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Cedar East School

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Cedar East School ranks 377 th of 547 Utah elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

377^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 547 Utah Elementary Schools

Better than 31% of Utah elementary schools

Summary

Cedar East School is an elementary school located in Cedar City, Utah, serving 567 students in grades K-5. It is part of the Iron District, which is ranked 32 out of 93 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Cedar East School's student performance, as measured by RISE test scores, is generally below the district and state averages across various grade levels and subjects, the school's performance for students from low socioeconomic backgrounds is relatively strong, ranking 34th out of 109 Utah elementary schools in 2024-2025 with a 3-star rating. However, the school's chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 15.6% to 36.9% over the past few years, are significantly higher than the state average, which may be contributing to the school's lower academic performance.

Compared to nearby schools, such as Parowan School, Enoch School, and Fiddlers Canyon School, Cedar East School's performance is generally lower, with the nearby Fiddlers Canyon School having significantly higher math and science proficiency rates across all grade levels. Addressing the school's chronic absenteeism and learning from the successful practices of higher-performing nearby schools could be key to improving Cedar East School's overall academic outcomes.

598

Students ?

20.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,145

Per pupil spending ?

53.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

255 E College Ave
Cedar City, UT 84720

(435) 586-2840

District: Iron District

Students who attend Cedar East School usually attend:

Middle:	Cedar Middle
High:	Cedar City High

Racial breakdown:

White:

63.4%

Hispanic:

28.9%

American Indian:

3.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 48th percentile in 2015 → 31st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Utah average (41% vs 49% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2015

!Near the bottom of Iron District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg50%

Utah avg49%

377^th of 547

Utah public elementary schools ?

Bottom 31%▼ down 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 48% (2015) to bottom 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 8Elementary Schools in the Iron District

32^nd of 93Iron District among Utah districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2025	33.9	377 of 547	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.2	282 of 561	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.5	320 of 561	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.9	296 of 551	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.3	376 of 559	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.5	218 of 572	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	30.0	387 of 528	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	39.2	345 of 526	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	38.5	349 of 533	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	49.7	280 of 537	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	44.1	307 of 509	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	53.8	321 of 576	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	71.4	156 of 579	73.1%	★★★★☆
2011	75.0	117 of 563	79.2%	★★★★☆
2010	74.9	105 of 518	79.7%	★★★★☆
2009	61.9	202 of 509	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	61.7	202 of 498	59.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2025	61.4	34 of 109	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.8	27 of 162	83.3%	★★★★☆
2023	66.5	29 of 132	78.0%	★★★★☆
2022	69.7	23 of 111	79.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2025	28.7	323 of 408	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	51.9	215 of 429	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.7	256 of 428	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.5	277 of 435	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)69th percentile+38 vs school

White (2025)21st percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Utah (2024-2025) ?

