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Enrollment
550
Elementary
DISTRICT 727 · STATE 491
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALPINE DISTRICT·NCES 490003000010
Forbes School
281 N 200 E, AMERICAN FORK, UT 84003 · (801) 610-8705 · Utah County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL550 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.1:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.1:1 · STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
269 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 | 4 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 76 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 84 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 82 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 65 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 88 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (76) is 14% smaller than its 6th grade class (88).
Student demographics
52%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
33.7%
UT avg 41.4% . -4.7pp since 2023
Math
38.1%
UT avg 41.8% . +3.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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 up about 4 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.7% | 38.1% |
| 2023-24 | 38.4% | 34.6% |
% 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
37.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.9%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Forbes School
Forbes School's state test result (37.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forbes School this school | 550 | 48.9% | 37.9% |
| Heritage School SAINT GEORGE | 526 | 50.2% | 47.6% |
| Barnett School PAYSON | 508 | 50.2% | 41.3% |
| Cherry Creek School SPRINGVILLE | 455 | 49.7% | 43.4% |
| Cedar East School CEDAR CITY | 598 | 53.2% | 43.1% |
| Bonneville School OREM | 564 | 45.0% | 37.8% |
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 Forbes School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Utah County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.9% | #400 of 562 | #98 of 116 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.1% | #375 of 578 ▲ 41 | #94 of 117 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.7% | #427 of 578 ▼ 28 | #99 of 117 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 550 | #246 of 613 | #72 of 118 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.1:1 | #284 of 556 | #33 of 115 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.4% | #166 of 559 | #21 of 115 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.9% | #136 of 582 | #15 of 117 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.4% | #55 of 128 | #12 of 26 |
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
550
+134 (+32%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 724
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 | 550 | 26.1 | 21.1:1 | 49% (269) |
| 2023-24 | 577 | 25.8 | 22.4:1 | 37% (213) |
| 2022-23 | 424 | 18.5 | 22.9:1 | 41% (174) |
| 2020-21 | 416 | N/A | N/A | 31% (127) |
| 2017-18 | 498 | N/A | N/A | 20% (101) |
| 2015-16 | 517 | N/A | N/A | 31% (161) |
| 2010-11 | 570 | 22 | 25.9:1 | 50% (287) |
| 2000-01 | 632 | 29 | 21.8:1 | 30% (191) |
| 1990-91 | 724 | 24 | 30.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Forbes School.
About Forbes School
AMERICAN FORK, Utah, is home to Forbes School, a medium-sized elementary school. The school's enrollment of 550 students covers kindergarten through 6.
Alpine District counts 86,645 students in its 89 schools, and Forbes School is one of them.
White students make up a majority at Forbes School, at 64%. Smaller groups are 26% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 2% Pacific Islander. For comparison, the population of Utah County is roughly 81% White. Forbes School's diversity index is 52%, against a US figure of 70%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 21.1:1, with 26.1 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 21.8:1 average for elementary schools in Utah. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Forbes School is 49%. Across public schools in Utah County, the average is 22%.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Forbes School is +2.0 points: 37.9% actual, 35.9% predicted.
In the county around the school, Utah County, the median household income is $100,671, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 44% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Utah County is home to 202 public schools and about 164,467 public school students.
Alpine Online School is the closest public school, about 0.4 miles away in a straight line. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Forbes School. By average proficiency, Forbes School is 6th among 6 schools close by.
NCES assigns Forbes 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.
Federal data show a 32% enrollment gain, from 416 in 2020-21 to 550 in 2024-25.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at Forbes School. 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 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 AMERICAN FORK
- American Fork HighHigh · 2,316 students
- American Fork Jr HighMiddle · 1,827 students
- Legacy SchoolElementary · 819 students
- Shelley SchoolElementary · 731 students
- Greenwood SchoolElementary · 713 students
- Barratt SchoolElementary · 563 students
Other Forbes schools
One other US public school is named Forbes. Forbes School is the largest of the 2.
- Forbes SchoolTorrington, CT · 309 students
Nearby schools
- Alpine Online School0.4 mi · 106
- Shelley School0.7 mi · 731
- Greenwood School0.7 mi · 713
- American Fork High0.7 mi · 2,316
- Barratt School1.1 mi · 563
- Athenian eAcademy1.2 mi · 557
Frequently asked questions
About Forbes SchoolHow many students attend Forbes School?
Forbes School enrolls approximately 550 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Forbes School serve?
Forbes School serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Forbes School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Forbes School is approximately 21.1:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Forbes School?
At Forbes School, the student body is approximately 64% White, 26% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Forbes School?
Forbes 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.