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Paradise Canyon

Public Grades PK, KG-5

429^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 563 Utah Elementary Schools

Better than 24% of Utah elementary schools

Summary

Paradise Canyon is a public elementary school in St. George, Utah, serving 461 students from pre-K through fifth grade in the Washington District. Located at 1795 W 1230 N, it serves a relatively high-need student population and has a 21.4-to-1 student-teacher ratio. The school ranks in the 24th percentile statewide, placing it 429th out of 563 Utah elementary schools and below the district’s 54th-percentile standing.

Current academic performance is the school’s biggest challenge. In 2025–2026, average proficiency was 32.6% in English language arts, 37.2% in math, and 34.6% in science—below both district and Utah averages in every reported subject. Fourth grade is the most urgent area, with 28.6% proficient in ELA, 27.3% in math, and 26.0% in science. Science overall trails the district by 20.9 percentage points. Results have also been inconsistent: third-grade ELA and math were strong in 2023–2024, but those gains were not sustained. Among nearby schools, Bloomington School is a clear high-performing comparison, ranking in the 83rd percentile, while Heritage School, Santa Clara School, and Panorama School also rank above Paradise Canyon.

There are meaningful strengths to build on. Chronic absenteeism fell from 30.6% in 2021–2022 to 16.2% in 2024–2025, the lowest rate among the nearby traditional schools listed—better than Sunset School, Arrowhead School, and Sandstone School. Subgroup results for English learners have also been strong, although outcomes for the broader low-income subgroup have varied. Overall, the key priorities are improving fourth-grade instruction, strengthening science and math support, and making successful strategies consistent across grades and years.

461

Students ?

21.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,937

Per pupil spending ?

70.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1795 W 1230 N
St George, UT 84770

(435) 673-8978

District: Washington District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

62.7%

White:

29.7%

Two or more races:

5.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 21st percentile in 2015 → 24th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Utah average (35% vs 49% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!Science scores 18 pts below the Utah average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school35%

District avg52%

Utah avg49%

429^th of 563

Utah public elementary schools ?

Bottom 24%▲ up 11 pts since 2016

From bottom 13% (2016) to bottom 24% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

24^th of 24Elementary Schools in the Washington District

42^nd of 92Washington 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
2026	24.2	429 of 563	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.0	380 of 547	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.8	327 of 561	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.5	424 of 561	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.3	425 of 551	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.0	444 of 559	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	6.0	515 of 528	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	17.9	449 of 526	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.7	463 of 533	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.4	423 of 537	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	14.4	446 of 509	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	22.2	494 of 576	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	24.3	490 of 579	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	28.0	466 of 563	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2023	69.9	4 of 25	84.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2026	64.9	16 of 56	71.4%	★★★★☆
2025	84.6	4 of 33	87.9%	★★★★★
2024	69.8	8 of 49	83.7%	★★★★☆
2023	70.2	7 of 45	84.4%	★★★★☆
2022	61.2	13 of 44	70.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2026	44.8	80 of 139	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	67.7	23 of 109	78.9%	★★★★☆
2024	62.1	53 of 162	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.5	47 of 132	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.8	43 of 111	61.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2022	32.9	307 of 435	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2023)84th percentile+60 vs school

Hispanic (2026)71st percentile+48 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)42nd percentile+19 vs school

White (2022)29th percentile+7 vs school

By subject vs Utah (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics37%-11 vs state

Science35%-18 vs state

English Language Arts33%-14 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, February 27, 2017

