The top reported proficiency rate is 52% in Math. The lowest is 43% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Neola School
Neola School is a small, rural elementary school serving kindergarten through fifth grade in Duchesne County. It sits in the unincorporated community of Neola, a quiet census-designated place with a modest and stable population situated amid the gas and oil development area north of Roosevelt. The school is part of the Duchesne District, which is the sole district in the county. The school’s size and setting make it a distinctly local institution; for families in Neola and the surrounding rural reaches of eastern Utah, it is the closest public elementary option.
The student body is overwhelmingly white, with smaller shares of Hispanic students, students identifying as two or more races, American Indian or Alaska Native students, and Black students. About a third of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, placing the school slightly above the district average for economic need. Because Neola School only serves kindergarten through fifth grade, it does not have a graduation rate, and no high school data is reported. The school’s state testing results, from the RISE assessment given in grades three through five, show that a majority of students met the state’s proficiency bar in math. In English language arts and in science, fewer than half of students scored at the proficient or above level. A parent may want to look into this further with the school, particularly to understand how the school supports literacy instruction and science learning in the elementary years. Multi-year trend data was not available to see whether these results are stable or shifting.
The school’s programming offerings were not provided in the available data, and no details on staffing, class sizes, or course access were included. The Duchesne District appears to have had no major parent-relevant changes recently, according to publicly reported sources. Neola is a place where growth has been minimal and the housing market is tied to the broader Roosevelt area; for a family considering a move here, the school’s small size and rural character are the defining features. A parent looking for a tightly knit elementary experience in a low-density setting will find that here. The academic results on state tests are mixed, with math as the relative strength and English language arts and science as areas where the school is below the midpoint of what is typically seen in Utah elementary schools. There is no high school on site, so a family with older children would need to plan for the district’s secondary schools in and around Roosevelt.
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