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Paradise Canyon

Q: Is Paradise Canyon a good school?

Paradise Canyon ranks 380 th of 547 Utah elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

380^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 547 Utah Elementary Schools

Better than 31% of Utah elementary schools

Summary

Paradise Canyon is an elementary school in St. George, Utah, serving grades PK-5 with 462 students. It is part of the Washington District, which is ranked 37 out of 93 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. Over the past several years, Paradise Canyon has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Utah elementary schools, with a 1-2 star rating.

Paradise Canyon faces several challenges, including low student performance on state assessments, with only 38.8% of 3rd graders proficient or better in Math, compared to 49.8% in the district and 48.6% statewide. The school also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 16.8% to 25.2%, significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, Paradise Canyon has a high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a large proportion of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

However, the school has shown strong performance for specific student subgroups, such as ranking in the top 10 in the state for Hispanic students and English Language Learners in recent years. When comparing Paradise Canyon to nearby schools in the Washington District, schools like Heritage School and Santa Clara School consistently outperform Paradise Canyon on state assessments and have higher overall SchoolDigger rankings, despite being in the same district. This suggests that there may be opportunities for Paradise Canyon to learn from the successful practices of these higher-performing schools.

461

Students ?

21.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,937

Per pupil spending ?

70.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1795 W 1230 N
St George, UT 84770

(435) 673-8978

District: Washington District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

62.7%

White:

29.7%

Two or more races:

5.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 12th percentile in 2014 → 31st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 19 percentile points since 2014

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Utah average (40% vs 49% meeting standards)

!Science scores 12 pts below the Utah average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg50%

Utah avg49%

380^th of 547

Utah public elementary schools ?

Bottom 31%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 21% (2015) to bottom 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^th of 22Elementary Schools in the Washington District

37^th of 93Washington District among Utah districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2025	33.0	380 of 547	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.8	327 of 561	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.5	424 of 561	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.3	425 of 551	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.0	444 of 559	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	6.0	515 of 528	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	17.9	449 of 526	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.7	463 of 533	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.4	423 of 537	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	14.4	446 of 509	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	22.2	494 of 576	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	24.3	490 of 579	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	28.0	466 of 563	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2023	69.9	4 of 25	84.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2025	84.6	4 of 33	87.9%	★★★★★
2024	69.8	8 of 49	83.7%	★★★★☆
2023	70.2	7 of 45	84.4%	★★★★☆
2022	61.2	13 of 44	70.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2025	67.7	23 of 109	78.9%	★★★★☆
2024	62.1	53 of 162	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.5	47 of 132	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.8	43 of 111	61.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2022	32.9	307 of 435	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2025)88th percentile+57 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)84th percentile+60 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)79th percentile+48 vs school

White (2022)29th percentile+7 vs school

By subject vs Utah (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics41%-6 vs state

Science38%-12 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, February 27, 2017

The administration, teachers, and staff are all about the students. I have never seen such dedication. Close Quote

