023
Math proficiency42%
State average 38.8% · 15,235 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)93%
State average 88.3% · 2,736 in the class

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$9,667 per student · 16% below UT
Spending
Classroom instruction 67%Support & administration 29%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 48%State 47%Federal 6%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
36,848’20
37,253’21
37,437’22
37,434’23
36,961’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 74%Hispanic 18%Two or more races 3%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 1%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%Asian <1%Black <1%

Schools in the district

53 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Utah’s other public schools.

Hurricane High
Other · Grades PK–12 · Hurricane
C+
1,177 students27:1
Snow Canyon Middle
Other · Grades PK–9 · St George
B−
796 students25:1
Hurricane Middle
Other · Grades PK–9 · Hurricane
C+
780 students23:1
Majestic Fields School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Washington
B−
732 students22:1
Hurricane Intermediate
Elementary · Grades PK–7 · Hurricane
B
723 students23:1
Horizon School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Washington
A
626 students22:1
Hurricane School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hurricane
C+
611 students17:1
Riverside School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Washington
B
610 students21:1
Legacy School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · St George
B−
562 students18:1
Coral Canyon School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Washington
C
558 students20:1
Bloomington School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · St George
A−
553 students19:1
Little Valley School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · St George
A−
552 students20:1
Washington Preschool
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · St George
552 students31:1
Three Falls School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Hurricane
B
533 students19:1
Heritage School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Saint George
B+
526 students21:1
Arrowhead School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Santa Clara
C+
520 students20:1
Crimson View School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · St George
A+
520 students21:1
Sandstone School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · St George
C−
518 students20:1
Sunset School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · St George
C+
481 students20:1
Washington School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Washington
B−
468 students22:1
Paradise Canyon
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · St George
C−
461 students21:1
Enterprise School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Enterprise
B
455 students22:1
Santa Clara School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Santa Clara
C+
450 students20:1
Bloomington Hills School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · St George
B+
448 students19:1
LaVerkin School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · La Verkin
B−
447 students21:1
Panorama School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · St George
C
447 students19:1
Red Mountain School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ivins
C
447 students18:1
Diamond Valley School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · St George
B
386 students20:1
Water Canyon School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Hildale
C
276 students22:1
Springdale School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Springdale
D
35 students15:1
Utah Online K8
Elementary · Grades K–8 · St George
B+
2,693 students
Desert Canyons Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Saint George
670 students21:1
South Mesa Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Saint George
A
595 students22:1
Career Tech High School
Other · Grades K–12 · Saint George
592 students17:1
Post HS Self-Cont
Other · Grades K–12 · St George
114 students23:1
Utah Online 7-12
High · Grades 6–12 · Saint George
B
1,547 students19:1
Washington Fields Intermediate
Middle · Grades 6–7 · Washington
A
913 students24:1
Sunrise Ridge Intermediate
Middle · Grades 6–7 · Saint George
A−
802 students23:1
Fossil Ridge Intermediate
Middle · Grades 6–7 · St. George
C
727 students22:1
Lava Ridge Intermediate
Middle · Grades 6–7 · Santa Clara
B−
699 students22:1
Tonaquint Intermediate
Middle · Grades 6–7 · Saint George
C
653 students22:1
Enterprise High
High · Grades 7–12 · Enterprise
B
537 students19:1
Water Canyon High
High · Grades 7–12 · Hildale
C
311 students16:1
Millcreek High
High · Grades 7–12 · St George
C−
118 students6:1
Crimson Cliffs Middle
Secondary · Grades 8–9 · Washington
A+
933 students24:1
Desert Hills Middle
Secondary · Grades 8–9 · Saint George
A
909 students24:1
Dixie Middle
Secondary · Grades 8–9 · St George
B−
844 students26:1
Pine View Middle
Secondary · Grades 8–9 · St George
C
701 students23:1
Crimson Cliffs High
High · Grades 10–12 · Washington
A−
1,401 students27:1
Snow Canyon High
High · Grades 10–12 · St George
B−
1,324 students24:1
Dixie High
High · Grades 10–12 · St George
C
1,263 students24:1
Desert Hills High
High · Grades 10–12 · Saint George
A−
1,241 students27:1
Pine View High
High · Grades 10–12 · St George
B−
1,124 students22:1

Left off: 2 schools reporting no students for 2024–25.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Utah.