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Enrollment
882
Elementary
DISTRICT 727 · STATE 491
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALPINE DISTRICT·NCES 490003000006
Cascade School
160 N 800 E, OREM, UT 84097 · (801) 610-8102 · Utah County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL882 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
23.1:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.1:1 · STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
355 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 | 6 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 99 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 135 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 109 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 135 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 123 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 122 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 153 | 17% |
Student demographics
56%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
50.6%
UT avg 41.4% . -2.9pp since 2023
Math
42.9%
UT avg 41.8% . -2.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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 3 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.6% | 42.9% |
| 2023-24 | 53.5% | 45.5% |
% 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
49.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.1%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 →
Where Cascade School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Utah County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.1% | #257 of 562 | #57 of 116 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.9% | #317 of 578 | #76 of 117 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.6% | #181 of 578 | #46 of 117 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 882 | #18 of 613 | #13 of 118 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.1:1 | #446 of 556 | #74 of 115 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.2% | #120 of 559 | #12 of 115 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.2% | #215 of 582 | #23 of 117 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +19.4% | #31 of 128 | #8 of 26 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
882
+167 (+23%) vs 2020
+14% since 1990-91, when it was 774
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 | 882 | 38.2 | 23.1:1 | 40% (355) |
| 2023-24 | 854 | 40.4 | 21.1:1 | 31% (266) |
| 2022-23 | 767 | 29.8 | 25.7:1 | 26% (199) |
| 2020-21 | 715 | N/A | N/A | 20% (140) |
| 2017-18 | 739 | N/A | N/A | 13% (93) |
| 2015-16 | 710 | N/A | N/A | 21% (148) |
| 2010-11 | 522 | 20 | 26.1:1 | 33% (171) |
| 2000-01 | 698 | 26 | 26.9:1 | 15% (106) |
| 1990-91 | 774 | 27 | 28.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cascade School.
About Cascade School
Cascade School is a high-enrollment elementary school located in OREM, Utah. It serves 882 students in pre-K through 6. The average among elementary schools in Utah is roughly 491 students; this school is 80% bigger than that.
Across its 89 schools, Alpine District enrolls 86,645 students. Cascade School is one of those schools.
Roughly 58% of students at Cascade School are White. Enrollment also includes 31% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Among people living in Utah County, the White share is about 81%. The school's diversity index is 56%, meaning two students picked at random have a 56% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at the school number 38.2 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 23.1:1. On average, elementary schools in Utah have 21.8:1, compared with 23.1:1 here. The school's lunch program data list 40% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Utah County is 22%.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Cascade School is 40.1%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 49.1%.
Utah County has these Census figures: the median household income is $100,671, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 44%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. In all, Utah County has 202 public schools and roughly 164,467 students.
Nearest public school: Orem High, about 0.7 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Cascade School's average proficiency of 49.1% compares with 53.7% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Its NCES locale code is City: Small: the school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Cascade School's enrollment grew from 715 in 2020-21 to 882 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 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 OREM
- Mountain View HighHigh · 1,600 students
- Timpanogos HighHigh · 1,471 students
- Lakeridge Jr HighMiddle · 1,344 students
- Orem HighHigh · 1,225 students
- Canyon View Jr HighMiddle · 1,066 students
- Orem Jr HighMiddle · 969 students
Nearby schools
- Orem High0.7 mi · 1,225
- Foothill School1.0 mi · 537
- Centennial Elementary1.0 mi · 761
- Noah Webster Academy1.1 mi · 520
- Canyon View Jr High1.1 mi · 1,066
- Orchard School1.1 mi · 625
Frequently asked questions
About Cascade SchoolHow large is Cascade School?
Cascade School enrolls approximately 882 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Cascade School serve?
Cascade School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Cascade School?
Approximately 23.1:1 students per teacher at Cascade School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Cascade School?
At Cascade School, the student body is approximately 58% White, 31% Hispanic, 0% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Cascade School in?
Cascade School is part of Alpine District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.