Enrollment
1,096
Elementary
DISTRICT 727 · STATE 491
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALPINE DISTRICT·NCES 490003001640
Desert Sky
1747 E Wildcat Peak, EAGLE MOUNTAIN, UT 84005 · (801) 610-8400 · Utah County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL1,096 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
22.7:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.1:1 · STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
17%
183 students
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 33%
Community
0
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 | 9 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 176 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 176 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 141 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 173 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 151 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 141 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 129 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (176) is 36% larger than its 6th grade class (129).
Student demographics
39%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
43.5%
UT avg 41.4% . +0.5pp since 2023
Math
43.6%
UT avg 41.8% . +2.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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 up about 3 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.5% | 43.6% |
| 2023-24 | 43.0% | 40.7% |
% 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
44.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.6%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Desert Sky
Desert Sky's state test result (44.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Desert Sky this school | 1,096 | 16.7% | 44.7% |
| Dry Creek School LEHI | 1,157 | 15.8% | 57.9% |
| Brookhaven School EAGLE MOUNTAIN | 1,077 | 20.5% | 43.4% |
| Thunder Ridge School SARATOGA SPRINGS | 1,093 | 16.1% | 45.0% |
| Belmont School LEHI | 946 | 16.6% | 55.4% |
| Harvest School SARATOGA SPRINGS | 1,031 | 13.5% | 66.7% |
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 Desert Sky ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Utah County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.7% | #323 of 562 | #75 of 116 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.6% | #304 of 578 ▲ 55 | #74 of 117 ▲ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.5% | #288 of 578 ▲ 53 | #68 of 117 ▲ 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,096 | #3 of 613 | #3 of 118 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.7:1 | #423 of 556 | #63 of 115 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.2% | #317 of 559 | #60 of 115 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 16.7% | #466 of 582 | #85 of 117 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,096 | 48.3 | 22.7:1 | 17% (183) |
| 2023-24 | 1,002 | 41.8 | 24.0:1 | 13% (129) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Desert Sky.
About Desert Sky
Desert Sky is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in EAGLE MOUNTAIN, Utah. It has an enrollment of 1,096 students in kindergarten through 6. On average, elementary schools in Utah enroll around 491, and this school is 123% bigger than that mark.
Alpine District (89 schools, 86,645 students) runs Desert Sky.
More than half of the students at Desert Sky are White (76%). The remaining shares are 15% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. The diversity index for Desert Sky is 39%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Its staff includes 48.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 22.7 students per teacher. The gap from the 21.8:1 average for elementary schools in Utah is 0.8 students per teacher. Roughly 17% of students at Desert Sky can receive free or reduced-price lunch.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Desert Sky is -7.0 points: 44.7% actual, 51.6% predicted.
For Utah County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $100,671, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 44%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. The county has 202 public schools and about 164,467 students.
A public school about 0.7 miles away, Frontier Middle School, is the closest to Desert Sky. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 48.1%, higher than Desert Sky's 44.7%.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Fringe: the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Desert Sky. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 EAGLE MOUNTAIN
- Cedar Valley HighHigh · 3,300 students
- Frontier Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,781 students
- Brookhaven SchoolElementary · 1,077 students
- Pony Express SchoolElementary · 995 students
- Hidden Hollow SchoolElementary · 943 students
- Silver Lake ElementaryElementary · 870 students
Nearby schools
- Frontier Middle School0.7 mi · 1,781
- Hidden Hollow School1.2 mi · 943
- Cedar Valley High1.6 mi · 3,300
- Ranches Academy1.7 mi · 360
- Eagle Valley School2.1 mi · 827
- Pony Express School2.5 mi · 995
Frequently asked questions
About Desert SkyHow many students attend Desert Sky?
Desert Sky enrolls approximately 1,096 students in grades KG-06.
Is Desert Sky an elementary, middle, or high school?
Desert Sky is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Desert Sky have?
Desert Sky employs 48 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.7:1.
How diverse is Desert Sky?
Desert Sky reports a student body of 76% White, 15% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Desert Sky public or private?
Desert Sky is a public K-12 school, overseen by Alpine District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.