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Enrollment
561
Elementary
DISTRICT 745 · STATE 491
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WASATCH DISTRICT·NCES 490111000499
Heber Valley School
730 S 600 W, HEBER CITY, UT 84032 · (435) 654-0112 · Wasatch County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL561 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 60% of Utah public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
15.9:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 31.9:1 · STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
244 students
DISTRICT 24% · 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 | 65 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 73 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 76 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 96 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 86 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 89 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (73) is 18% smaller than its 5th grade class (89).
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 40% · 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
48.0%
UT avg 41.4% . +7.3pp since 2023
Math
54.8%
UT avg 41.8% . +6.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.0% | 54.8% |
| 2023-24 | 40.7% | 48.3% |
% 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
47.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.5%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Heber Valley School
Heber Valley School's state test result (47.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heber Valley School this school | 561 | 43.5% | 47.6% |
| Sunset View School PROVO | 628 | 47.8% | 44.7% |
| Bonneville School OREM | 564 | 45.0% | 37.8% |
| Holt School CLEARFIELD | 463 | 45.6% | 31.1% |
| East Ridge Elementary School OGDEN | 714 | 44.5% | 36.5% |
| Westside School SPRINGVILLE | 640 | 37.2% | 40.2% |
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 Heber Valley School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Wasatch County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.6% | #279 of 562 | #6 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.8% | #168 of 578 ▲ 81 | #4 of 6 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #220 of 578 ▲ 149 | #5 of 6 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 561 | #228 of 613 | #5 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #32 of 556 | #1 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.9% | #175 of 559 | #1 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.5% | #190 of 582 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.3% | #325 of 388 | N/A |
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
561
+76 (+16%) vs 2020
-6% since 2000-01, when it was 594
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 | 561 | 35.3 | 15.9:1 | 43% (244) |
| 2023-24 | 555 | 32.1 | 17.3:1 | 48% (264) |
| 2022-23 | 598 | 31.4 | 19.1:1 | 49% (295) |
| 2020-21 | 485 | N/A | N/A | 50% (241) |
| 2017-18 | 599 | N/A | N/A | 51% (307) |
| 2015-16 | 751 | N/A | N/A | 51% (380) |
| 2010-11 | 583 | 30 | 19.4:1 | 48% (278) |
| 2000-01 | 594 | 32 | 18.6:1 | 27% (162) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Heber Valley School.
About Heber Valley School
A medium-sized elementary school in HEBER CITY, Utah, Heber Valley School is part of Wasatch District. School enrollment was 561 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 5.
Wasatch District has 9 schools; together they serve 8,780 students.
Heber Valley School's enrollment is 56% White. Next come 41% Hispanic. That compares with about 83% White among all Wasatch County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Heber Valley School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 52%.
The teaching staff at Heber Valley School is 35.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 15.9:1. That ratio is under the 21.8:1 average for elementary schools in Utah. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 43%. On average, public schools in Wasatch County report 20%.
Heber Valley School is graded B by allk12, scoring above 60% of Utah public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Heber Valley School is 9.1 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (47.6% versus 38.5%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Utah.
County data help place the school in context: in Wasatch County, median household income is about $117,608, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 51%, and roughly 3% of residents are in poverty. Heber Valley School is among the 11 public schools in Wasatch County.
The next-closest public school is Rocky Mountain Middle, about 0.2 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Heber Valley School. Its average proficiency rate of 47.6% is below the 60.4% average for nearby schools.
The federal government classifies Heber Valley School's location as Town: Distant.
The student count in 2024-25 was 561, 16% above the 485 of 2020-21.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Wasatch County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
36,642
Census ACS
Median income
$117,608
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
51%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
9,108 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wasatch District
- Wasatch HighHigh · 2,604 students
- Wasatch Learning AcademyElementary · 1,232 students
- Timpanogos Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,033 students
- Old Mill SchoolElementary · 769 students
- Rocky Mountain MiddleMiddle · 673 students
- Midway SchoolElementary · 652 students
Other schools in HEBER CITY
- Wasatch HighHigh · 2,604 students
- Wasatch Learning AcademyElementary · 1,232 students
- Timpanogos Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,033 students
- Old Mill SchoolElementary · 769 students
- Rocky Mountain MiddleMiddle · 673 students
- J.R. Smith SchoolElementary · 633 students
Nearby schools
- Rocky Mountain Middle0.2 mi · 673
- Wasatch High1.0 mi · 2,604
- Wasatch Learning Academy1.1 mi · 1,232
- J.R. Smith School1.4 mi · 633
- Timpanogos Middle School1.7 mi · 1,033
- Daniels Canyon School1.8 mi · 623
Frequently asked questions
About Heber Valley SchoolHow many students attend Heber Valley School?
Heber Valley School enrolls approximately 561 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Heber Valley School serve?
Heber Valley School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Heber Valley School?
Approximately 15.9:1 students per teacher at Heber Valley School.
How diverse is Heber Valley School?
Heber Valley School reports a student body of 56% White, 41% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Heber Valley School in?
Heber Valley School is part of Wasatch District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.