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What's the biggest difference between Central School and what you expected?
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Enrollment
596
Elementary
DISTRICT 727 · STATE 491
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALPINE DISTRICT·NCES 490003000008
Central School
95 N 400 E, PLEASANT GROVE, UT 84062 · (801) 610-8104 · Utah County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL596 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.6:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.1:1 · STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
177 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 | 3 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 62 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 89 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 77 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 96 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 88 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 85 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 96 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (62) is 35% smaller than its 6th grade class (96).
Student demographics
41%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
41.1%
UT avg 41.4% . -0.6pp since 2023
Math
40.2%
UT avg 41.8% . -1.0pp 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 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Utah schools, those numbers are about 41 and 42. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.1% | 40.2% |
| 2023-24 | 41.7% | 41.2% |
% 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
44.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.3%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 Central School
Central School's state test result (44.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central School this school | 596 | 29.7% | 44.0% |
| Spring Lake School PAYSON | 531 | 27.7% | 47.8% |
| Clinton School CLINTON | 580 | 26.9% | 42.0% |
| Rees School SPANISH FORK | 728 | 29.3% | 42.9% |
| Nibley School NIBLEY | 511 | 30.7% | 61.4% |
| Garland School GARLAND | 658 | 29.0% | 54.3% |
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 Central School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Utah County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #331 of 562 | #81 of 116 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.2% | #349 of 578 ▲ 6 | #87 of 117 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.1% | #325 of 578 ▲ 29 | #80 of 117 ▲ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 596 | #189 of 613 | #61 of 118 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.6:1 | #327 of 556 | #43 of 115 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.3% | #291 of 559 | #55 of 115 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.7% | #297 of 582 | #38 of 117 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.1% | #362 of 388 | #70 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
596
+87 (+17%) vs 2020
+24% since 1990-91, when it was 480
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 | 596 | 27.7 | 21.6:1 | 30% (177) |
| 2023-24 | 679 | 28.5 | 23.8:1 | 25% (173) |
| 2022-23 | 496 | 19 | 26.1:1 | 40% (198) |
| 2020-21 | 509 | N/A | N/A | 34% (172) |
| 2017-18 | 609 | N/A | N/A | 44% (265) |
| 2015-16 | 636 | N/A | N/A | 48% (307) |
| 2010-11 | 547 | 25 | 21.9:1 | 54% (296) |
| 2000-01 | 488 | 26 | 18.8:1 | 34% (165) |
| 1990-91 | 480 | 21 | 22.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Central School.
About Central School
Central School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in PLEASANT GROVE, Utah. Enrolled students number 596 students, in pre-K through 6. Statewide, elementary schools in Utah average about 491 students each.
Central School is a school in Alpine District. The district has 89 schools and 86,645 students.
By race and ethnicity, Central School is 74% White. The school is also 20% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. The chance that two students picked at random at Central School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 41%.
Central School's 27.7 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 21.6:1. Elementary schools in Utah average about 21.8:1, a similar figure. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 30%. The average for public schools in Utah County is 22%.
In Utah, Central School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 44.0% actual against a predicted 45.3%.
Utah County census figures show that median household income is about $100,671, 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Central School is among the 202 public schools in Utah County.
The closest public school to Central School is John Hancock Charter School, about 0.2 miles away. Within five miles of Central School, there are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Central School ranks 6th on average proficiency.
NCES assigns Central School the locale Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Central School saw enrollment rise 17% between 2020-21 and 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 PLEASANT GROVE
- Pleasant Grove HighHigh · 1,905 students
- Pleasant Grove Jr HighMiddle · 1,181 students
- Canyon Grove AcademyCombined · 1,052 students
- Lincoln AcademyCombined · 911 students
- Spectrum Academy - Pleasant GroveCombined · 696 students
- Grovecrest SchoolElementary · 684 students
Other Central schools
16 other US public schools in 12 states are named Central. Central School is the 3rd largest of the 17.
- CENTRAL SCHOOLMILTON, FL · 732 students
- Central SchoolHuntsville, AL · 610 students
- Central SchoolLemont, IL · 591 students
- Central SchoolGlencoe, IL · 561 students
- CentralEast Bridgewater, MA · 520 students
Nearby schools
- John Hancock Charter School0.2 mi · 179
- Pleasant Grove Jr High0.5 mi · 1,181
- Pleasant Grove High0.6 mi · 1,905
- Grovecrest School0.7 mi · 684
- Spectrum Academy - Pleasant Grove1.3 mi · 696
- Mount Mahogany School1.3 mi · 631
Frequently asked questions
About Central SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Central School?
Central School enrolls approximately 596 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Central School serve?
Central School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Central School?
Approximately 21.6:1 students per teacher at Central School.
How diverse is Central School?
Central School reports a student body of 74% White, 20% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Central School?
Central 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.