Science41%-9 vs state

Mathematics40%-7 vs state

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Schools Near Cedar East School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				RISE Mathematics (2025)						RISE Science (2025)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	RISE Mathematics 3rd Grade	RISE Mathematics 4th Grade	RISE Mathematics 5th Grade	RISE Mathematics 6th Grade	RISE Mathematics 7th Grade	RISE Mathematics 8th Grade	RISE Science 4th Grade	RISE Science 5th Grade	RISE Science 6th Grade	RISE Science 7th Grade	RISE Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Cedar East School	Public	K-5	255 E College Ave	Cedar City	84720	Iron County	Iron District	No	No	No	Yes	(435) 586-2840	598	30	20.2	53.2%	379 (63.4%)	5 (0.8%)	173 (28.9%)	4 (0.7%)	21 (3.5%)	6 (1.0%)	10 (1.7%)	33.9	377^th of 547 public elementary schools	31.1%		51.2	282^nd of 561 public elementary schools	49.7%	95	47.2	41.5	32.4				42.5	40.4				$8,145	$1,057	$7,088
Cedar North School	Public	K-5	550 W 200 N	Cedar City	84720	Iron County	Iron District	No	No	No	Yes	(435) 586-2845	578	29	19.9	47.6%	417 (72.1%)	12 (2.1%)	95 (16.4%)	5 (0.9%)	13 (2.2%)	9 (1.6%)	27 (4.7%)	43.7	319^th of 547 public elementary schools	41.7%		42.4	339^th of 561 public elementary schools	39.6%	20	50.0	40.8	47.6				39.2	48.5				$8,012	$933	$7,079
Cedar South School	Public	K-5	499 W 400 S	Cedar City	84720	Iron County	Iron District	No	No	No	No	(435) 586-2850	545	30	18.1	33.6%	449 (82.4%)	7 (1.3%)	41 (7.5%)	11 (2.0%)	17 (3.1%)	10 (1.8%)	10 (1.8%)	49.1	283^rd of 547 public elementary schools	48.3%		52.1	273^rd of 561 public elementary schools	51.3%	10	35.3	54.5	40.0				52.5	55.0				$7,666	$382	$7,284
American Principles Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	782 North Main St	Cedar City	84721	Iron County	American Principles Academy	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(435) 586-5372	204	0		30.9%	164 (80.4%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (11.8%)	6 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	7 (3.4%)								(n/a)
Fiddlers Canyon School	Public	K-5	475 E 1935 N	Cedar City	84721	Iron County	Iron District	No	No	No	Yes	(435) 586-2860	515	24	21.4	51.5%	396 (76.9%)	3 (0.6%)	62 (12.0%)	9 (1.7%)	8 (1.6%)	5 (1.0%)	32 (6.2%)	77.7	111^th of 547 public elementary schools	79.7%		71	153^rd of 561 public elementary schools	72.7%	42	65.0	59.1	60.9				55.7	68.2				$7,865	$517	$7,348
Iron Springs School	Public	K-5	235 N 4050 W	Cedar City	84720	Iron County	Iron District	No	No	No	No	(435) 586-9485	636	32	19.7	33.3%	537 (84.4%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (12.3%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	11 (1.7%)	66.3	179^th of 547 public elementary schools	67.3%		72.5	139^th of 561 public elementary schools	75.2%	40	47.9	62.0	53.8				60.7	53.7				$6,992	$447	$6,546
Gateway Preparatory Academy	Public, Magnet, Charter	K-8	201 E Thoroughbred Way	Enoch	84721	Iron County	Gateway Preparatory Academy	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	(435) 867-5558	732	32	22.6	53.6%	569 (77.7%)	6 (0.8%)	108 (14.8%)	3 (0.4%)	6 (0.8%)	6 (0.8%)	34 (4.6%)	28.1	396^th of 547 public elementary schools	27.6%		28	415^th of 561 public elementary schools	26.0%	19	33.8	38.8	38.4	10.4	41.2	19.6	46.3	50.8	34.0	39.3	41.3	$6,866	$1,019	$5,848
Enoch School	Public	K-5	4701 N Wagon Wheel Dr	Enoch	84721	Iron County	Iron District	No	No	No	Yes	(435) 586-2855	516	31	16.9	37.6%	448 (86.8%)	3 (0.6%)	49 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.7%)	78.4	102^nd of 547 public elementary schools	81.4%		55.1	254^th of 561 public elementary schools	54.7%	152	58.8	60.2	57.1				64.5	68.5				$7,902	$835	$7,067
Three Peaks School	Public	K-5	1685 W Midvalley Road	Cedar City	84721	Iron County	Iron District	No	No	No	Yes	(435) 586-8871	646	32	20.3	40.6%	542 (83.9%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (11.0%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (0.9%)	4 (0.6%)	21 (3.3%)	38	349^th of 547 public elementary schools	36.2%		54.5	256^th of 561 public elementary schools	54.4%	93	43.8	48.2	35.4				48.2	37.9				$7,679	$892	$6,787
Parowan School	Public	K-6	128 W 100 N	Parowan	84761	Iron County	Iron District	No	No	No	Yes	(435) 477-3368	418	23	18.0	47.6%	364 (87.1%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (8.9%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.6%)	69.5	159^th of 547 public elementary schools	70.9%		54.2	257^th of 561 public elementary schools	54.2%	98	70.5	56.0	42.2	61.3			58.0	42.9	76.0			$8,990	$886	$8,104

Frequently Asked Questions about Cedar East School

What district is Cedar East School in?

Iron District

What is the racial makeup of Cedar East School?

Students at Cedar East School are 63% White, 29% Hispanic, 4% American Indian, 2% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.

Is Cedar East School a good school?

Cedar East School ranks 377^th of 547 Utah elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Cedar East School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 598 students attended Cedar East School.

What schools do graduates of Cedar East School attend?

Students who attend Cedar East School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Cedar Middle
High : Cedar City High

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Utah State Board of Education.

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