Summary:
Carbon District has five elementary schools serving about 1,422 students in prekindergarten or kindergarten through fifth grade, with schools ranging from small Bruin Point to larger Creekview and Castle Heights. The district ranks 57th of 92 Utah districts and has a two-star rating. Overall, families should expect considerable differences among schools in academic results, attendance, school size, and available data. Chronic absenteeism is a districtwide concern: about 28% of students are chronically absent, compared with 24% statewide.
Castle Heights School has the strongest overall current profile, ranking in the 60th statewide percentile with the district’s lowest chronic absenteeism rate, 20.2%. It is especially strong in mathematics and science, including 60% proficiency in Grade 3 math and 64% in Grade 5 science. Creekview School is the district’s strongest ELA school, highlighted by 61.8% proficiency in Grade 5 reading, although math results are weaker. Sally Mauro School has improving recent rankings and solid math and science results, but its 34.4% absenteeism rate is the highest in the district.
Wellington School is the clearest area of concern, ranking in the 12th percentile and reporting weak results across subjects, high absenteeism at 34.1%, and the highest student-teacher ratio. Grade 5 math is a districtwide challenge, with most reported school results below the 45% statewide figure. Bruin Point School is much smaller, serves a higher-need student population, and has the lowest student-teacher ratio, but many current scores are missing or reported only as ranges. Parents comparing schools should consider both academic results and attendance, while treating small-school and incomplete data cautiously.
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