Summary:
ZIP code 84634 has three public schools serving students from prekindergarten through 12th grade in the South Sanpete District: Gunnison Valley School for PK–5, Gunnison Valley Middle for grades 6–8, and Gunnison Valley High for grades 9–12.
Among the three, Gunnison Valley School has the strongest current statewide ranking, at the 60th percentile, and serves the largest enrollment. Its mathematics and science results are generally above state levels, with fifth-grade math especially strong at 60.3% proficient. English language arts is more mixed, particularly in third and fifth grades, and chronic absenteeism is 24.0%, slightly above the state rate. Gunnison Valley Middle ranks in the 52nd percentile and stands out for science: sixth-grade proficiency reached 74.5%, while eighth-grade science was also above the state. Its main concern is mathematics, with proficiency below state levels in seventh and eighth grades, along with the highest chronic absenteeism rate of the three schools at 26.3%.
Gunnison Valley High ranks in the 44th percentile but has the strongest attendance profile, with chronic absenteeism of only 10.2%. Its English language arts and science results are relatively solid, especially tenth-grade ELA, which exceeds district and state performance. Mathematics is the clearest weakness, falling to 19.7% proficiency in tenth grade. Overall, the most important improvement need across the area is secondary mathematics, particularly grades 7–10. Parents may also want to consider attendance support in middle school and elementary ELA performance, while noting that all three schools are part of the South Sanpete District, which ranks above the statewide midpoint.
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