The top reported proficiency rate is 67% in Math. The lowest is 57% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on South Rich School
South Rich School sits in Randolph, a small, remote agricultural town that is the county seat of Rich County, and it serves kindergarten through fifth grade. This is a very small elementary school, and its setting is about as rural as rural gets: Randolph covers barely a square mile, with a population that has grown very slowly over the past quarter-century, and the nearest major city is a long drive away. The housing stock is overwhelmingly owner-occupied, single-family homes on large lots, and the cost of living is low. For a family that already lives in or plans to move to this far northeastern corner of Utah, South Rich is the local public school; for anyone else, it would be a destination decision made possible only by a deep connection to this kind of place.
The student body is overwhelmingly white, reflecting the demographics of the surrounding community. A substantial share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which is a marker of the area's modest economic profile. The school serves young children only, so there is no graduation rate to report and no high school course pathways to consider. The academic picture comes from state testing in math, English language arts, and science. Math proficiency was well into the majority range, a solid result for a small rural school. Science proficiency was also above the majority mark. English language arts proficiency was in the same general vicinity of the other subjects, though a parent may want to look into this further with the school to understand the full range of student performance and how the school supports literacy across the grades. The data on special education and English learner populations was not available, so a parent seeking information on those programs should ask the school directly.
The district, Rich District, recently secured grant funding designated for student devices and teacher training at the elementary level, which signals a lasting investment in digital learning infrastructure that directly affects South Rich. A statewide scholarship program also offers an alternative funding pathway for families who might consider private school or homeschooling, though for most families in this area the public school is the primary option.
South Rich is the kind of school that makes sense for a family already rooted in Randolph or the surrounding farming country. It is a small, neighborhood elementary where every teacher and student knows one another. It is not a place with program breadth or choice options; it is the school for this community, offering a straightforward academic program in a setting where a child can walk or ride a short bus ride from a home on a large lot. The peer group is homogeneous, the housing market is affordable by state and national standards, and the growth context is essentially static. A parent considering a move to this area should know that the high school years will be served elsewhere in the district, and that the town offers minimal commercial amenities and no significant street life or civic infrastructure beyond the town hall and a historic church. For the right family, that is the point.
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