Cascade School

Cascade School operates as an expansive elementary school in OREM, Utah, overseen by Alpine District. Current enrollment sits at 882 students spanning grades pre-K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 80% bigger than the state mean of about 491.

Alpine District comprises 89 schools with combined enrollment of 86,645 students; Cascade School is among them.

On the student-mix side, Cascade School reports that White students make up the majority at 58%. Other groups include 31% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 81% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 23.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.8:1, putting Cascade School higher than the state norm the norm. About 40% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Utah County (around 22%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

With demographic context factored in, Cascade School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 40.1%; this one delivers 49.1%.

Zooming out to the county, Utah County reports that median household income runs about $100,671, 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Cascade School is one of 202 public schools in Utah County (combined enrollment of about 164,467 students).

The closest other public school is Orem High, roughly 0.7 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Cascade School at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 53.7%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Cascade School has increased 19%, going from 739 students in 2018 to 882 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 76% to 58%.

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