Summary:
Helper, Utah, has one listed elementary school, Sally Mauro School, serving approximately 293 students in prekindergarten through fifth grade within the rural Carbon District.
Sally Mauro School has several encouraging academic results, particularly compared with its district. In 2025–2026, the school exceeded Carbon District in fourth-grade English language arts, all reported mathematics grades, and fourth- and fifth-grade science. Fifth-grade science was the clearest standout: 56.2% of students were proficient, compared with 53.0% in the district and 52.2% statewide. Mathematics is also a relative strength, with fifth-grade proficiency at 39.6%, above the district’s 35.4%, although still below Utah’s 45.0%. Fourth-grade mathematics and science improved substantially from the prior year, rising 12.9 and 15.1 percentage points, respectively.
Results are more concerning in fifth-grade English language arts, where 35.5% of students were proficient—below both the district and state rates. Most exact results also remain below statewide performance, even when they are better than district results. Third-grade scores reported as ranges, such as 50–68% in mathematics, should not be treated as exact averages. Attendance is another important challenge: chronic absenteeism was 34.4% in 2024–2025, higher than both the district’s 28.1% and Utah’s 23.8%. The school’s ranking improved from the 25th percentile in 2024–2025 to the 41st percentile in 2025–2026, though it remains below its 61st-percentile standing in 2023–2024. Overall, parents will find a school showing recent improvement, with notable science and mathematics strengths, but with continued needs in fifth-grade literacy and student attendance.
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