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Enrollment
1,827
Middle
DISTRICT 1,379 · STATE 831
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALPINE DISTRICT·NCES 490003000003
American Fork Jr High
20 W 1120 N, AMERICAN FORK, UT 84003 · (801) 610-8750 · Utah County
GRADES 07–09MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,827 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 51% of Utah public middle schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Utah public middle schools
Student : Teacher
27.1:1
68 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 25.6:1 · STATE 21.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
336 students
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 33%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 635 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 584 | 32% |
| Grade 9 | 608 | 33% |
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · STATE 47% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
RISE / Utah Aspire+ 2024-25 . % Proficient + Highly ProficientEnglish Language Arts
42.4%
UT avg 41.4% . -5.5pp since 2023
Math
57.4%
UT avg 41.8% . +2.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Utah schools, those numbers are about 41 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.4% | 57.4% |
| 2023-24 | 47.9% | 55.3% |
% Proficient + Highly Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: RISE / Utah Aspire+. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
47.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.8%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% typical for Utah schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Utah's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like American Fork Jr High
American Fork Jr High's state test result (47.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Fork Jr High this school | 1,827 | 18.4% | 47.5% |
| Frontier Middle School EAGLE MOUNTAIN | 1,781 | 21.4% | 48.3% |
| West Point Jr High WEST POINT | 1,551 | 16.1% | 44.7% |
| Willowcreek Middle Lehi | 1,591 | 13.3% | 49.6% |
| Lake Mountain Middle SARATOGA SPRINGS | 1,471 | 14.4% | 50.5% |
| Viewpoint Middle LEHI | 1,667 | 12.4% | 49.3% |
Matched among Utah middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where American Fork Jr High ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Utah County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.5% | #57 of 136 | #11 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.4% | #22 of 140 ▲ 7 | #5 of 23 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.4% | #63 of 140 ▼ 11 | #16 of 23 ▼ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,827 | #1 of 144 | #1 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 27.1:1 | #134 of 137 | #23 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.7% | #81 of 137 | #13 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.4% | #102 of 141 | #16 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.6% | #58 of 77 | #6 of 10 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,827
-123 (-6%) vs 2020
-1% since 1990-91, when it was 1,837
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,827 | 67.5 | 27.1:1 | 18% (336) |
| 2023-24 | 1,853 | 67.3 | 27.5:1 | 18% (332) |
| 2022-23 | 1,894 | 67.6 | 28.0:1 | 19% (364) |
| 2020-21 | 1,950 | N/A | N/A | 15% (291) |
| 2017-18 | 1,957 | N/A | N/A | 22% (433) |
| 2015-16 | 1,898 | N/A | N/A | 20% (373) |
| 2010-11 | 1,707 | 67 | 25.5:1 | 26% (450) |
| 2000-01 | 1,214 | 44 | 27.6:1 | 23% (283) |
| 1990-91 | 1,837 | 56 | 32.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for American Fork Jr High.
About American Fork Jr High
American Fork Jr High is a large middle school in AMERICAN FORK, Utah, (ZIP code 84003). Students in grades 7 through 9 attend the school, which enrolls 1,827 students. The average among middle schools in Utah is roughly 831 students; this school is 120% above that.
Alpine District has 89 schools; together they serve 86,645 students.
White students account for 79% of enrollment at American Fork Jr High. Other groups make up 14% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. County-wide, about 81% of residents are White. American Fork Jr High has a diversity index of 36%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The teaching staff at American Fork Jr High is 67.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 27.1:1. That ratio is over the 21.7:1 average for middle schools in Utah. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 18%.
American Fork Jr High is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 51% of Utah public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
American Fork Jr High's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (47.5%) and its predicted rate (50.8%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Utah schools.
Across Utah County, median household income is about $100,671, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 44%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. American Fork Jr High is among the 202 public schools in Utah County.
The closest public school to American Fork Jr High is Legacy School, about 0.2 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The school's 47.5% average proficiency ranks 5th among 8 nearby schools.
The federal government classifies American Fork Jr High's location as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment was 1,950 in 2020-21 and 1,827 in 2024-25, a decrease of 123 students.
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Utah County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
705,400
Census ACS
Median income
$100,671
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
44%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
202
164,467 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Alpine District
- Cedar Valley HighHigh · 3,300 students
- Westlake HighHigh · 3,052 students
- Lone Peak HighHigh · 2,484 students
- Skyridge High SchoolHigh · 2,483 students
- American Fork HighHigh · 2,316 students
- Lehi HighHigh · 2,242 students
Other schools in AMERICAN FORK
- American Fork HighHigh · 2,316 students
- Legacy SchoolElementary · 819 students
- Shelley SchoolElementary · 731 students
- Greenwood SchoolElementary · 713 students
- Barratt SchoolElementary · 563 students
- Athenian eAcademyCombined · 557 students
Nearby schools
- Legacy School0.2 mi · 819
- Shelley School0.8 mi · 731
- Alpine Online School0.8 mi · 106
- Forbes School1.3 mi · 550
- American Fork High1.3 mi · 2,316
- Mountain Ridge Jr High1.4 mi · 958
Frequently asked questions
About American Fork Jr HighWhat is the total enrollment at American Fork Jr High?
American Fork Jr High enrolls approximately 1,827 students in grades 07-09.
What age range does American Fork Jr High serve?
American Fork Jr High serves students from grade 07 through grade 09.
What is the student-teacher ratio at American Fork Jr High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at American Fork Jr High is approximately 27.1:1 (68 FTE teachers).
How diverse is American Fork Jr High?
American Fork Jr High reports a student body of 79% White, 14% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees American Fork Jr High?
American Fork Jr High is overseen by Alpine District in Utah County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.