Schools in Ballard · Uintah School District
Ballard’s public schools score below 57% of Utah districts
The public schools Ballard’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 57% of Utah’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
12%beats similar-income towns
Math proficiency
34%
▼ 5 pts vs UT 39%
2020–21
Graduate on time
82%
▼ 6 pts vs UT 88%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$12.9K
▲ 13% vs UT $11.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
5.9
UT 21.6 · smaller classes
Schools
1
39 students
The School Grade
How Ballard compares
C+ Test scoresC Graduation
Utah school districts we grade (153)Better than 43%
Lower resultsHigher results
Utah towns with similar household incomes (174)Better than 12%
High confidence. Built on 3,265 tested students and a graduating class of 457; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change it.
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Utah’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Utah only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Ballard.
7 schools teach K in Ballard’s district. Which one depends on your address: Discovery School, Maeser School, Naples School and Ashley School and more.
7 schools teach 1st grade in Ballard’s district. Which one depends on your address: Discovery School, Maeser School, Naples School and Ashley School and more.
7 schools teach 2nd grade in Ballard’s district. Which one depends on your address: Discovery School, Maeser School, Naples School and Ashley School and more.
7 schools teach 3rd grade in Ballard’s district. Which one depends on your address: Discovery School, Maeser School, Naples School and Ashley School and more.
7 schools teach 4th grade in Ballard’s district. Which one depends on your address: Discovery School, Maeser School, Naples School and Ashley School and more.
7 schools teach 5th grade in Ballard’s district. Which one depends on your address: Discovery School, Maeser School, Naples School and Ashley School and more.
The path, start to finish
K–87 schoolsDepends on your address
83 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Uintah Highin Vernal
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Test scores · 2020–21
How students score
Math34%
State average 38.8%
Every school in Ballard
1 school. Grades are ours, from state tests and graduation. Stars are from neighbors.
Also serving Ballard · in other towns
Discovery School
B+656 students23:1Rate it →
Maeser School
B+473 students22:1Rate it →
Naples School
C+456 students21:1Rate it →
Ashley School
C−442 students17:1Rate it →
Davis School
C+442 students23:1Rate it →
Eagle View School
D−278 students17:1Rate it →
Lapoint School
D147 students17:1Rate it →
Vernal Middle
C+842 students22:1Rate it →
Uintah Middle School
B−579 students21:1Rate it →
Uintah High
C−1,843 students24:1Rate it →
Private & other
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School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Utah. Stars are from neighbors.