Summary:
South Sanpete District has three elementary schools serving PK–5 students in the communities of Gunnison, Ephraim, and Manti, with 1,527 students overall and a district ranking in the 63rd percentile statewide. For parents comparing schools, Ephraim School is the clear academic leader, ranking 131st of 563 schools, earning four stars, and reaching the 77th percentile. Its average proficiency across reported subjects and grades was about 59.6%, the highest in the district group.
Ephraim School led the other schools in English language arts, mathematics, and science. Notable results included 72.3% proficiency in grade 3 mathematics and strong grade 4 and grade 5 science results. However, chronic absenteeism was 27.3%, above the district and state comparison rates. Gunnison Valley School offers a more mixed profile: its grade 5 mathematics result was particularly strong at 60.3%, and its science scores exceeded the state averages, but its overall ranking fell sharply in the latest year. Its chronic absenteeism rate, 24.0%, was the lowest among the three schools but still above the district rate.
Manti School has shown the most consistent ranking improvement over the past three years, rising from the 43rd to the 55th percentile, and it has the lowest student-teacher ratio at 18.9. Mathematics performance also improved substantially. Still, Manti had the lowest overall assessment average, about 50.7%, and the highest chronic absenteeism rate at 29.6%. Across the district, grade 5 English language arts is a common weakness, while attendance is a challenge at every school. Parents may want to compare Ephraim’s stronger current outcomes, Gunnison’s grade 5 mathematics strength, and Manti’s improving trend and smaller student-teacher ratio.
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