Schools Near Paradise Canyon

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				RISE Mathematics (2025)			RISE Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	RISE Mathematics 3rd Grade	RISE Mathematics 4th Grade	RISE Mathematics 5th Grade	RISE Science 4th Grade	RISE Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Paradise Canyon	Public	PK, KG-5	1795 W 1230 N	St George	84770	Washington County	Washington District	No	No	No	Yes	(435) 673-8978	461	22	21.4	70.3%	137 (29.7%)	1 (0.2%)	289 (62.7%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (1.1%)	23 (5.0%)	33	380^th of 547 public elementary schools	30.5%		43.8	327^th of 561 public elementary schools	41.7%	53	38.8	50.0	35.4	34.8	42.2	$7,937	$1,204	$6,733
Sunset School	Public	PK, KG-5	495 N Westridge Dr	St George	84770	Washington County	Washington District	No	No	No	Yes	(435) 673-5669	481	24	20.0	60.3%	258 (53.6%)	5 (1.0%)	163 (33.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.5%)	19 (4.0%)	24 (5.0%)	21.4	428^th of 547 public elementary schools	21.8%		35.7	378^th of 561 public elementary schools	32.6%	50	34.7	30.1	29.5	32.9	42.7	$8,858	$1,310	$7,549
Arrowhead School	Public	PK, KG-5	545 Arrowhead Trail	Santa Clara	84765	Washington County	Washington District	No	No	No	No	(435) 674-2027	520	26	19.6	33.1%	387 (74.4%)	5 (1.0%)	70 (13.5%)	8 (1.5%)	7 (1.3%)	8 (1.5%)	35 (6.7%)	44.2	316^th of 547 public elementary schools	42.2%		39	357^th of 561 public elementary schools	36.4%	41	53.2	38.3	44.5	42.6	48.6	$7,569	$675	$6,894
Santa Clara School	Public	PK, KG-5	2950 W Crestview Dr	Santa Clara	84765	Washington County	Washington District	No	No	No	No	(435) 628-2624	450	23	20.0	30.2%	369 (82.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (12.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.4%)	54.6	263^rd of 547 public elementary schools	51.9%		68	172^nd of 561 public elementary schools	69.3%	91	46.6	44.3	48.3	51.9	59.3	$7,491	$569	$6,922
Utah Online K8	Public, Virtual	K-8	121 W Tabernacle	St George	84770	Washington County	Washington District	No	No	Yes	No	(435) 986-5181	2,693	12	234.1	0.9%	1,957 (72.7%)	91 (3.4%)	501 (18.6%)	107 (4.0%)	9 (0.3%)	24 (0.9%)	4 (0.1%)								(n/a)						$5,189	$346	$4,843
Legacy School	Public	PK, KG-5	280 E 100 S	St George	84770	Washington County	Washington District	No	No	No	Yes	(435) 673-6191	562	31	18.1	65.5%	213 (37.9%)	3 (0.5%)	302 (53.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	14 (2.5%)	22 (3.9%)	33.4	378^th of 547 public elementary schools	30.9%		35.3	380^th of 561 public elementary schools	32.3%	2	32.0	31.1	41.8	46.1	48.5	$8,435	$1,161	$7,274
Red Mountain School	Public	PK, KG-5	263 E 200 S	Ivins	84738	Washington County	Washington District	No	No	No	Yes	(435) 656-3802	447	25	17.7	53.9%	271 (60.6%)	0 (0.0%)	108 (24.2%)	2 (0.4%)	16 (3.6%)	10 (2.2%)	40 (8.9%)	18.3	448^th of 547 public elementary schools	18.1%		24.1	436^th of 561 public elementary schools	22.3%	12	33.8	34.2	29.2	28.2	35.7	$8,699	$1,127	$7,572
Heritage School	Public	PK, KG-5	747 E Riverside Dr	Saint George	84790	Washington County	Washington District	No	No	No	Yes	(435) 628-4427	526	25	21.2	50.2%	338 (64.3%)	2 (0.4%)	129 (24.5%)	5 (1.0%)	6 (1.1%)	13 (2.5%)	33 (6.3%)	51.4	273^rd of 547 public elementary schools	50.1%		55.2	252^nd of 561 public elementary schools	55.1%	21	62.0	51.5	44.5	39.1	47.6	$7,974	$1,135	$6,838
Panorama School	Public	PK, KG-5	301 N 2200 E	St George	84790	Washington County	Washington District	No	No	No	Yes	(435) 628-6881	447	24	19.0	60.0%	255 (57.0%)	3 (0.7%)	137 (30.6%)	3 (0.7%)	18 (4.0%)	14 (3.1%)	17 (3.8%)	24	416^th of 547 public elementary schools	23.9%		20.7	450^th of 561 public elementary schools	19.8%	34	39.0	32.8	28.8	41.5	36.5	$7,621	$688	$6,934
Sandstone School	Public	PK, KG-5	850 N 2450 E	St George	84790	Washington County	Washington District	No	No	No	Yes	(435) 674-6460	518	26	20.3	65.1%	228 (44.0%)	3 (0.6%)	236 (45.6%)	3 (0.6%)	7 (1.4%)	20 (3.9%)	21 (4.1%)	30.7	385^th of 547 public elementary schools	29.6%		40.9	344^th of 561 public elementary schools	38.7%	41	28.9	40.0	36.0	50.0	39.2	$8,251	$1,061	$7,190

Frequently Asked Questions about Paradise Canyon

Is Paradise Canyon a good school?

Paradise Canyon ranks 380^th of 547 Utah elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Paradise Canyon?

Students at Paradise Canyon are 63% Hispanic, 30% White, 5% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.

How many students attend Paradise Canyon?

In the 2024-25 school year, 461 students attended Paradise Canyon.

What district is Paradise Canyon in?

Washington District

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