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Best public schools in Saint George, UT

13 public schools in Saint George: 3 elementary · 3 middle · 3 high · 4 combined. Ranked by our score, based on 2025-26 state test results.

Rankings renumber to share equal ranks and fill gaps when schools are hidden. Scores compare each school with schools of the same type across Utah.

Elementary schools

3 schools in Saint George, best first
1
South Mesa Elementary 85.9
Washington District · Grades K-5 · 593 students
ELA 62%Math 68%Science 61%
#77 of 544 in Utah
2
Desert Canyons Elementary 76.9
Washington District · Grades K-5 · 605 students
ELA 54%Math 60%Science 66%
#126 of 544 in Utah
3
Heritage School 58.4
Washington District · Grades PK-5 · 509 students
ELA 49%Math 53%Science 53%
#227 of 544 in Utah

Middle schools

3 schools in Saint George
1
Desert Hills Middle 87.0
Washington District · Grades 8-9 · 875 students
ELA 63%Math 52%Science 67%
#19 of 142 in Utah
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Sunrise Ridge Intermediate —
Washington District · Grades 6-7 · 833 students
No published test results
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Tonaquint Intermediate —
Washington District · Grades 6-7 · 707 students
No published test results

High schools

3 schools in Saint George, best first
1
Desert Hills High 94.4
Washington District · Grades 10-12 · 1,208 students
ELA 69%Math 56%Science 61%
#9 of 153 in Utah
2
Utah Arts Academy 35.6
Utah Arts Academy · Grades 8-12 · Charter · 272 students
ELA 44%Math 22%Science 41%
#99 of 153 in Utah
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Southwest High —
Washington District · Grades 9-12 · 0 students
No published test results

Combined schools

4 schools in Saint George, best first
1
Career Tech High School 96.9
Washington District · Grades K-12 · 506 students
ELA 73%Math 45%Science 77%
#2 of 49 in Utah
2
Freedom Preparatory Academy Washington 86.7
Freedom Preparatory Academy · Grades K-12 · Charter · 290 students
ELA 50%Math 45%Science 54%
#7 of 49 in Utah
3
Utah Online 7-12 78.6
Washington District · Grades 6-12 · 1,313 students
ELA 43%Math 43%Science 40%
#11 of 49 in Utah
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Southern Utah School of the Deaf —
Utah Schools for the Deaf and the Blind · Grades PK-12 · 9 students
No published test results

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