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Southwest Educational Academy School

Serves grades KG - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
510 W 800 S
Cedar City, UT 84720
Phone
(435) 586-2870
District
Iron District
County
IRON COUNTY
Type of School
Other
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
4769
Classroom Teachers
20

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Utah

7

(10 is best)

Better than 63.4% of all UT schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Southwest Educational Academy School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
44%
47%
54%
46%
34%
49%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
64%
46%
64%
43%
64%
49%
64%
46%
64%
43%
64%
49%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
49%
46%
64%
47%
34%
45%
49%
46%
64%
47%
34%
45%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
44%
41%
54%
47%
34%
35%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
49%
43%
54%
42%
44%
44%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

50 40 30 20 10 0
44%
40%
44%
43%
45%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

260 240 220 200 180 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0
244
28
22
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 366 7.7%
Grade 1 418 8.8%
Grade 2 454 9.5%
Grade 3 409 8.6%
Grade 4 416 8.7%
Grade 5 406 8.5%
Grade 6 425 8.9%
Grade 7 399 8.4%
Grade 8 361 7.6%
Grade 9 299 6.3%
Grade 10 281 5.9%
Grade 11 287 6.0%
Grade 12 248 5.2%
Total 4769 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 90.1% 85.1% 73.8%
Black 0.8% 0.7% 1.4%
Hispanic 5.4% 10.9% 20.3%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.5% 1.0% 1.8%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 2.3% 2.4% 2.7%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 13.3% 30.6% 29.0%
Free lunch eligible 10.8% 23.5% 23.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 2.5% 7.1% 5.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 60,201 3,417,734
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 18.3 40
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.7% 7.1%
5-19 YEARS OLD 25.5% 24.4%
20-44 YEARS OLD 35.7% 36.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD 18.8% 20.0%
65 OR OLDER 13.4% 11.6%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 19,658 1,094,896
Single Parent Households With Children 6.3% 6.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 93.2% 93.3%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 30.3% 36.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 13.2% 23.9%
$100,000 - $149,999 16.1% 21.6%
$75,000 - $99,999 15.1% 14.6%
$50,000 - $74,999 20.6% 15.9%
$30,000 - $49,999 16.1% 11.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 11.3% 6.8%
$15,000 or less 7.6% 5.2%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $4,226 $62,507,000 58.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $310 $4,581,000 4.3%
Staff $349 $5,160,000 4.8%
General Administration $72 $1,061,000 1.0%
School Administration $370 $5,467,000 5.1%
Operation $549 $8,122,000 7.5%
Transportation $230 $3,396,000 3.2%
Other $153 $2,265,000 2.1%
Total Support $2,032 $30,052,000 27.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,026 $15,176,000 14.1%
Total Expenditures $7,284 $107,735,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,584 $3,864,422,000 52.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $491 $340,095,000 4.6%
Staff $399 $276,323,000 3.7%
General Administration $101 $69,745,000 0.9%
School Administration $593 $410,114,000 5.6%
Operation $773 $534,668,000 7.2%
Transportation $220 $152,550,000 2.1%
Other $280 $193,935,000 2.6%
Total Support $2,857 $1,977,430,000 26.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,215 $1,532,981,000 20.8%
Total Expenditures $10,656 $7,374,833,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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