Lakeridge Jr High

Lakeridge Jr High is a middle school of substantial scale in OREM, Utah, overseen by Alpine District, enrolling 1,344 students in grades 7 through 9. By comparison, Utah's public schools average about 831 students each, so Lakeridge Jr High sits 62% larger than that benchmark.

Within Alpine District, which oversees 89 schools and 86,645 students, Lakeridge Jr High is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Lakeridge Jr High shows that the largest single group is White, at 58% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school reports 32% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Pacific Islander. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 81%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 55 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 24.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.7:1, putting Lakeridge Jr High higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 33% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Utah County runs at roughly 22%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, Lakeridge Jr High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 43.9%; this one delivers 43.9%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Utah County put the typical household earns roughly $100,671 per year, about 44% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Lakeridge Jr High is one of 202 public schools in Utah County (combined enrollment of about 164,467 students).

Nearest neighbor: Westmore School, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Lakeridge Jr High ranks 5th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 48.1%.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Over the past 7-year window. Lakeridge Jr High's enrollment has grew 9% since 2018, when it stood at 1,238 (now 1,344).

Inside the community feed, members of the Lakeridge Jr High community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.