📍 50 N 300 e, 50 N 300 E, Escalante, Garfield County, 84726
Escalante School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Escalante, Garfield County. The school has 107 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Garfield District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 6.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1. 45% of students are proficient in reading. 35% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Escalante School enrolls 107 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 44% male and 56% female. A teaching staff of 6.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 93% White, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino and <1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 99 | 93% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6 | 5.6% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
55 of the school's 107 students (51%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 36 qualify for free lunch and 19 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Escalante School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district UT-20, state senate district 24, state house district 73.
Escalante School is one of 10 schools in Garfield District, based in Panguitch, Utah. The district serves 1,628 students district-wide and employs 65 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 107 students, Escalante School is smaller than the district average of about 163 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote