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Iron District Schools
Iron District is a public school district in Utah, based in Iron County (Cedar City). SchoolGrade grades 18 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Iron District on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Iron District
16 of 18 schools in Iron District carry a SchoolGrade (2 have too little test data to grade). Grade distribution:
B: 10C: 6
Best schools in Iron District
Statewide rankings: all 161 high schools in Utah · all 143 middle schools in Utah · all 567 elementary schools in Utah
The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- B+ Iron Springs School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- B+ Cedar Middle (Middle school, exceeds expectations)
- B Three Peaks School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- B Parowan School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- B Canyon View Middle (Middle school, exceeds expectations)
- B- Cedar North School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- B- Enoch School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- B- Escalante Valley School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- B- Launch High (High school, meets expectations)
- B- Southwest Educational Academy (K-12 school, meets expectations)
Every school in Iron District
All schools, A to Z (18)
- C Canyon View High, Cedar City
- B Canyon View Middle, Cedar City
- C+ Cedar City High, Cedar City
- C Cedar East School, Cedar City
- B+ Cedar Middle, Cedar City
- B- Cedar North School, Cedar City
- C+ Cedar South School, Cedar City
- B- Enoch School, Enoch
- B- Escalante Valley School, Beryl
- C+ Fiddlers Canyon School, Cedar City
- Iron County Preschool, Cedar City
- B+ Iron Springs School, Cedar City
- B- Launch High, Cedar City
- C Parowan High, Parowan
- B Parowan School, Parowan
- B- Southwest Educational Academy, Cedar City
- Three Peaks Pre School, Cedar City
- B Three Peaks School, Cedar City
Where Iron District schools are
Cities and towns served (4)
- Cedar City (14)
- Parowan (2)
- Beryl (1)
- Enoch (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Utah
- County: Iron County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: remote town (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 14,790 students with 530 full-time-equivalent teachers (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 4900390
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Beaver District (7 schools, 31 mi)
- Washington District (53 schools, 46 mi)
- Piute District (5 schools, 70 mi)
- Millard District (9 schools, 73 mi)
- Kane District (10 schools, 92 mi)
- Sevier District (13 schools, 100 mi)
- Garfield District (10 schools, 101 mi)
- Wayne District (4 schools, 128 mi)
Questions about Iron District
How many schools are in Iron District?
SchoolGrade grades 18 public schools in Iron District, across 4 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Iron District serve?
The largest by graded schools: Cedar City, Parowan, Beryl, Enoch.
How good are the schools in Iron District?
Across the 16 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is B-, with 40.8% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 40.3%. 88% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Iron District?
14,790 students were enrolled in Iron District in the 2023-24 school year, about 27.9 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Iron District?
Iron District is in Utah, based in Iron County, with its district office in Cedar City. Its boundary covers about 3,296 sq mi.