📍 255 e College Ave, Cedar City, Iron County, 84720
Cedar East School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Cedar City, Iron County. The school has 551 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Iron District school district. It serves grades K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 27.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.3:1. 35% of students are proficient in reading. 35% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Cedar East School enrolls 551 students across grades K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 27.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 66% White, 26% Hispanic or Latino and 2.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 366 | 66% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 145 | 26% |
| Two or more races | 15 | 2.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 15 | 2.7% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 7 | 1.3% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
309 of the school's 551 students (56%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 251 qualify for free lunch and 58 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.
Cedar East School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, 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 28, state house district 72.
Cedar East School is one of 18 schools in Iron District, based in Cedar City, Utah. The district serves 14,125 students district-wide and employs 482 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 551 students, Cedar East School is smaller than the district average of about 785 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote