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Best Public Schools in Gunnison, UT

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1,165

Students

Top rankedGunnison Valley School130^th of 547 Utah elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Gunnison Valley School up 109 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The city of Gunnison, Utah, is home to three schools: Gunnison Valley School (an elementary school), Gunnison Valley High, and Gunnison Valley Middle, all of which are part of the South Sanpete District. These schools have shown a mix of strengths and areas for improvement, with Gunnison Valley School and Gunnison Valley High standing out as the top-performing schools in the district.

Gunnison Valley School has seen a steady improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from #251 out of 561 Utah elementary schools in 2022-2023 to #130 out of 547 in 2024-2025, earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's math and science proficiency rates are notably higher than the state averages, but its English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency rates lag slightly behind. Gunnison Valley High has also shown significant improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from #115 out of 139 Utah high schools in 2022-2023 to #45 out of 138 in 2024-2025, earning a 3-star rating. The school's 10th-grade ELA proficiency rate is notably higher than the state average, but its math proficiency rates are significantly lower.

While the schools in Gunnison generally perform better than the South Sanpete District and the state of Utah in various academic metrics, particularly in science and ELA, they face some challenges. All three schools have a chronic absenteeism rate of 23.8% for the 2023-2024 school year, which is higher than the state average. Additionally, Gunnison Valley High has a relatively high 9.4% dropout rate, despite its respectable 88.8% four-year graduation rate. The higher spending per student at Gunnison Valley High may contribute to its improved performance and ranking compared to the other schools in the district.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Utah Aspire Plus English Language Arts (2025)		Utah Aspire Plus Mathematics (2025)		Utah Aspire Plus Science (2025)		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	Utah Aspire Plus English Language Arts 9th Grade	Utah Aspire Plus English Language Arts 10th Grade	Utah Aspire Plus Mathematics 9th Grade	Utah Aspire Plus Mathematics 10th Grade	Utah Aspire Plus Science 9th Grade	Utah Aspire Plus Science 10th Grade	RISE Mathematics 3rd Grade	RISE Mathematics 4th Grade	RISE Mathematics 5th Grade	RISE Mathematics 6th Grade	RISE Mathematics 7th Grade	RISE Mathematics 8th Grade	RISE Science 4th Grade	RISE Science 5th Grade	RISE Science 6th Grade	RISE Science 7th Grade	RISE Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Gunnison Valley High	Public	9-12	35 E 600 S	Gunnison	84634	Sanpete County	South Sanpete District	No	No	No	No	(435) 528-7256	319	22	14.5	40.1%	248 (77.7%)	1 (0.3%)	56 (17.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.4%)	60.1	45^th of 138 public high schools	67.4%		50.8	64^th of 138 public high schools	53.6%	19	52.0	72.1	32.0	19.7	49.0	52.5												$13,617	$751	$12,865
Gunnison Valley School	Public	PK, KG-5	550 S 100 E	Gunnison	84634	Sanpete County	South Sanpete District	No	No	No	Yes	(435) 528-7880	584	27	21.4	51.4%	483 (82.7%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (14.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.1%)	73.5	130^th of 547 public elementary schools	76.2%		56.9	239^th of 561 public elementary schools	57.4%	109							54.9	53.6	61.7				58.6	69.0				$9,776	$1,089	$8,687
Gunnison Valley Middle	Public	6-8	271 E 600 S	Gunnison	84634	Sanpete County	South Sanpete District	No	No	No	No	(435) 528-5337	262	14	18.1	45.4%	209 (79.8%)	1 (0.4%)	42 (16.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.1%)	38.5	114^th of 182 public middle schools	37.4%		46.4	116^th of 210 public middle schools	44.8%	2										29.0	37.6	32.0			50.0	45.0	48.0	$10,411	$778	$9,632

Cities Near Gunnison

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Salina	12.48 mi	3	79^th
Manti	13.66 mi	3	47^th
Ephraim	19.89 mi	2	31^st
Richfield	28.75 mi	7	74^th
Fillmore	28.84 mi	3	26^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Utah State Board of Education.

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