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Enrollment
732
Elementary
DISTRICT 536 · STATE 491
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEBO DISTRICT·NCES 490063001518
Apple Valley School
105 E 770 N, SANTAQUIN, UT 84655 · (801) 354-7400 · Utah County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL732 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
22.3:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.9:1 · STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
240 students
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 33%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 57 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 124 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 127 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 95 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 97 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 115 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 117 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (124) is 6% larger than its 5th grade class (117).
Student demographics
32%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · 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
32.5%
UT avg 41.4% . -3.4pp since 2023
Math
31.8%
UT avg 41.8% . -1.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 32.5% | 31.8% |
| 2023-24 | 35.9% | 32.9% |
% 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
36.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.8%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 Apple Valley School
Apple Valley School's state test result (36.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Valley School this school | 732 | 32.8% | 36.0% |
| Iron Springs School CEDAR CITY | 636 | 33.3% | 55.7% |
| Garland School GARLAND | 658 | 29.0% | 54.3% |
| Hurricane Intermediate HURRICANE | 723 | 37.5% | 43.3% |
| Discovery School VERNAL | 656 | 29.6% | 56.9% |
| Santaquin School SANTAQUIN | 579 | 34.4% | 44.1% |
Matched among Utah elementary 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 Apple Valley School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Utah County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #417 of 562 | #102 of 116 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.8% | #426 of 578 ▲ 2 | #104 of 117 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.5% | #440 of 578 ▼ 20 | #104 of 117 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 732 | #66 of 613 | #35 of 118 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.3:1 | #397 of 556 | #55 of 115 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.1% | #404 of 559 | #86 of 115 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.8% | #272 of 582 | #34 of 117 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
732
+30 (+4%) vs 2020
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 | 732 | 32.8 | 22.3:1 | 33% (240) |
| 2023-24 | 720 | 31 | 23.2:1 | 33% (237) |
| 2022-23 | 653 | 25 | 26.1:1 | 33% (217) |
| 2020-21 | 702 | N/A | N/A | 28% (198) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Apple Valley School.
About Apple Valley School
Apple Valley School is a mid-sized elementary school in SANTAQUIN, Utah, administered by Nebo District. Its grade span covers pre-K through 6, with 732 students on the rolls. On average, elementary schools in Utah enroll around 491, and this school is 49% above that mark.
Nebo District has 49 schools; together they serve 43,696 students.
A large majority of enrollment at Apple Valley School is White, at 81%. Other reported shares: 15% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Among Utah County residents, the White share is about 81%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Apple Valley School scores 32%.
Apple Valley School has 32.8 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.3:1. That is in line with the 21.8:1 average for elementary schools in Utah. At Apple Valley School, 33% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That is higher than the 22% average for public schools in Utah County.
Apple Valley School is 7.8 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (36.0% versus 43.8%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Utah.
Looking at the county, Utah County, the median household earns about $100,671 a year, 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Utah County number 202, with about 164,467 students.
C.S. Lewis Academy sits about 1.1 miles from Apple Valley School. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. On state test proficiency, Apple Valley School ranks 4th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
Apple Valley School is coded as Rural: Fringe in federal locale data.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 732, from 702 in 2020-21.
This page collects posts and questions about Apple Valley School, such as fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Nebo District
- Nebo Online SchoolCombined · 7,791 students
- Maple Mountain HighHigh · 1,902 students
- Springville HighHigh · 1,665 students
- Payson HighHigh · 1,648 students
- Spanish Fork HighHigh · 1,640 students
- Salem Hills HighHigh · 1,593 students
Other schools in SANTAQUIN
- Orchard Hills SchoolElementary · 742 students
- Santaquin SchoolElementary · 579 students
- C.S. Lewis AcademyElementary · 224 students
Nearby schools
- C.S. Lewis Academy1.1 mi · 224
- Santaquin School1.2 mi · 579
- Orchard Hills School1.7 mi · 742
- Spring Lake School2.9 mi · 531
- Payson Jr High3.6 mi · 1,143
- Mt. Nebo Middle3.7 mi · 1,034
Frequently asked questions
About Apple Valley SchoolHow large is Apple Valley School?
Apple Valley School enrolls approximately 732 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Apple Valley School serve?
Apple Valley School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many teachers does Apple Valley School have?
Apple Valley School employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Apple Valley School?
Student demographics at Apple Valley School are roughly 81% White, 15% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Apple Valley School?
Apple Valley School is overseen by Nebo District in Utah County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.