Best Public Schools in Cedar City, UT

Summary:

The city of Cedar City, Utah, is home to 13 schools serving students from elementary through high school, all part of the Iron District. The district is ranked 31 out of 98 in Utah and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. While the schools have a predominantly white student population, a few stand out for their exceptional academic performance.

Launch High and Success SUU are the top-performing high schools, both earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. Launch High is ranked 12th out of 139 Utah high schools, while Success SUU is ranked 2nd out of 136. At the elementary level, Fiddlers Canyon School stands out with a 4-star rating and high proficiency rates in core subjects.

The data also reveals significant variations in student demographics, with free and reduced-price lunch rates ranging from 24.86% at Success SUU to 56.08% at Cedar East School. Spending per student also varies widely, from $6,992 at Iron Springs School to $20,334 at Southwest Educational Academy, an alternative school. These factors may contribute to the diverse academic outcomes observed across the district.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				Utah Aspire Plus English Language Arts (2024)		Utah Aspire Plus Mathematics (2024)		Utah Aspire Plus Science (2024)		RISE English Language Arts (2024)						RISE Mathematics (2024)						RISE Science (2024)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Utah Aspire Plus English Language Arts 9th Grade	Utah Aspire Plus English Language Arts 10th Grade	Utah Aspire Plus Mathematics 9th Grade	Utah Aspire Plus Mathematics 10th Grade	Utah Aspire Plus Science 9th Grade	Utah Aspire Plus Science 10th Grade	RISE English Language Arts 3rd Grade	RISE English Language Arts 4th Grade	RISE English Language Arts 5th Grade	RISE English Language Arts 6th Grade	RISE English Language Arts 7th Grade	RISE English Language Arts 8th Grade	RISE Mathematics 3rd Grade	RISE Mathematics 4th Grade	RISE Mathematics 5th Grade	RISE Mathematics 6th Grade	RISE Mathematics 7th Grade	RISE Mathematics 8th Grade	RISE Science 4th Grade	RISE Science 5th Grade	RISE Science 6th Grade	RISE Science 7th Grade	RISE Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Success SUU	Public, Charter	9-12	351 W University Blvd	Cedar City	84720	Iron County	Success Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(435) 865-8790	206	7	29.1	19.4%	165 (80.1%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (12.6%)	9 (4.4%)	4 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)								(n/a)																								$16,693	$803	$15,891
Cedar City High	Public	9-12	703 W 600 S	Cedar City	84720	Iron County	Iron District	No	No	No	No	(435) 586-2820	1,341	64	21.0	26.2%	1,091 (81.4%)	10 (0.7%)	160 (11.9%)	17 (1.3%)	25 (1.9%)	13 (1.0%)	25 (1.9%)	77.1	22^nd of 138 public high schools	84.1%		65.9	31^st of 139 public high schools	77.7%	9	49.7	55.0	42.3	36.8	57.2	45.3																		$8,510	$681	$7,829
Cedar East School	Public	K-5	255 E College Ave	Cedar City	84720	Iron County	Iron District	No	No	No	Yes	(435) 586-2840	567	27	20.9	54.3%	377 (66.5%)	3 (0.5%)	148 (26.1%)	4 (0.7%)	21 (3.7%)	4 (0.7%)	10 (1.8%)	51.2	282^nd of 561 public elementary schools	49.7%		43.5	320^th of 561 public elementary schools	43.0%	38							39.4	45.6	52.9				49.1	49.5	46.0				45.6	54.0				$8,145	$1,057	$7,088
Cedar North School	Public	K-5	550 W 200 N	Cedar City	84720	Iron County	Iron District	No	No	No	Yes	(435) 586-2845	611	31	20.0	48.3%	448 (73.3%)	13 (2.1%)	102 (16.7%)	10 (1.6%)	11 (1.8%)	3 (0.5%)	24 (3.9%)	42.4	339^th of 561 public elementary schools	39.6%		45.4	309^th of 561 public elementary schools	44.9%	30							38.4	40.2	46.2				33.0	42.9	52.4				47.3	50.0				$8,012	$933	$7,079
