📍 51 W Center, La Verkin, Washington County, 84745
LaVerkin School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in La Verkin, Washington County. The school has 411 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Washington District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 20.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.1:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
LaVerkin School enrolls 411 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 20.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 85% White, 9.5% Hispanic or Latino and 2.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 349 | 85% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 39 | 9.5% |
| Two or more races | 12 | 2.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
221 of the school's 411 students (54%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 168 qualify for free lunch and 53 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.
LaVerkin School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). 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 71.
LaVerkin School is one of 55 schools in Washington District, based in St. George, Utah. The district serves 36,961 students district-wide and employs 1,597 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 411 students, LaVerkin School is smaller than the district average of about 672 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe