“We do very well against the state, and that’s a credit to our teachers, our schools,” one school district official said.

(Mark Eddington | The Salt Lake Tribune) Pictured is the Washington County School District office in St. George on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2023.

Based on math and reading scores, St. George schools Crimson View Elementary and George Washington Academy are considered two of the best elementary schools in Utah, according to U.S. News and World Report’s annual rankings.

Crimson View was ranked No. 6. The national report showed 79% of its students scored at or above the proficient level for math and 70% scored similarly for reading.

George Washington Academy, which teaches K-7, was ranked the No. 4 charter elementary school in Utah. The report said 57% of its students scored at or above the proficient level for math and 60% scored similarly for reading.

Brent Bills, business administrator for the Washington County School District, which runs Crimson View, said the district offers a high-quality education by looking at test scores and figuring out what they can do to help students and raise student achievement.

“We do very well against the state, and that’s a credit to our teachers, our schools,” Bills said. “It’s also a credit to the people in our community, because when you have parents that support their schools, that care about education, that does a huge amount for education.”

The ranking report specifically analyzed the most recent assessment data available through the U.S. Department of Education: math scores from the 2022–23 school year and reading scores from 2021–22.

Here are the 2026 rankings for Washington County schools and traditional elementary and charter schools in the state.

A full list of Utah elementary schools and their rankings can be found on U.S. News and World Report’s website.

Top 10 traditional elementary schools in Washington County School District 2026:

1. Crimson View, St. George.
2. Horizon, Washington.
3. Heritage, St. George.
4. South Mesa, St. George.
5. Bloomington Hills, St. George.
6. Enterprise, Enterprise.
7. Bloomington, St. George.
8. Diamond Valley, St. George.
9. Little Valley, St. George.
10. Riverside, Washington.

Top 10 traditional elementary schools 2026:

1. Sunrise Elementary (Canyons School District); Sandy.
2. Cottonwood Elementary (Granite School District); Holladay.
3. Howard R. Driggs Elementary (Granite School District); Holladay.
4. Peruvian Park Elementary (Canyons School District); Sandy.
5. Old Mill Elementary (Wasatch County School District); Heber City.
6. Crimson View Elementary (Washington County School District); St. George.
7. Highland Elementary (Alpine School District); Highland.
8. Eastwood Elementary (Granite School District); Millcreek.
9. Uintah Elementary (Salt Lake City School District); Salt Lake City.
10. Oakridge Elementary (Granite School District); Millcreek.

Top 10 charter elementary schools 2026:

1. Lincoln Academy; Pleasant Grove.
2. Canyon Rim Academy; Millcreek.
3. Edith Bowen Laboratory School; Logan.
4. George Washington Academy; St. George.
5. Syracuse Arts Academy North; Syracuse.
6. Thomas Edison Charter Schools South; Nibley.
7. American Preparatory Academy, D1; Draper.
8. North Star Academy; Bluffdale.
9. Soldier Hollow Charter School, Charleston.
10. Mountainville Academy, Alpine.

— The Southern Utah Tribune reporter Lexy Borgogno contributed to this story.