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Enrollment
842
Elementary
DISTRICT 727 · STATE 491
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALPINE DISTRICT·NCES 490003001461
Black Ridge School
9358 N. Sunset Drive, EAGLE MOUNTAIN, UT 84005 · (801) 610-8729 · Utah County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL842 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
22.7:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.1:1 · STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
12%
102 students
DISTRICT 22% · 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 | 21 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 98 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 100 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 133 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 128 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 133 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 106 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 123 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (98) is 20% smaller than its 6th grade class (123).
Student demographics
23%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
50.0%
UT avg 41.4% . -8.4pp since 2023
Math
55.6%
UT avg 41.8% . +5.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.0% | 55.6% |
| 2023-24 | 58.4% | 50.4% |
% 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
55.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.9%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 Black Ridge School
Black Ridge School's state test result (55.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Ridge School this school | 842 | 12.1% | 55.7% |
| Majestic Fields School WASHINGTON | 732 | 11.3% | 55.7% |
| Maple Ridge School MAPLETON | 873 | 10.1% | 68.3% |
| Legacy School AMERICAN FORK | 819 | 11.7% | 66.1% |
| Eaglecrest School LEHI | 755 | 9.9% | 68.1% |
| Providence School PROVIDENCE | 719 | 14.0% | 64.6% |
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 Black Ridge School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Utah County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.7% | #169 of 562 | #40 of 116 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.6% | #156 of 578 ▲ 68 | #39 of 117 ▲ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #188 of 578 ▼ 75 | #48 of 117 ▼ 17 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 842 | #34 of 613 | #22 of 118 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.7:1 | #426 of 556 | #65 of 115 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.4% | #498 of 559 | #107 of 115 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 12.1% | #515 of 582 | #101 of 117 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -33.8% | #35 of 388 | #7 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
842
-232 (-22%) 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 | 842 | 37.1 | 22.7:1 | 12% (102) |
| 2023-24 | 814 | 33.1 | 24.6:1 | 9% (76) |
| 2022-23 | 1,191 | 44.8 | 26.6:1 | 12% (147) |
| 2020-21 | 1,074 | N/A | N/A | 11% (113) |
| 2017-18 | 1,272 | N/A | N/A | 16% (203) |
| 2015-16 | 1,044 | N/A | N/A | 19% (199) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Black Ridge School.
About Black Ridge School
EAGLE MOUNTAIN, Utah, is home to Black Ridge School, a large elementary school. The school runs pre-K through 6 and enrolls 842 students. Elementary schools in Utah average about 491 students, which makes this school 71% larger than average.
The district, Alpine District, operates 89 schools serving 86,645 students.
White students are 87% of those enrolled at Black Ridge School. Beyond that, enrollment is 7% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 23, compared with 70 nationally.
A staff of 37.1 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 22.7:1. The average for elementary schools in Utah, 21.8:1, is lower. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 12%. Among public schools in Utah County, the average eligibility rate is 22%.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Black Ridge School is 1.8 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 55.7% actual, 53.9% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Utah.
The school is in Utah County, where the median household earns about $100,671 a year, about 44% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Across Utah County, 202 public schools serve about 164,467 students.
A public school about 0.8 miles away, Rockwell Charter High School, is the closest to Black Ridge School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Black Ridge School comes in 3rd of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 842, down from 1,074 in 2020-21.
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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 EAGLE MOUNTAIN
- Cedar Valley HighHigh · 3,300 students
- Frontier Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,781 students
- Desert SkyElementary · 1,096 students
- Brookhaven SchoolElementary · 1,077 students
- Pony Express SchoolElementary · 995 students
- Hidden Hollow SchoolElementary · 943 students
Nearby schools
- Rockwell Charter High School0.8 mi · 315
- Ranches Academy1.6 mi · 360
- Hidden Hollow School1.9 mi · 943
- Pony Express School2.0 mi · 995
- Ascent Academies of Utah Saratoga Springs2.7 mi · 637
- Brookhaven School2.8 mi · 1,077
Frequently asked questions
About Black Ridge SchoolHow large is Black Ridge School?
Black Ridge School enrolls approximately 842 students in grades PK-06.
Is Black Ridge School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Black Ridge School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Black Ridge School have?
Black Ridge School employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Black Ridge School?
Student demographics at Black Ridge School are roughly 87% White, 7% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Black Ridge School?
Black Ridge School is overseen by Alpine District in Utah County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.