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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Canyon School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
457
Elementary
DISTRICT 536 · STATE 491
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEBO DISTRICT·NCES 490063000479
Canyon School
1492 E 1240 S, SPANISH FORK, UT 84660 · (801) 798-4610 · Utah County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL457 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.8:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.9:1 · STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
116 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 | 33 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 71 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 48 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 64 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 79 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 99 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (71) is 28% smaller than its 5th grade class (99).
Student demographics
35%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
47.4%
UT avg 41.4% . -5.7pp since 2023
Math
54.3%
UT avg 41.8% . +2.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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 | 47.4% | 54.3% |
| 2023-24 | 53.1% | 52.1% |
% 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
50.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.4%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Canyon School
Canyon School's state test result (50.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canyon School this school | 457 | 25.4% | 50.4% |
| Aspen School OREM | 419 | 24.3% | 54.3% |
| Creekside School KAYSVILLE | 544 | 24.1% | 56.4% |
| East Meadows School SPANISH FORK | 518 | 22.2% | 56.5% |
| Brockbank School SPANISH FORK | 456 | 29.2% | 40.2% |
| Spanish Oaks School SPANISH FORK | 416 | 22.8% | 44.3% |
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 Canyon School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Utah County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.4% | #239 of 562 | #53 of 116 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.3% | #176 of 578 ▲ 28 | #45 of 117 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.4% | #229 of 578 ▼ 32 | #55 of 117 ▼ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 457 | #378 of 613 | #95 of 118 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.8:1 | #360 of 556 | #46 of 115 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.8% | #368 of 559 | #81 of 115 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.4% | #337 of 582 | #46 of 117 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -28.8% | #74 of 388 | #19 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
457
-161 (-26%) vs 2020
-50% since 2000-01, when it was 905
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 | 457 | 21 | 21.8:1 | 25% (116) |
| 2023-24 | 463 | 21.5 | 21.5:1 | 25% (114) |
| 2022-23 | 495 | 20.5 | 24.1:1 | 22% (110) |
| 2020-21 | 618 | N/A | N/A | 21% (130) |
| 2017-18 | 642 | N/A | N/A | 13% (84) |
| 2015-16 | 613 | N/A | N/A | 20% (124) |
| 2010-11 | 690 | 24 | 28.8:1 | 22% (150) |
| 2000-01 | 905 | 32 | 28.3:1 | 11% (100) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Canyon School.
About Canyon School
Students in SPANISH FORK, Utah, attend Canyon School, a medium-sized elementary school. The school serves 457 students in pre-K through 6 in 2024-25.
Nebo District (49 schools, 43,696 students) runs Canyon School.
By race and ethnicity, Canyon School is 79% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 17% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. The White share in Utah County as a whole is similar, at about 81%. By the diversity index, Canyon School comes in at 35%.
Federal staffing data show 21 full-time-equivalent teachers at Canyon School and a ratio of 21.8:1. Elementary schools in Utah average about 21.8:1, a similar figure. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 25% of enrollment.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 47.4% for Canyon School. The school posts 50.4%, 3.0 points above the prediction.
Among Utah County residents, median household income is about $100,671, about 44% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Canyon School is one of 202 public schools in Utah County, which together enroll about 164,467 students.
The next-closest public school is East Meadows School, about 0.6 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Nearby schools average 45.6% on proficiency, and Canyon School is above that at 50.4%.
Canyon School has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
The student count in 2024-25 was 457, 26% below the 618 of 2020-21.
Questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 SPANISH FORK
- Maple Mountain HighHigh · 1,902 students
- Spanish Fork HighHigh · 1,640 students
- American Leadership AcademyCombined · 1,597 students
- Diamond Fork MiddleMiddle · 1,074 students
- Spanish Fork Jr HighMiddle · 1,070 students
- Riverview SchoolElementary · 738 students
Other Canyon schools
One other US public school is named Canyon. Canyon School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Canyon SchoolHYRUM, UT · 789 students
Nearby schools
- East Meadows School0.6 mi · 518
- Spanish Fork Jr High0.9 mi · 1,070
- Larsen School1.0 mi · 431
- Spanish Oaks School1.1 mi · 416
- Sierra Bonita Elementary1.2 mi · 568
- Diamond Fork Middle1.3 mi · 1,074
Frequently asked questions
About Canyon SchoolHow large is Canyon School?
Canyon School enrolls approximately 457 students in grades PK-06.
Is Canyon School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Canyon School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Canyon School have?
Canyon School employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Canyon School?
Student demographics at Canyon School are roughly 79% White, 17% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is Canyon School in?
Canyon School is part of Nebo District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.