Summary:
Washington District includes 29 elementary-level schools serving grades from prekindergarten through grade 8, including traditional neighborhood schools, schools extending through grade 6 or 7, and the large online Utah Online K8. The area includes communities with widely different school sizes, economic circumstances, and academic results. Across the district, statewide rankings range from the top 3% to roughly the bottom quarter, so families will find substantial differences among schools.
Crimson View School is the clear academic leader, ranking 15th statewide with a five-star rating and especially strong mathematics, including 92.2% proficiency in grade 3. Other strong options include Horizon School, South Mesa Elementary, Little Valley School, and Riverside School. These schools generally outperform district averages in English Language Arts, mathematics, and science. Diamond Valley School has also improved substantially in ranking, while Enterprise School stands out for strong sixth-grade results, especially science.
Families comparing schools should pay close attention to attendance as well as test scores. Chronic absenteeism is elevated across much of the district, averaging about 24.6% among schools with current data, although Riverside School and Crimson View School combine stronger achievement with comparatively lower absenteeism. The greatest academic and attendance concerns are found at Sandstone School, Coral Canyon School, Legacy School, Washington School, Paradise Canyon, and LaVerkin School. Mathematics and grade 4–5 science are common areas of weakness, while school size, staffing ratios, and historical spending do not by themselves predict results.
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