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If you could change one rule at Cherry Hill School, what would it be?
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Enrollment
690
Elementary
DISTRICT 727 · STATE 491
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALPINE DISTRICT·NCES 490003000009
Cherry Hill School
250 E 1650 S, OREM, UT 84097 · (801) 610-8105 · Utah County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL690 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
22.1:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.1:1 · STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
373 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 | 57 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 63 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 93 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 104 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 97 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 87 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 90 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 99 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (63) is 36% smaller than its 6th grade class (99).
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
38.4%
UT avg 41.4% . -5.1pp since 2023
Math
39.8%
UT avg 41.8% . -3.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 38 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 are down about 5 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 | 38.4% | 39.8% |
| 2023-24 | 43.5% | 42.9% |
% 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
43.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Cherry Hill School
Cherry Hill School's state test result (43.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cherry Hill School this school | 690 | 54.1% | 43.3% |
| Liberty Elementary School OGDEN | 554 | 61.0% | 33.4% |
| New Bridge School OGDEN | 665 | 53.1% | 22.7% |
| Windsor School OREM | 598 | 46.2% | 41.9% |
| Magna School MAGNA | 549 | 48.5% | N/A |
| Mount Mahogany School PLEASANT GROVE | 631 | 51.7% | 27.0% |
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 Cherry Hill School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Utah County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.3% | #340 of 562 | #84 of 116 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.8% | #356 of 578 ▼ 22 | #90 of 117 ▼ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.4% | #363 of 578 ▼ 27 | #88 of 117 ▼ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 690 | #101 of 613 | #41 of 118 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.1:1 | #382 of 556 | #53 of 115 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.3% | #115 of 559 | #11 of 115 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.1% | #87 of 582 | #8 of 117 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.1% | #237 of 388 | #50 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
690
-15 (-2%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 901
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 | 690 | 31.2 | 22.1:1 | 54% (373) |
| 2023-24 | 712 | 31.9 | 22.3:1 | 38% (271) |
| 2022-23 | 733 | 31.7 | 23.1:1 | 49% (362) |
| 2020-21 | 705 | N/A | N/A | 52% (365) |
| 2017-18 | 794 | N/A | N/A | 19% (151) |
| 2015-16 | 737 | N/A | N/A | 33% (241) |
| 2010-11 | 622 | 34 | 18.3:1 | 66% (413) |
| 2000-01 | 740 | 33 | 22.4:1 | 35% (257) |
| 1990-91 | 901 | 31 | 29.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cherry Hill School.
About Cherry Hill School
Cherry Hill School is a mid-sized elementary school in OREM, Utah, (ZIP code 84097). Federal data show 690 students enrolled in pre-K through 6 in 2024-25. On average, elementary schools in Utah enroll around 491, and this school is 41% above that mark.
Besides Cherry Hill School, Alpine District runs 88 other schools. The district enrolls 86,645 students.
Hispanic students are 51% of those enrolled at Cherry Hill School. Other reported shares: 41% White, 5% multiracial, and 2% Pacific Islander. That compares with about 15% Hispanic among all Utah County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 56%.
There are about 22.1 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Cherry Hill School, which has 31.2. The 21.8:1 average for elementary schools in Utah is close to this figure. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Cherry Hill School is about 54%. For comparison, public schools in Utah County average 22%.
Cherry Hill School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (43.3%) and its predicted rate (33.4%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Utah schools.
Looking at the county, Utah County, median household income comes to about $100,671, about 44% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. The county's public schools total 202, with about 164,467 students.
Westmore School is the nearest public school to Cherry Hill School, about 0.8 miles away. Within five miles of Cherry Hill School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Cherry Hill School is 6th of 8 on proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Small.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 705 in 2020-21, 690 in 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Cherry Hill School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
Other Cherry Hill schools
One other US public school is named Cherry Hill. Cherry Hill School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Cherry Hill SchoolRIVER EDGE, NJ · 697 students
Nearby schools
- Westmore School0.8 mi · 543
- Westridge School0.9 mi · 608
- Lakeridge Jr High1.1 mi · 1,344
- Freedom Preparatory Academy1.5 mi · 1,248
- Centennial Elementary1.5 mi · 761
- Lakeview School1.5 mi · 695
Frequently asked questions
About Cherry Hill SchoolHow many students attend Cherry Hill School?
Cherry Hill School enrolls approximately 690 students in grades PK-06.
Is Cherry Hill School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Cherry Hill School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Cherry Hill School?
Approximately 22.1:1 students per teacher at Cherry Hill School.
What is the student diversity at Cherry Hill School?
Student demographics at Cherry Hill School are roughly 41% White, 51% Hispanic, 0% Black, 5% Two or more.
What district is Cherry Hill School in?
Cherry Hill School is part of Alpine District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.