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What's the most underrated thing about Art City School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
433
Elementary
DISTRICT 536 · STATE 491
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEBO DISTRICT·NCES 490063000660
Art City School
121 N 900 E, SPRINGVILLE, UT 84663 · (801) 489-2820 · Utah County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL433 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.2:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.9:1 · STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
143 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 | 18 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 64 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 75 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 76 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 72 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is 11% smaller than its 5th grade class (72).
Student demographics
36%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
41.4%
UT avg 41.4% . -3.5pp since 2023
Math
45.6%
UT avg 41.8% . +3.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.4% | 45.6% |
| 2023-24 | 44.9% | 41.9% |
% 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
47.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.7%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% 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 Art City School
Art City School's state test result (47.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art City School this school | 433 | 33.0% | 47.4% |
| Discovery School BRIGHAM CITY | 448 | 33.5% | 45.0% |
| Millville School MILLVILLE | 493 | 31.8% | 63.2% |
| Santa Clara School SANTA CLARA | 450 | 30.2% | 53.7% |
| Park View School PAYSON | 356 | 33.1% | 46.5% |
| Brockbank School SPANISH FORK | 456 | 29.2% | 40.2% |
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 Art City School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Utah County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.4% | #283 of 562 | #66 of 116 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.6% | #285 of 578 ▲ 62 | #69 of 117 ▲ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.4% | #322 of 578 ▼ 8 | #78 of 117 ▼ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 433 | #418 of 613 | #101 of 118 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.2:1 | #91 of 556 | #12 of 115 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.7% | #357 of 559 | #77 of 115 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.0% | #269 of 582 | #33 of 117 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.7% | #149 of 388 | #36 of 74 |
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
433
-80 (-16%) vs 2020
+14% since 1990-91, when it was 379
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 | 433 | 23.8 | 18.2:1 | 33% (143) |
| 2023-24 | 445 | 22.5 | 19.8:1 | 34% (152) |
| 2022-23 | 460 | 20.5 | 22.4:1 | 30% (140) |
| 2020-21 | 513 | N/A | N/A | 30% (153) |
| 2017-18 | 553 | N/A | N/A | 29% (160) |
| 2015-16 | 577 | N/A | N/A | 39% (224) |
| 2010-11 | 693 | 25 | 27.7:1 | 35% (245) |
| 2000-01 | 723 | 29 | 24.9:1 | 20% (143) |
| 1990-91 | 379 | 15 | 25.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Art City School.
About Art City School
Art City School is a medium-sized elementary school based in SPRINGVILLE, Utah. Students in pre-K through 6 attend the school, which enrolls 433 students.
A total of 49 schools make up Nebo District, with 43,696 students enrolled.
Roughly 78% of students at Art City School are White. Enrollment also includes 17% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. The county population is about 81% White, within a few points of the school. Art City School's diversity index is 36%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teacher staffing is 23.8 full-time equivalents, or about 18.2 students per teacher. This ratio sits 3.6 below the 21.8:1 average for elementary schools in Utah. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 33%. Compared with the 22% average for public schools in Utah County, the school's rate is higher.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Art City School is 43.7%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 47.4%.
Utah County census figures show that the median household income is $100,671, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 44% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Utah County is home to 202 public schools and about 164,467 public school students.
The school nearest to Art City School is Bridges Nebo Transition Center, at a distance of about 0.3 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Art City School places 2nd out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
The federal government classifies Art City School's location as Suburb: Large.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 80 fewer students in 2024-25.
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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 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 SPRINGVILLE
- Springville HighHigh · 1,665 students
- Springville Jr HighMiddle · 1,086 students
- Spring Canyon MiddleMiddle · 1,038 students
- Reagan AcademyElementary · 683 students
- Meadow Brook SchoolElementary · 679 students
- Westside SchoolElementary · 640 students
Nearby schools
- Bridges Nebo Transition Center0.3 mi · 175
- Brookside School0.5 mi · 362
- Springville Jr High0.7 mi · 1,086
- Cherry Creek School0.9 mi · 455
- Springville High0.9 mi · 1,665
- Sage Creek School1.2 mi · 466
Frequently asked questions
About Art City SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Art City School?
Art City School enrolls approximately 433 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Art City School serve?
Art City School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Art City School?
Approximately 18.2:1 students per teacher at Art City School.
How diverse is Art City School?
Art City School reports a student body of 78% White, 17% Hispanic, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Art City School?
Art City 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.