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Enrollment
846
Elementary
DISTRICT 727 · STATE 491
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALPINE DISTRICT·NCES 490003001381
Mountain Trails School
3951 NORTH WOOD ROAD, EAGLE MOUNTAIN, UT 84005 · (801) 610-8724 · Utah County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL846 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 12% of Utah public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
22.1:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.1:1 · STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
300 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 | 16 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 123 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 115 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 134 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 131 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 118 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 113 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 96 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (123) is 28% larger than its 6th grade class (96).
Student demographics
49%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
26.3%
UT avg 41.4% . -5.2pp since 2023
Math
24.7%
UT avg 41.8% . -6.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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 down about 6 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 26.3% | 24.7% |
| 2023-24 | 31.5% | 30.9% |
% 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
31.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.5%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Mountain Trails School
Mountain Trails School's state test result (31.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Trails School this school | 846 | 35.5% | 31.6% |
| Centennial Elementary OREM | 761 | 37.3% | 48.4% |
| Eagle Valley School EAGLE MOUNTAIN | 827 | 29.4% | 40.0% |
| Sterling School TOOELE | 772 | 36.0% | 29.8% |
| Glacier Hills Elementary SANDY | 626 | 37.5% | 38.0% |
| Orem School OREM | 659 | 30.8% | 64.3% |
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 Mountain Trails School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Utah County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.6% | #457 of 562 | #106 of 116 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.7% | #488 of 578 ▼ 45 | #112 of 117 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.3% | #494 of 578 ▼ 30 | #112 of 117 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 846 | #32 of 613 | #20 of 118 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.1:1 | #377 of 556 | #51 of 115 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.4% | #203 of 559 | #30 of 115 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.5% | #247 of 582 | #29 of 117 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +25.1% | #24 of 128 | #7 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
846
-34 (-4%) vs 2020
+36% since 2010-11, when it was 623
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 | 846 | 38.3 | 22.1:1 | 35% (300) |
| 2023-24 | 830 | 37.3 | 22.2:1 | 29% (241) |
| 2022-23 | 1,289 | 51 | 25.3:1 | 30% (392) |
| 2020-21 | 880 | N/A | N/A | 28% (247) |
| 2017-18 | 676 | N/A | N/A | 14% (97) |
| 2015-16 | 611 | N/A | N/A | 27% (164) |
| 2010-11 | 623 | 57 | 10.9:1 | 32% (197) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mountain Trails School.
About Mountain Trails School
Mountain Trails School is a large elementary school serving families in EAGLE MOUNTAIN, Utah. Students in pre-K through 6 make up the school's enrollment of 846 students. By comparison, elementary schools in Utah enroll about 491 students on average.
Alpine District (89 schools, 86,645 students) runs Mountain Trails School.
More than half of the students at Mountain Trails School are White (67%). The remaining shares are 23% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Utah County's population at about 81%. The diversity index for Mountain Trails School is 49%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
For every teacher at Mountain Trails School, there are about 22.1 students; the school has 38.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Utah is about 21.8:1. There are 300 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 35% of enrollment. Public schools in Utah County average 22%.
Mountain Trails School earns a D on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 12% of Utah public elementary schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Mountain Trails School, the prediction is 42.5% and the result is 31.6%.
Looking at the county, Utah County, the median household earns about $100,671 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 44%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Counting Mountain Trails School, Utah County has 202 public schools.
Mountain Trails School's closest public school neighbor is Eagle Valley School, about 1.0 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Mountain Trails School at 8th of 8.
The NCES locale for Mountain Trails School is Rural: Fringe, which covers schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment fell by 4% across 4 years, from 880 in 2020-21 to 846 in 2024-25.
The discussion board for Mountain Trails School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 EAGLE MOUNTAIN
- Cedar Valley HighHigh · 3,300 students
- Frontier Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,781 students
- Desert SkyElementary · 1,096 students
- Brookhaven SchoolElementary · 1,077 students
- Pony Express SchoolElementary · 995 students
- Hidden Hollow SchoolElementary · 943 students
Nearby schools
- Eagle Valley School1.0 mi · 827
- Cedar Valley High1.3 mi · 3,300
- Frontier Middle School2.1 mi · 1,781
- John Hancock Charters School Eagle Mountain2.2 mi · 864
- Desert Sky2.8 mi · 1,096
- Hidden Hollow School3.9 mi · 943
Frequently asked questions
About Mountain Trails SchoolHow large is Mountain Trails School?
Mountain Trails School enrolls approximately 846 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Mountain Trails School serve?
Mountain Trails School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Mountain Trails School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Mountain Trails School is approximately 22.1:1 (38 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Mountain Trails School?
At Mountain Trails School, the student body is approximately 67% White, 23% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Mountain Trails School public or private?
Mountain Trails School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Alpine District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.