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Enrollment
537
Elementary
DISTRICT 727 · STATE 491
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALPINE DISTRICT·NCES 490003000593
Foothill School
921 N 1240 E, OREM, UT 84097 · (801) 610-8107 · Utah County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL537 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 98% of Utah public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Utah public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
23.3:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.1:1 · STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
113 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 | 50 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 53 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 50 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 66 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 85 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 93 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 78 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (53) is 32% smaller than its 6th grade class (78).
Student demographics
31%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
66.7%
UT avg 41.4% . -7.9pp since 2023
Math
71.5%
UT avg 41.8% . -5.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.7% | 71.5% |
| 2023-24 | 74.6% | 76.8% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of UT schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
75.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.5%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+26.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 50% typical for Utah schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 26 points, placing it in Utah's top 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 Foothill School
Foothill School's state test result (75.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foothill School this school | 537 | 21.0% | 75.9% |
| Voyage Academy CLINTON | 528 | 20.6% | 50.7% |
| Green Acres School OGDEN | 496 | 22.2% | 47.8% |
| Barratt School AMERICAN FORK | 563 | 20.6% | 48.4% |
| Horizon School WASHINGTON | 626 | 22.0% | 63.1% |
| East Meadows School SPANISH FORK | 518 | 22.2% | 56.5% |
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 Foothill School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Utah County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.9% | #13 of 562 | #2 of 116 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.5% | #30 of 578 ▼ 15 | #6 of 117 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.7% | #28 of 578 ▼ 15 | #5 of 117 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 537 | #261 of 613 | #78 of 118 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.3:1 | #464 of 556 | #82 of 115 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.0% | #422 of 559 | #89 of 115 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.0% | #397 of 582 | #65 of 117 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.2% | #110 of 388 | #27 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
537
-54 (-9%) vs 2020
-12% since 2000-01, when it was 607
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 | 537 | 23.1 | 23.3:1 | 21% (113) |
| 2023-24 | 619 | 21.5 | 28.8:1 | 17% (104) |
| 2022-23 | 582 | 23.1 | 25.2:1 | 21% (122) |
| 2020-21 | 591 | N/A | N/A | 17% (103) |
| 2017-18 | 718 | N/A | N/A | 8% (60) |
| 2015-16 | 686 | N/A | N/A | 14% (97) |
| 2010-11 | 614 | 24 | 25.6:1 | 22% (138) |
| 2000-01 | 607 | 27 | 22.5:1 | 15% (90) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Foothill School.
About Foothill School
Foothill School is a mid-sized elementary school with its address in OREM, Utah. The school runs pre-K through 6 and enrolls 537 students.
Alpine District runs 89 schools with a combined 86,645 students. Foothill School is one of them.
At Foothill School, 82% of students are White. Other students are 13% Hispanic. Census estimates put Utah County at about 81% White, close to the school's figure. The diversity index for Foothill School is 31%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Foothill School is 23.3:1, based on 23.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in Utah average 21.8:1. Lunch program data show 21% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The average for public schools in Utah County is similar, at 22%.
Foothill School holds an A+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 98% of Utah public elementary schools.
On allk12's BeatsExpectations measure, Foothill School is among the top 10% of schools in Utah. Predicted: 49.5%. Actual: 75.9%.
In Utah County, median household income comes to about $100,671, roughly 44% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. The county's public schools total 202, with about 164,467 students.
About 0.6 miles separate Foothill School from the closest public school, Orchard School. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: Foothill School ranks 1st of 9 nearby schools, at 75.9% versus a 50.3% average.
Locale data from NCES put Foothill School inside a principal city with a population under 100,000 (City: Small).
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 537, down from 591 in 2020-21.
On allk12, people connected to Foothill School can post about special education services, counseling, and support programs. 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 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
- Orchard School0.6 mi · 625
- Canyon View Jr High0.7 mi · 1,066
- Cascade School1.0 mi · 882
- Timpanogos High1.4 mi · 1,471
- Canyon Crest School1.5 mi · 487
- Windsor School1.6 mi · 598
Frequently asked questions
About Foothill SchoolHow large is Foothill School?
Foothill School enrolls approximately 537 students in grades PK-06.
Is Foothill School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Foothill School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Foothill School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Foothill School is approximately 23.3:1 (23 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Foothill School?
Foothill School reports a student body of 82% White, 13% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Foothill School?
Foothill 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.