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Barnett School

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Barnett School ranks 330 th of 547 Utah elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

330^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 547 Utah Elementary Schools

Better than 40% of Utah elementary schools

Summary

Barnett School is an elementary school located in Payson, Utah, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 511 students. It is part of the Nebo School District, which is ranked 50 out of 93 districts in Utah and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. Unfortunately, Barnett School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Utah elementary schools, with a ranking between 330-458 out of 547-572 schools over the past 10 years, and a 1-2 star rating from SchoolDigger.

Some key factors that differentiate Barnett School include very high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 23.8% to 34.7% over the past few years, which are significantly higher than the state and district averages. Additionally, the school's test scores in Math, Science, and English Language Arts are consistently below the Nebo District and Utah state averages across all grade levels. Barnett School also has a very high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 39.47% to 54.21% over the past few years, which is much higher than the nearby schools.

When compared to nearby schools in the Nebo District, such as Foothills School, Spring Lake School, and Taylor School, Barnett School's performance lags significantly behind, with higher test scores, lower chronic absenteeism rates, and lower free/reduced lunch rates. However, it is worth noting that Barnett School ranks relatively high (top 9 out of 109 schools) for its low socioeconomic status students, suggesting that the school may be doing a better job of supporting this subgroup compared to its overall student population.

508

Students ?

21.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,737

Per pupil spending ?

50.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

456 N 300 E
Payson, UT 84651

(801) 465-6000

District: Nebo District

Students who attend Barnett School usually attend:

Middle:	Salem Junior High
	Valley View Middle
High:	Salem Hills High

Racial breakdown:

White:

66.9%

Hispanic:

28.5%

Two or more races:

2.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 32nd percentile in 2015 → 40th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (34% vs 24% Utah)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg49%

Utah avg49%

330^th of 547

Utah public elementary schools ?

Bottom 40%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 32% (2015) to bottom 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

19^th of 30Elementary Schools in the Nebo District

50^th of 93Nebo 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	41.7	330 of 547	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.4	387 of 561	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.0	389 of 561	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.0	443 of 551	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.4	458 of 559	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.8	446 of 572	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.0	417 of 528	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	30.0	390 of 526	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	27.5	408 of 533	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	36.7	366 of 537	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	33.9	367 of 509	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	29.8	466 of 576	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	41.2	409 of 579	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	52.9	320 of 563	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	56.7	251 of 518	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	53.8	267 of 509	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	46.3	308 of 498	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2025	85.4	9 of 109	91.7%	★★★★★
2024	64.9	49 of 162	69.8%	★★★★☆
2023	44.9	70 of 132	47.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2025	38.5	275 of 408	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.1	272 of 429	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.9	344 of 428	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	5.5	427 of 435	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)92nd percentile+52 vs school

White (2025)33rd percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Utah (2024-2025) ?

