Best Public Schools in Zip Code 84542

Summary:

The 84542 zip code is home to a single standout elementary school, Wellington School, which serves students from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade. With a student population of 267, Wellington School has a predominantly white student body, with 83.9% of students identifying as white. The school also serves a significant Hispanic population at 11.99%, as well as smaller percentages of other racial and ethnic groups.

Academically, Wellington School performs well, with test scores in English Language Arts and Science that exceed the district and state averages for 4th and 5th grades. However, the school's math scores are slightly below the district and state averages for those grade levels. The school's statewide ranking has fluctuated over the past few years, ranging from 159th out of 561 Utah elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 246th out of 572 in 2018-2019, and it is currently rated 3 out of 5 stars by SchoolDigger.

Despite serving a relatively high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with 52.81% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, Wellington School appears to have effective teaching practices and support systems in place to help students succeed. The school's spending per student for the 2018-2019 school year was $11,135, and it has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 20.5 to 1, which may contribute to its academic performance. Overall, Carbon District's Wellington School stands out as a strong performer in the 84542 zip code.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				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	RISE English Language Arts 4th Grade	RISE Mathematics 4th Grade	RISE Science 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Wellington School	Public	PK, KG-5	250 W 200 N	Wellington	84542	Carbon County	Carbon District	No	No	No	Yes	(435) 637-2570	245	13	18.8	55.9%	212 (86.5%)	1 (0.4%)	26 (10.6%)	2 (0.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	56.2	242^nd of 561 public elementary schools	56.9%		68.8	159^th of 561 public elementary schools	71.7%	83	59.5	38.1	52.4	$11,135	$1,583	$9,552

Cities Near Zip Code 84542

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Wellington	0.64 mi	1	55^th
Price	5.05 mi	6	69^th
Helper	11.67 mi	2	52^nd
Cleveland	15.55 mi	1
Sunnyside	17.56 mi	1

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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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