Maple Ridge School

Maple Ridge School is a primary school of large scale in MAPLETON, Utah, operated by Nebo District, caters to 873 students in grades pre-K through 6. That puts it 78% above the typical public school in Utah, which averages around 491 students.

Nebo District comprises 49 schools with combined enrollment of 43,696 students; Maple Ridge School is among them.

On demographics, Maple Ridge School logs that nearly all students (83%) are White. Other groups include 9% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Utah County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, Maple Ridge School reports 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 22.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 21.8:1 average. About 10% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably below Utah County's rate of about 22%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Maple Ridge School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 54.9%, the actual is 68.3%, a residual of +13.4 points.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Utah County) shows that median household earnings sit near $100,671, roughly 44% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Utah County's 202 public schools (combined enrollment of about 164,467 students), Maple Ridge School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Maple Grove Middle, roughly 0.6 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Maple Ridge School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 47.9%.

Maple Ridge School operates from a bedroom-community location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 41%: 620 students in 2018 compared to 873 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 89% to 83%.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for Maple Ridge School typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.