Sunset School

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · St George, Utah

Sunset School in St George, Utah enrolled 481 students in 2024-25 with 24.0 full-time teachers, 20.0 students per teacher against the Utah elementary-school median of 20.9. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 38% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Utah: 40.2%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 13%

496 students in 2022-23, 484 students in 2023-24, 481 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 27.5 to 24.0.

Students enrolled at Sunset School by school year2022-23: 496, 2023-24: 484, 2024-25: 48102004006002022-234962023-244842024-25481
Students enrolled at Sunset School by school year2022-23: 496, 2023-24: 484, 2024-25: 48102004006002022-234962023-244842024-25481
Students enrolled at Sunset School by school year2022-23: 496, 2023-24: 484, 2024-25: 48102004006002022-234962023-244842024-25481
Students enrolled at Sunset School by school year2022-23: 496, 2023-24: 484, 2024-25: 48102004006002022-234962023-244842024-25481
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2349627.518.0
2023-2448424.020.2
2024-2548124.020.0

20.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 64 of every 100 Utah elementary schools

Among the 599 Utah elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 20.9; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Utah elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 60.0; Sunset School 20.0; state median 20.9.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherSunset School 20.0state median 20.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Utah elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 60.0; Sunset School 20.0; state median 20.9.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherSunset School 20.0state median 20.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Utah elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 60.0; Sunset School 20.0; state median 20.9.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherSunset School 20.0state median 20.9U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Utah elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.4 to 60.0; Sunset School 20.0; state median 20.9.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherSunset School 20.0state median 20.9U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 626 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Sunset School enrolled 501 students and had 0.8 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 12 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)0.8, one per 626 of the 501 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions12
  • Chronically absent29.8% (2022-23)

Who attends

53.6% of students were White, 33.9% Hispanic, 5.0% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White53.6%
  2. Hispanic33.9%
  3. Two or more races5.0%
  4. Pacific Islander4.0%
  5. American Indian2.5%
  6. Black1.0%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at Sunset School scored proficient or above: 38% in math, against 40.2% in math across Utah. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Utah, not across states. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtUtah
Math38%not published40.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express; for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in St George

11 public elementary schools in St George report 2024-25 enrollment; Sunset School is number 7 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
George Washington Academy1,01323.013.6%
Legacy School56218.154.8%
Bloomington School55319.420.3%
Little Valley School55219.76.7%
Crimson View School52021.29.6%
Sandstone School51820.353.1%
Sunset School48120.048.6%
Paradise Canyon46121.456.0%

All public schools in St George →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Sunset School

  1. Paradise CanyonThe nearest public elementary school, 0.9 miles away: 461 students, 21.4 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
  2. Arrowhead SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.0 miles away: 520 students, 19.6 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
  3. Compare Sunset School with Paradise CanyonStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Washington County School District spends per student$9,106 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$9,106
  5. The largest public schools in UtahSunset School is the number 348 by size of 609 Utah elementary schools open in 2024-25.#348 of 609
  6. Utah schools by students per teacher20.0 students per teacher here against the Utah median of 20.9 for elementary schools.20.0:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Sunset School

  1. How many students attend Sunset School?
    481 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 496 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in St George, UT.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Sunset School?
    20.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Utah median for elementary schools is 20.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Sunset School a Title I school?
    Sunset School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Sunset School do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Sunset School scored proficient or above: 38% in math, against 40.2% in math across Utah. Utah's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Sunset School in?
    Washington County School District, NCES district ID 4901140. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 490114000842 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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