📍 3101 E Rimrunner Drive, Saint George, Washington County, 84790
Desert Canyons Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Saint George, Washington County. The school has 510 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Washington District school district. It serves grades K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.4:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Desert Canyons Elementary enrolls 510 students across grades K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 25 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 83% White, 11% Hispanic or Latino and 3.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 425 | 83% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 54 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 20 | 3.9% |
| Black or African American | 5 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
92 of the school's 510 students (18%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 70 qualify for free lunch and 22 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.
Desert Canyons Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district UT-20, state senate district 29, state house district 62.
Desert Canyons Elementary 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 510 students, Desert Canyons Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 672 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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