Summary
Belknap School is a K–6 elementary school serving 451 students in Beaver, Utah, a small community in the Beaver area and part of the Beaver District. Its latest statewide ranking is 230th of 563 Utah schools, placing it at the 59th percentile with a three-star rating. That is a meaningful improvement from the 37th percentile the previous year, although it remains below the school’s especially strong results from 2016–17 through 2021–22. The student-teacher ratio improved to 18.9 to 1, and 51.22% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024–25.
Academically, the school’s strongest areas are English language arts and science. Belknap was above the state in every tested ELA grade, with proficiency ranging from 48.8% to 57.6%. Science was particularly strong in 4th grade, where 71% of students were proficient, compared with 52.6% statewide; 5th-grade science was also slightly above the state. Mathematics is more uneven. Third- and 4th-grade results were slightly above district and state levels, but 5th grade was below the state, and 6th-grade mathematics was a significant weakness at 18.5%, compared with 37.4% statewide. Sixth-grade math has been a recurring concern in recent years. The school’s low-SES subgroup ranked at the 77th percentile statewide, suggesting that some support systems may be working especially well for economically disadvantaged students.
Attendance is another important concern: 29.0% of Belknap students were chronically absent in 2024–25, above both the district’s 19.8% and Utah’s 23.8%. Nearby Minersville School, about 16.9 miles away, is much smaller, serving 82 students in grades K–5, and reported 59.0% chronic absenteeism. Its small enrollment produces many suppressed or range-based test results, making precise academic comparisons difficult, although Belknap’s 4th-grade science result exceeded Minersville’s reported 50–68% range. Overall, Belknap appears to be improving, with clear strengths in ELA and science but a need for focused attention to 6th-grade math and attendance.
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