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If you could change one rule at East Meadows School, what would it be?
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Enrollment
518
Elementary
DISTRICT 536 · STATE 491
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEBO DISTRICT·NCES 490063001125
East Meadows School
1287 S 2130 E, SPANISH FORK, UT 84660 · (801) 798-4015 · Utah County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL518 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.8:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.9:1 · STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
115 students
DISTRICT 28% · 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 | 47 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 68 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 60 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 83 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 102 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 90 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (68) is 24% smaller than its 5th grade class (90).
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · 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
56.9%
UT avg 41.4% . +2.4pp since 2023
Math
60.7%
UT avg 41.8% . +5.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Utah schools, those numbers are about 41 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.9% | 60.7% |
| 2023-24 | 54.5% | 55.7% |
% 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
56.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.0%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 56% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 East Meadows School
East Meadows School's state test result (56.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Meadows School this school | 518 | 22.2% | 56.5% |
| Salem School SALEM | 508 | 20.7% | 41.0% |
| Voyage Academy CLINTON | 528 | 20.6% | 50.7% |
| Barratt School AMERICAN FORK | 563 | 20.6% | 48.4% |
| Creekside School KAYSVILLE | 544 | 24.1% | 56.4% |
| Green Acres School OGDEN | 496 | 22.2% | 47.8% |
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 East Meadows School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Utah County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.5% | #153 of 562 | #36 of 116 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.7% | #98 of 578 ▲ 67 | #22 of 117 ▲ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.9% | #102 of 578 ▲ 70 | #26 of 117 ▲ 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 518 | #293 of 613 | #81 of 118 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.8:1 | #255 of 556 | #29 of 115 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.6% | #358 of 559 | #78 of 115 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.2% | #379 of 582 | #61 of 117 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -33.9% | #34 of 388 | #6 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
518
-143 (-22%) vs 2020
-42% since 2010-11, when it was 899
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 | 518 | 24.9 | 20.8:1 | 22% (115) |
| 2023-24 | 544 | 27.5 | 19.8:1 | 20% (107) |
| 2022-23 | 584 | 25.5 | 22.9:1 | 20% (118) |
| 2020-21 | 661 | N/A | N/A | 14% (95) |
| 2017-18 | 784 | N/A | N/A | 14% (113) |
| 2015-16 | 815 | N/A | N/A | 27% (218) |
| 2010-11 | 899 | 30 | 30.0:1 | 27% (243) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for East Meadows School.
About East Meadows School
East Meadows School is a medium-sized elementary school based in SPANISH FORK, Utah. The school had 518 students in pre-K through 6 in 2024-25.
Nebo District is the district for East Meadows School. It has 49 schools and 43,696 students.
White students account for 79% of enrollment at East Meadows School. Other groups make up 14% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. County-wide, about 81% of residents are White. East Meadows School has a diversity index of 36%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at the school number 24.9 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 20.8:1. The 21.8:1 average for elementary schools in Utah is higher than this school's figure. Roughly 22% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Utah County, the average is about the same, 22%.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, East Meadows School would score about 49.0%. It scores 56.5%, 7.5 points above that figure.
In the county around the school, Utah County, median household income is about $100,671, about 44% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. A total of 202 public schools operate in Utah County, serving about 164,467 students.
The next-closest public school is Canyon School, about 0.6 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. East Meadows School ranks 2nd of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 56.5% against a local average of 45.2%.
In the federal locale system, East Meadows School is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count declined from 661 to 518.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Nebo District
- Nebo Online SchoolCombined · 7,791 students
- Maple Mountain HighHigh · 1,902 students
- Springville HighHigh · 1,665 students
- Payson HighHigh · 1,648 students
- Spanish Fork HighHigh · 1,640 students
- Salem Hills HighHigh · 1,593 students
Other schools in SPANISH FORK
- Maple Mountain HighHigh · 1,902 students
- Spanish Fork HighHigh · 1,640 students
- American Leadership AcademyCombined · 1,597 students
- Diamond Fork MiddleMiddle · 1,074 students
- Spanish Fork Jr HighMiddle · 1,070 students
- Riverview SchoolElementary · 738 students
Nearby schools
- Canyon School0.6 mi · 457
- Spanish Oaks School0.7 mi · 416
- Sierra Bonita Elementary1.1 mi · 568
- Maple Mountain High1.2 mi · 1,902
- Larsen School1.3 mi · 431
- Spanish Fork Jr High1.4 mi · 1,070
Frequently asked questions
About East Meadows SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at East Meadows School?
East Meadows School enrolls approximately 518 students in grades PK-06.
Is East Meadows School an elementary, middle, or high school?
East Meadows School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does East Meadows School have?
East Meadows School employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.8:1.
What is the student diversity at East Meadows School?
Student demographics at East Meadows School are roughly 79% White, 14% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is East Meadows School in?
East Meadows School is part of Nebo District.
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