📍 50 S 100 e, 50 S 100 E, Loa, Wayne County, 84747
Loa School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Loa, Wayne County. The school has 230 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Wayne District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 13.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.1:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 57% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Loa School enrolls 230 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 13.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 87% White, 7.4% Hispanic or Latino and 3.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 199 | 87% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 17 | 7.4% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 3.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | 1.3% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
118 of the school's 230 students (51%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 81 qualify for free lunch and 37 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.
Loa 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.
Loa School is one of 4 schools in Wayne District, based in Bicknell, Utah. The district serves 468 students district-wide and employs 30 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 230 students, Loa School is larger than the district average of about 117 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote