Summary:
Loa, Utah, has one public school, Loa School, serving students from prekindergarten through sixth grade in the small community; older students may attend schools elsewhere in the Wayne District. With 254 students, the school is the main local option for elementary education, and there are no separate middle, high, or alternative schools listed in the city.
Loa School has several encouraging features for families. Chronic absenteeism was 7.3% in 2024–25, substantially below both the Wayne District rate of 17.7% and the Utah rate of 23.8%. The school also reported stronger-than-state results in third-grade English language arts and mathematics, fourth-grade English language arts and science, and fifth-grade mathematics. Fourth-grade science was the clearest standout, with a reported score range of 60–78%, compared with 40–58% for the district and 52.6% statewide. The student–teacher ratio was 17:1, and 52.36% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch, providing useful context about the student population.
Academic performance is uneven by grade, so parents should look beyond the overall one-star, 28th-percentile ranking for 2025–26. Fifth-grade English language arts was a notable concern, with a reported 20–39% compared with 45.9% statewide. Sixth-grade results were also below state levels in English language arts, mathematics, and science, although science was the strongest of the three. Earlier ranking records placed the school at the 48th and 59th percentiles, suggesting lower recent relative standing, though rankings may use factors not shown here. Because many test results are reported as ranges rather than exact percentages, they should be viewed as general indicators rather than precise scores.
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