The administration, teachers, and staff are all about the students. I have never seen such dedication. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				RISE English Language Arts (2026)				RISE Mathematics (2026)				RISE Science (2026)			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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	RISE English Language Arts 3rd Grade	RISE English Language Arts 4th Grade	RISE English Language Arts 5th Grade	RISE English Language Arts 6th Grade	RISE Mathematics 3rd Grade	RISE Mathematics 4th Grade	RISE Mathematics 5th Grade	RISE Mathematics 6th Grade	RISE Science 4th Grade	RISE Science 5th Grade	RISE Science 6th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Paradise Canyon	Public	PK, KG-5	1795 W 1230 N	St George	84770	Washington County	Washington District	No	No	No	Yes	(435) 673-8978	461	22	21.4	70.3%	137 (29.7%)	1 (0.2%)	289 (62.7%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (1.1%)	23 (5.0%)	24.2	429^th of 563 public elementary schools	23.8%		33	380^th of 547 public elementary schools	30.5%	49	30.1	28.6	39.0		41.1	27.3	43.1		26.0	43.1		$7,937	$1,204	$6,733
Sunset School	Public	PK, KG-5	495 N Westridge Dr	St George	84770	Washington County	Washington District	No	No	No	Yes	(435) 673-5669	481	24	20.0	60.3%	258 (53.6%)	5 (1.0%)	163 (33.9%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.5%)	19 (4.0%)	24 (5.0%)	30	409^th of 563 public elementary schools	27.4%		21.4	428^th of 547 public elementary schools	21.8%	19	45.1	31.2	35.3		43.8	37.7	38.8		40.3	38.8		$8,858	$1,310	$7,549
Arrowhead School	Public	PK, KG-5	545 Arrowhead Trail	Santa Clara	84765	Washington County	Washington District	No	No	No	No	(435) 674-2027	520	26	19.6	33.1%	387 (74.4%)	5 (1.0%)	70 (13.5%)	8 (1.5%)	7 (1.3%)	8 (1.5%)	35 (6.7%)	46.6	313^th of 563 public elementary schools	44.4%		44.2	316^th of 547 public elementary schools	42.2%	3	50.7	42.9	43.3		61.1	50.6	31.5		47.8	44.5		$7,569	$675	$6,894
Santa Clara School	Public	PK, KG-5	2950 W Crestview Dr	Santa Clara	84765	Washington County	Washington District	No	No	No	No	(435) 628-2624	450	23	20.0	30.2%	369 (82.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (12.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.4%)	56	251^st of 563 public elementary schools	55.4%		54.6	263^rd of 547 public elementary schools	51.9%	12	48.6	60.0	45.1		48.6	54.1	29.9		60.0	57.5		$7,491	$569	$6,922
Utah Online K8	Public, Virtual	K-8	121 W Tabernacle	St George	84770	Washington County	Washington District	No	No	Yes	No	(435) 986-5181	2,693	12	234.1	0.9%	1,957 (72.7%)	91 (3.4%)	501 (18.6%)	107 (4.0%)	9 (0.3%)	24 (0.9%)	4 (0.1%)								(n/a)			60–78%				20–49%					$5,189	$346	$4,843
Legacy School	Public	PK, KG-5	280 E 100 S	St George	84770	Washington County	Washington District	No	No	No	Yes	(435) 673-6191	562	31	18.1	65.5%	213 (37.9%)	3 (0.5%)	302 (53.7%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.4%)	14 (2.5%)	22 (3.9%)	30.1	408^th of 563 public elementary schools	27.5%		33.4	378^th of 547 public elementary schools	30.9%	30	39.4	29.1	44.8		25.3	37.7	39.6		36.8	51.1		$8,435	$1,161	$7,274
Red Mountain School	Public	PK, KG-5	263 E 200 S	Ivins	84738	Washington County	Washington District	No	No	No	Yes	(435) 656-3802	447	25	17.7	53.9%	271 (60.6%)	0 (0.0%)	108 (24.2%)	2 (0.4%)	16 (3.6%)	10 (2.2%)	40 (8.9%)	33.1	390^th of 563 public elementary schools	30.7%		18.3	448^th of 547 public elementary schools	18.1%	58	50.8	47.4	28.4		34.5	45.3	27.3		49.3	32.9		$8,699	$1,127	$7,572
Heritage School	Public	PK, KG-5	747 E Riverside Dr	Saint George	84790	Washington County	Washington District	No	No	No	Yes	(435) 628-4427	526	25	21.2	50.2%	338 (64.3%)	2 (0.4%)	129 (24.5%)	5 (1.0%)	6 (1.1%)	13 (2.5%)	33 (6.3%)	57.5	238^th of 563 public elementary schools	57.7%		51.4	273^rd of 547 public elementary schools	50.1%	35	54.6	59.0	33.8		56.6	67.2	37.2		56.9	48.7		$7,974	$1,135	$6,838
Panorama School	Public	PK, KG-5	301 N 2200 E	St George	84790	Washington County	Washington District	No	No	No	Yes	(435) 628-6881	447	24	19.0	60.0%	255 (57.0%)	3 (0.7%)	137 (30.6%)	3 (0.7%)	18 (4.0%)	14 (3.1%)	17 (3.8%)	45.1	328^th of 563 public elementary schools	41.7%		24	416^th of 547 public elementary schools	23.9%	88	40.6	50.6	46.6		34.9	47.0	42.1		51.9	50.0		$7,621	$688	$6,934
Sandstone School	Public	PK, KG-5	850 N 2450 E	St George	84790	Washington County	Washington District	No	No	No	Yes	(435) 674-6460	518	26	20.3	65.1%	228 (44.0%)	3 (0.6%)	236 (45.6%)	3 (0.6%)	7 (1.4%)	20 (3.9%)	21 (4.1%)	36.6	380^th of 563 public elementary schools	32.5%		30.7	385^th of 547 public elementary schools	29.6%	5	42.7	40.0	46.2		34.7	41.5	39.8		38.6	50.0		$8,251	$1,061	$7,190

Frequently Asked Questions about Paradise Canyon

What is the racial makeup of Paradise Canyon?

Students at Paradise Canyon are 63% Hispanic, 30% White, 5% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.

How many students attend Paradise Canyon?

In the 2024-25 school year, 461 students attended Paradise Canyon.

Is Paradise Canyon a good school?

Paradise Canyon ranks in the bottom 23.8% of Utah elementary schools.

What district is Paradise Canyon in?

Washington District

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