Cedar South School	Public	K-5	499 W 400 S	Cedar City	84720	Iron County	Iron District	No	No	No	No	(435) 586-2850	552	25	22.5	31.0%	444 (80.4%)	7 (1.3%)	50 (9.1%)	10 (1.8%)	17 (3.1%)	15 (2.7%)	9 (1.6%)	52.1	273^rd of 561 public elementary schools	51.3%		53.2	260^th of 561 public elementary schools	53.7%	13							36.0	45.6	61.5				36.4	47.5	45.1				50.5	62.5				$7,666	$382	$7,284
Canyon View High	Public	9-12	166 W 1925 N	Cedar City	84721	Iron County	Iron District	No	No	No	No	(435) 586-2813	1,057	53	20.1	34.2%	856 (81.0%)	5 (0.5%)	143 (13.5%)	7 (0.7%)	20 (1.9%)	2 (0.2%)	24 (2.3%)	42.7	79^th of 138 public high schools	42.8%		31.5	98^th of 139 public high schools	29.5%	19	31.5	38.8	26.7	20.9	44.6	48.4																		$8,983	$667	$8,317
Fiddlers Canyon School	Public	K-5	475 E 1935 N	Cedar City	84721	Iron County	Iron District	No	No	No	Yes	(435) 586-2860	525	25	20.6	53.1%	405 (77.1%)	4 (0.8%)	70 (13.3%)	5 (1.0%)	10 (1.9%)	2 (0.4%)	29 (5.5%)	71	153^rd of 561 public elementary schools	72.7%		76.4	117^th of 561 public elementary schools	79.1%	36							42.9	53.1	61.9				60.3	77.1	52.4				59.4	56.0				$7,865	$517	$7,348
Southwest Educational Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	510 W 800 S	Cedar City	84720	Iron County	Iron District	No	No	No	No	(435) 586-2870	4,769	20	244.0	13.3%	4,281 (89.8%)	38 (0.8%)	255 (5.3%)	70 (1.5%)	60 (1.3%)	49 (1.0%)	16 (0.3%)								(n/a)																								$20,334	$1,566	$18,768
Iron Springs School	Public	K-5	235 N 4050 W	Cedar City	84720	Iron County	Iron District	No	No	No	No	(435) 586-9485	652	30	21.9	34.2%	572 (87.7%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (8.7%)	2 (0.3%)	9 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	10 (1.5%)	72.5	139^th of 561 public elementary schools	75.2%		61.5	207^th of 561 public elementary schools	63.1%	68							63.2	52.7	56.7				53.8	64.6	49.1				58.2	63.4				$6,992	$447	$6,546
Canyon View Middle	Public	6-8	1865 N Main	Cedar City	84721	Iron County	Iron District	No	No	No	No	(435) 586-2830	974	50	19.4	42.6%	763 (78.3%)	4 (0.4%)	154 (15.8%)	2 (0.2%)	17 (1.7%)	5 (0.5%)	29 (3.0%)	63.8	69^th of 210 public middle schools	67.1%		60.5	77^th of 216 public middle schools	64.4%	8										54.0	47.8	51.8				44.8	41.8	41.5			58.9	48.1	58.0	$7,841	$598	$7,243
Iron County Preschool	Public	PK	638 W 500 S	Cedar City	84720	Iron County	Iron District	No	No	No	No	(435) 586-2801	200	6	33.3		155 (77.5%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (15.5%)	3 (1.5%)	5 (2.5%)	2 (1.0%)	4 (2.0%)								(n/a)
Launch High	Public	9-12	1975 W Royal Hunte Dr	Cedar City	84720	Iron County	Iron District	No	No	No	No	(435) 865-3160	177	9	20.8	33.3%	157 (88.7%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (7.3%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.1%)	3 (1.7%)								(n/a)	55.0
Three Peaks Pre School	Public	PK	1521 W Midvalley Road	Cedar City	84721	Iron County	Iron District	No	No	No	No	(435) 867-4288	106	1	106.0		91 (85.8%)	1 (0.9%)	9 (8.5%)	3 (2.8%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)								(n/a)
Three Peaks School	Public	K-5	1685 W Midvalley Road	Cedar City	84721	Iron County	Iron District	No	No	No	Yes	(435) 586-8871	650	32	20.5	43.4%	554 (85.2%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (10.3%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	20 (3.1%)	54.5	256^th of 561 public elementary schools	54.4%		55.1	246^th of 561 public elementary schools	56.1%	10							38.4	40.6	54.6				47.7	49.0	56.6				48.0	60.7				$7,679	$892	$6,787
Cedar Middle	Public	6-8	2215 West Royal Hunte Dr	Cedar City	84720	Iron County	Iron District	No	No	No	No	(435) 586-2810	1,149	47	24.2	32.9%	916 (79.7%)	5 (0.4%)	158 (13.8%)	7 (0.6%)	26 (2.3%)	7 (0.6%)	30 (2.6%)	67	63^rd of 210 public middle schools	70.0%		73.7	47^th of 216 public middle schools	78.2%	16										51.9	52.2	48.0				38.0	50.9	41.2			59.7	58.1	59.9	$7,868	$453	$7,415

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Utah State Board of Education.

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