Science48%-3 vs state

Mathematics42%-6 vs state

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Schools Near Barnett 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 Science 4th Grade	RISE Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Barnett School	Public	PK, KG-6	456 N 300 E	Payson	84651	Utah County	Nebo District	No	No	No	Yes	(801) 465-6000	508	24	21.1	50.2%	340 (66.9%)	3 (0.6%)	145 (28.5%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.6%)	41.7	330^th of 547 public elementary schools	39.7%		33.4	387^th of 561 public elementary schools	31.0%	57	49.4	46.1	29.1	47.4	48.6	$8,737	$708	$8,029
Park View School	Public	PK, KG-6	360 S 100 E	Payson	84651	Utah County	Nebo District	No	No	No	No	(801) 465-6010	356	18	20.0	33.1%	285 (80.1%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (16.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	8 (2.2%)	60.6	219^th of 547 public elementary schools	60.0%		44.2	322^nd of 561 public elementary schools	42.6%	103	61.4	45.0	50.8	55.8	51.8	$7,995	$371	$7,625
Taylor School	Public	PK, KG-6	92 S 500 W	Payson	84651	Utah County	Nebo District	No	No	No	Yes	(801) 465-6050	424	22	19.7	48.1%	283 (66.7%)	1 (0.2%)	122 (28.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	14 (3.3%)	58.6	227^th of 547 public elementary schools	58.5%		52.9	268^th of 561 public elementary schools	52.2%	41	58.9	60.0	50.0	46.8	45.5	$7,920	$662	$7,258
Wilson School	Public	PK, KG-6	590 W 500 S	Payson	84651	Utah County	Nebo District	No	No	No	Yes	(801) 465-6060	405	19	21.8	47.7%	270 (66.7%)	2 (0.5%)	119 (29.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	9 (2.2%)	20.6	435^th of 547 public elementary schools	20.5%		13.3	492^nd of 561 public elementary schools	12.3%	57	40.4	40.8	22.1	34.0	27.6	$7,899	$734	$7,165
Spring Lake School	Public	PK, KG-6	1750 S 500 W	Payson	84651	Utah County	Nebo District	No	No	No	No	(801) 465-6070	531	24	22.5	27.7%	406 (76.5%)	4 (0.8%)	107 (20.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.6%)	57.3	243^rd of 547 public elementary schools	55.6%		47.2	311^th of 561 public elementary schools	44.6%	68	51.7	52.9	45.4	56.5	50.0	$7,956	$657	$7,299
Salem School	Public	PK, KG-6	140 W 100 S	Salem	84653	Utah County	Nebo District	No	No	No	No	(801) 423-1182	508	21	24.3	20.7%	420 (82.7%)	1 (0.2%)	56 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	23 (4.5%)	38.6	348^th of 547 public elementary schools	36.4%		37.1	366^th of 561 public elementary schools	34.8%	18	42.3	50.1	26.3	51.9	42.1	$7,340	$370	$6,970
Mt. Loafer School	Public	PK, KG-6	1025 S 250 W	Salem	84653	Utah County	Nebo District	No	No	No	No	(801) 423-2705	642	27	24.2	16.4%	563 (87.7%)	3 (0.5%)	49 (7.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.6%)	21 (3.3%)	46.9	300^th of 547 public elementary schools	45.2%		48.5	301^st of 561 public elementary schools	46.3%	1	41.2	52.8	42.2	47.3	50.0	$7,214	$535	$6,679
Foothills School	Public	PK, KG-6	412 S 810 E	Salem	84653	Utah County	Nebo District	No	No	No	No	(801) 423-9172	605	26	22.9	15.9%	527 (87.1%)	3 (0.5%)	47 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	24 (4.0%)	69.4	160^th of 547 public elementary schools	70.7%		69.4	165^th of 561 public elementary schools	70.6%	5	47.4	75.5	51.3	70.4	49.6	$6,909	$371	$6,538
Riverview School	Public	PK, KG-6	628 S West Park Drive	Spanish Fork	84660	Utah County	Nebo District	No	No	No	No	(801) 798-4050	738	32	23.4	19.9%	590 (79.9%)	1 (0.1%)	110 (14.9%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	32 (4.3%)	44.8	312^th of 547 public elementary schools	43.0%		46.4	316^th of 561 public elementary schools	43.7%	4	50.4	44.0	41.6	45.7	47.4	$6,716	$370	$6,346
C.S. Lewis Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	354 N Senior-198	Santaquin	84655	Utah County	C.S. Lewis Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(801) 754-3376	224	13	17.9	53.6%	83 (37.1%)	0 (0.0%)	136 (60.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)								(n/a)	16.6					$6,425	$537	$5,887

Frequently Asked Questions about Barnett School

What is the racial makeup of Barnett School?

Students at Barnett School are 67% White, 29% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races.

Is Barnett School a good school?

Barnett School ranks 330^th of 547 Utah elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Barnett School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 508 students attended Barnett School.

What schools do graduates of Barnett School attend?

Students who attend Barnett School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Salem Junior High
Middle : Valley View Middle
High : Salem Hills High

What district is Barnett School in?

Nebo District

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