Summary:
Kane District is a small Utah district serving about 1,406 students across eight schools, from elementary through high school, in several relatively small communities. The district ranks 26th of 92 Utah districts, placing it in the 72nd percentile statewide. Its schools vary greatly in size, from 523 students at Kanab School to just 12 at Lake Powell School. Because several schools are very small, test scores, absenteeism rates, and rankings can change substantially from year to year and should be viewed cautiously.
Kanab High is the district’s strongest overall school. It ranks 12th of 139 Utah high schools and performs above statewide proficiency rates in every reported subject and grade. Its 22.2% chronic absenteeism rate is also below both the district and state averages. Valley School shows particularly promising mathematics and science results, although many scores are reported as ranges rather than exact percentages. Valley High has the district’s lowest student-teacher ratio and favorable attendance, with stronger indications in science than mathematics. Kanab School is generally competitive with the state, especially in third-grade math, but has higher absenteeism and some upper-elementary results below district averages.
The clearest improvement priority is Kanab Middle, whose ranking fell from the 82nd to the 53rd percentile in two years. Its science results are below both district and state levels, and absenteeism is slightly above the district average. Attendance is a districtwide concern: the 31.2% chronic absenteeism rate exceeds the state’s 23.8%, with especially high rates at Big Water School and Kanab School. Current academic conclusions are limited for Big Water High and Lake Powell School because of missing data and very small enrollments. Parents should compare multiple years of information rather than relying on a single percentage or ranking.
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