The top reported proficiency rate is 46% in Math. The lowest is 42% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Cedar North School
Cedar North School serves kindergarten through fifth grade in Cedar City, part of the Iron District. The school sits in a city that balances residential life with the presence of Southern Utah University, tourism tied to national parks and the Utah Shakespeare Festival, and a growing home construction sector. Cedar City has grown steadily, and the Iron District responded to enrollment pressures by passing a bond in late 2023 for new schools and facility upgrades, also adopting new attendance boundaries that determine which school a child attends based on where a family lives. For a parent considering Cedar North, that boundary map matters, because district growth means school assignments can shift.
The student body is large for an elementary school, with enrollment distributed fairly evenly across grades kindergarten through five. The majority of students are white, with a substantial Hispanic population and smaller shares of students who are two or more races, Black, American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, and Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander. Just under half of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a marker of economic diversity that parents may want to weigh alongside other considerations. Data on students with disabilities and English learners was not reported in the available state data, so a parent who needs information on those support structures should ask the school directly.
On state assessments, which are taken in grades three through five, Cedar North’s proficiency rates land in a middle ground relative to other schools in Iron County. In math, a little under half of students scored proficient. In English language arts, the share was slightly smaller. In science, the share was in a similar range. Taken together, the school’s overall proficiency index sits above the midpoint among Iron County’s four districts. That means Cedar North is performing better than at least two of its neighboring districts, but notably lower than the top performer in the county. These results give a picture of a school where a solid portion of students meet grade-level expectations, but where a family might want to understand how the school supports students who are not yet there.
Cedar North is a traditional public school, not a charter or magnet, and it does not appear to have a special Title I designation in the available data. There is no reported information on course access, staffing ratios, discipline rates, or attendance patterns. For a school serving only early grades, the absence of a graduation rate is expected and not a concern. The lack of information on class sizes or teacher experience is a gap a parent would want to fill by visiting or contacting the school.
Housing in the Cedar City area has appreciated recently, with home values somewhat below the state average but above the national median. Rents have held roughly steady. The local economy is anchored by the university, the school district itself as an employer, healthcare, and manufacturing, along with tourism. Cedar City’s downtown is walkable along Main Street, with local shops and dining, and the university is integrated into the town rather than set apart. The high desert setting at elevation offers outdoor recreation access. For a family, this is a community where the school is one piece of a broader civic and economic picture, and where growth is an active force shaping both the district’s facilities and the neighborhood a child will attend.
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