West Desert School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 6 · Trout Creek, Utah
West Desert School in Trout Creek, Utah enrolled 22 students in 2024-25 with 1.0 full-time teachers, 22.0 students per teacher against the Utah elementary-school median of 20.9. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it does not take part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 50% or more 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 rose 57% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady
14 students in 2022-23, 17 students in 2023-24, 22 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 1.0 to 1.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 14 | 1.0 | 14.0 |
| 2023-24 | 17 | 1.0 | 17.0 |
| 2024-25 | 22 | 1.0 | 22.0 |
22.0 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 69 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.
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).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection West Desert School enrolled 7 students; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)not reported
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent28.6% (2022-23)
Who attends
95.5% of students were White, 4.5% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White95.5%
- Two or more races4.5%
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 West Desert School scored proficient or above: 50% or more 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.
| Subject | This school | Its district | Utah |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 50% or more | not published | 40.2% |
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.
What to look at next about West Desert School
- Ibapah SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 28 miles away: 18 students, 9.0 per teacher (2024-25).28 mi
- Compare West Desert School with Ibapah SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Tintic District spends per student$22,442 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$22,442
- The largest public schools in UtahWest Desert School is the number 595 by size of 609 Utah elementary schools open in 2024-25.#595 of 609
- Utah schools by students per teacher22.0 students per teacher here against the Utah median of 20.9 for elementary schools.22.0:1
- 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 West Desert School
How many students attend West Desert School?
22 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 14 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Trout Creek, UT.What is the student-teacher ratio at West Desert School?
22.0 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.Is West Desert School a Title I school?
West Desert School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at West Desert School do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at West Desert School scored proficient or above: 50% or more 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.What district is West Desert School in?
Tintic District, NCES district ID 4901020. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 490102000561 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.