Best Public Schools in Zip Code 84542

Summary:

The 84542 zip code is home to a single elementary school, Wellington School, which serves grades PK-5 with 245 students. The school is part of the Carbon District, which is ranked 57 out of 93 districts in Utah and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Wellington School excels in 4th-grade English Language Arts proficiency, it struggles in Mathematics and Science, particularly in 4th grade, where proficiency rates are significantly below the Carbon District and state averages. The school has also seen a significant decline in its statewide ranking, dropping from 159th out of 561 Utah elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 399th out of 547 in 2024-2025. Additionally, the school has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 23.8%, which is higher than the state average.

With a relatively high percentage of students from low-income families (55.92% free/reduced lunch rate), Wellington School may face additional challenges in supporting its students' academic and social-emotional needs. Addressing areas of concern, such as improving math and science instruction, reducing chronic absenteeism, and providing targeted interventions and support programs, could be important steps in helping the school improve its outcomes.

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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
Wellington School	Public	PK, KG-5	250 W 200 N	Wellington	84542	Carbon County	Carbon District	No	No	No	Yes	(435) 637-2570	264	13	21.1	52.3%	220 (83.3%)	2 (0.8%)	34 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.7%)	27.9	399^th of 547 public elementary schools	27.1%		56.2	242^nd of 561 public elementary schools	56.9%	157	42.3	25.0	38.1	29.6	47.6	$11,135	$1,583	$9,552

Cities Near Zip Code 84542

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Wellington	0.64 mi	1	114^th
Price	5.05 mi	6	71^st
Helper	11.67 mi	2	94^th
Cleveland	15.55 mi	1
Sunnyside	17.56 mi	1

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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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