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Blanding School

Public Grades PK, KG-5
393rd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 547 Utah Elementary Schools
Better than 28% of Utah elementary schools
Summary

Blanding School is an elementary school in Blanding, Utah, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 543 students. It is part of the San Juan School District, which is ranked 68 out of 93 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Blanding School faces several challenges, including consistently high chronic absenteeism rates, below-average test scores across all grade levels and subject areas, and a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in mathematics ranged from 34.3% for 5th grade to 51.7% for 3rd grade, compared to the state averages of 44.4% and 48.6%, respectively. Additionally, the school has a relatively high student-teacher ratio, ranging from 19.7 to 20.5 over the past few years.

Interestingly, the nearby Monticello School, which is also part of the San Juan School District, generally outperforms Blanding School on key metrics such as test scores and chronic absenteeism rates. However, Blanding School's white students and low-socioeconomic status students perform relatively well compared to their peers statewide, suggesting that the school's challenges may not be solely due to a lack of funding or resources, but rather a combination of factors, such as student engagement and the overall educational environment.

509
Students ?
18.1
Student/teacher ratio ?
$11,746
Per pupil spending ?
61.7%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 302 S 100 W
       Blanding, UT  84511

(435) 678-1871

District: San Juan District


Students who attend Blanding School usually attend:

Middle:    Albert R. Lyman Middle
High:    San Juan High
Racial breakdown:

White:
51.3%
American Indian:
35.6%
Hispanic:
7.9%
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At a glance
▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 43rd percentile in 2021 → 28th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Utah average (37% vs 49% meeting standards)
!Ranking has slipped from its 43rd-percentile peak (2021) to 28th (2025)
!Science scores 21 pts below the Utah average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school37%
District avg30%
Utah avg49%
393rd of 547
Utah public elementary schools ?
Bottom 28%▲ up 8 pts since 2015
From bottom 20% (2015) to bottom 28% (2025)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
2nd of 3Elementary Schools in the San Juan District
68th of 93San Juan 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankUtah percentileRating
202529.0393 of 54728.2%★☆☆☆☆
202433.3388 of 56130.8%★★☆☆☆
202337.8359 of 56136.0%★★☆☆☆
202237.5347 of 55137.0%★★☆☆☆
202146.5316 of 55943.5%★★☆☆☆
201936.6384 of 57232.9%★★☆☆☆
201825.0414 of 52821.6%★☆☆☆☆
201731.6378 of 52628.1%★☆☆☆☆
201627.2410 of 53323.1%★☆☆☆☆
201523.5430 of 53719.9%★☆☆☆☆
201423.0413 of 50918.9%★☆☆☆☆
201334.2443 of 57623.1%★☆☆☆☆
201230.6460 of 57920.6%★☆☆☆☆
201121.9495 of 56312.1%★☆☆☆☆
201035.0391 of 51824.5%★☆☆☆☆
200932.8388 of 50923.8%★☆☆☆☆
200831.2387 of 49822.3%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankUtah percentileRating
202381.418 of 13286.4%★★★★☆
202281.118 of 11183.8%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankUtah percentileRating
202459.4167 of 42961.1%★★★☆☆
202365.0138 of 42867.8%★★★☆☆
202254.5194 of 43555.4%★★★☆☆
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 (2023)86th percentile+50 vs school
White (2024)61st percentile+30 vs school
By subject vs Utah (2024-2025) ?
Mathematics42%-5 vs state
Science30%-21 vs state

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Students at Blanding School are 51% White, 36% American Indian, 8% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races.

Blanding School ranks 393rd of 547 Utah elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Students who attend Blanding School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Albert R. Lyman Middle
High : San Juan High

In the 2024-25 school year, 509 students attended Blanding School.


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