📍 499 W 400 S, Cedar City, Iron County, 84720
Cedar South School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Cedar City, Iron County. The school has 565 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Iron District school district. It serves grades K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 22.6:1. 36% of students are proficient in reading. 38% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Cedar South School enrolls 565 students across grades K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 25 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 22.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 84% White, 8.5% Hispanic or Latino and 2.1% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 472 | 84% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 48 | 8.5% |
| Asian | 12 | 2.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 12 | 2.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 11 | 1.9% |
| Black or African American | 5 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 5 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
160 of the school's 565 students (28%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 122 qualify for free lunch and 38 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 South School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district UT-20, state senate district 28, state house district 72.
Cedar South 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 565 students, Cedar South 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