Summary:
Schools in ZIP code 84741 include five schools serving elementary, middle, and high school students in the small Kane County community of Kanab and nearby Big Water: Kanab School, Kanab High, Kanab Middle, Big Water School, and Big Water High, with about 1,078 students overall.
The strongest option in the area is Kanab High, ranked in Utah’s 91st percentile with a five-star rating. It performed above state averages in every reported subject, especially 10th-grade English language arts and science, and had the area’s lowest chronic absenteeism rate at 22.2%. Kanab School is also a solid choice academically, ranking in the 67th percentile and exceeding state proficiency rates in every reported grade and subject. Its standout result was third-grade math, where 70.4% of students were proficient. However, chronic absenteeism is a concern at 37.5%.
Kanab Middle presents a more mixed picture. It performs above the state in mathematics and eighth-grade English, but science results are below state averages in both grades, and its statewide ranking has declined from the 82nd to the 53rd percentile over three years. Attendance is also a concern, with 32.9% chronic absenteeism. The two Big Water schools are much smaller, with 40 and 33 students, so results and spending figures require extra caution. Big Water School has strong historical rankings but no current school-level test results and a very high 65.9% chronic absenteeism rate. Big Water High has too little reported outcome data for a meaningful academic comparison. All five schools are part of Kane District, which ranks 26th among Utah districts.
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