Summary:
ZIP code 84526, serving Helper, Utah, has one elementary school: Sally Mauro School, which enrolls 293 students in pre-kindergarten through fifth grade. Because it is the only elementary school in the ZIP code, families cannot compare it with neighboring elementary schools within the area based on the supplied data. The school is part of Carbon District, which ranks 57th among Utah’s 92 districts and is at the 38th percentile statewide. Sally Mauro is rated two stars and ranked at the 41st percentile among Utah schools in 2025–2026.
Sally Mauro has a mixed academic profile, with recent improvement in several subjects. Mathematics is a relative strength compared with the district: the school exceeded district results in third, fourth, and fifth grades, although fourth- and fifth-grade scores remained below statewide results. Science also showed encouraging performance. Fourth-grade science improved from 33.3% to 48.4% year over year, and fifth-grade science reached 56.2%, higher than both the district and state. The most significant academic concern is fifth-grade English Language Arts, where 35.5% of students were proficient, compared with 44.2% in the district and 45.9% statewide. Third-grade results in English and math were reported as ranges, so those scores should be interpreted cautiously.
Attendance is an important issue for families to consider. In 2024–2025, 34.4% of Sally Mauro students were chronically absent, compared with 28.1% in the district and 23.8% statewide. This may reduce learning time and deserves attention alongside academic improvement efforts. Nearly half of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch, and the student–teacher ratio was 18.3 to 1. Overall, Sally Mauro appears to be improving, particularly in math and science, but performance varies considerably by grade and subject. Parents may want to ask about fifth-grade literacy support, attendance initiatives, and how the school plans to sustain its recent gains.
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