Best Public Schools in Zip Code 84784

Summary:

The 84784 zip code area is home to two schools - Water Canyon High School and Water Canyon School, which serve students from elementary through high school. While the high school has shown steady improvement in its statewide ranking, the data highlights some notable differences between the two schools in terms of academic performance, student demographics, and funding.

Water Canyon High School has outperformed the Washington District and state averages in 10th grade English Language Arts proficiency, with 61% of students scoring proficient or better. The school has also seen its statewide ranking improve from 71st out of 138 Utah high schools in 2023-2024 to 59th out of 138 in 2024-2025. Additionally, the high school boasts a relatively strong 4-year graduation rate of 88.8% for the 2023-2024 school year.

In contrast, Water Canyon School, the area's elementary school, has a lower statewide ranking, placing 442nd out of 572 Utah elementary schools in 2018-2019. The school also has a higher percentage of students (46.1%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a relatively high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. Furthermore, the per-student spending at the high school ($24,795) is significantly higher than the elementary school ($2,262), suggesting potential funding disparities within the district.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Utah Aspire Plus English Language Arts (2025)	Utah Aspire Plus Mathematics (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	Utah Aspire Plus English Language Arts 10th Grade	Utah Aspire Plus Mathematics 10th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Water Canyon School	Public	PK, KG-6	250 W Newel Avenue	Hildale	84784	Washington County	Washington District	No	No	No	Yes	(435) 874-1182	276	13	22.0	71.0%	245 (88.8%)	1 (0.4%)	19 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.2%)								(n/a)			$2,262	$346	$1,916
Water Canyon High	Public	7-12	880 N. Carling St.	Hildale	84784	Washington County	Washington District	No	No	No	No	(435) 847-1407	311	19	16.0	60.5%	291 (93.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	53.9	59^th of 138 public high schools	57.2%		48.2	71^st of 138 public high schools	48.6%	12	61.0	22.5	$24,795	$3,406	$21,389

Cities Near Zip Code 84784

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Hildale	0.3 mi	2	52^nd
Springdale	12.53 mi	1
Hurricane	20.94 mi	6	67^th
La Verkin	21.38 mi	1	125^th
Kanab	24.14 mi	5	29^th

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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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