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Which teacher or staff member at Mt. Loafer School deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
642
Elementary
DISTRICT 536 · STATE 491
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEBO DISTRICT·NCES 490063000431
Mt. Loafer School
1025 S 250 W, SALEM, UT 84653 · (801) 423-2705 · Utah County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL642 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 32% 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.
- C-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
24.2:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.9:1 · STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
16%
105 students
DISTRICT 28% · 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 | 51 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 87 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 88 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 102 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 105 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 107 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 102 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (87) is 15% smaller than its 5th grade class (102).
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · 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
39.6%
UT avg 41.4% . -5.7pp since 2023
Math
45.7%
UT avg 41.8% . -1.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.6% | 45.7% |
| 2023-24 | 45.3% | 47.0% |
% 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
45.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.8%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Mt. Loafer School
Mt. Loafer School's state test result (45.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mt. Loafer School this school | 642 | 16.4% | 45.8% |
| Foothills School SALEM | 605 | 15.9% | 56.3% |
| Meadow School LEHI | 612 | 14.7% | 47.9% |
| Sunrise School SMITHFIELD | 713 | 16.7% | 64.3% |
| Southland School RIVERTON | 592 | 16.0% | 55.5% |
| Farr West School OGDEN | 704 | 14.9% | 58.0% |
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 Mt. Loafer School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Utah County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.8% | #310 of 562 | #72 of 116 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.7% | #280 of 578 ▼ 14 | #67 of 117 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.6% | #346 of 578 ▼ 38 | #82 of 117 ▼ 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 642 | #144 of 613 | #48 of 118 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.2:1 | #504 of 556 | #96 of 115 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.4% | #505 of 559 | #109 of 115 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 16.4% | #470 of 582 | #87 of 117 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.4% | #322 of 388 | #63 of 74 |
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
642
+46 (+8%) vs 2020
-4% since 2000-01, when it was 669
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 | 642 | 26.5 | 24.2:1 | 16% (105) |
| 2023-24 | 668 | 25.5 | 26.2:1 | 15% (103) |
| 2022-23 | 622 | 23.5 | 26.5:1 | 15% (91) |
| 2020-21 | 596 | N/A | N/A | 14% (85) |
| 2017-18 | 686 | N/A | N/A | 13% (89) |
| 2015-16 | 532 | N/A | N/A | 23% (123) |
| 2010-11 | 467 | 18 | 25.9:1 | 21% (99) |
| 2000-01 | 669 | 27 | 24.8:1 | 9% (62) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mt. Loafer School.
About Mt. Loafer School
In SALEM, Utah, Mt. Loafer School is a medium-sized elementary school. The school's enrollment of 642 students covers pre-K through 6. Enrollment is 31% higher than the average for elementary schools in Utah, which is about 491.
Nebo District counts 43,696 students in its 49 schools, and Mt. Loafer School is one of them.
White students are the large majority at Mt. Loafer School, with 88% of enrollment. Other groups make up 8% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Mt. Loafer School has a diversity index of 22%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The ratio of students to teachers is 24.2:1, with 26.5 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. For comparison, elementary schools in Utah average 21.8:1. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 16%.
Measured against Utah public elementary schools, Mt. Loafer School receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
After adjusting for student poverty, Mt. Loafer School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Utah schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 45.8%; the prediction is 51.8%.
Across Utah County, median household income is about $100,671, roughly 44% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. The public schools of Utah County number 202 and enroll about 164,467.
The nearest public school is American Preparatory Academy - Salem, at about 0.8 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Mt. Loafer School places 4th of 7 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Locale data from NCES put Mt. Loafer School in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
Enrollment was 596 in 2020-21 and 642 in 2024-25, a gain of 46 students.
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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 Nebo District
- Nebo Online SchoolCombined · 7,791 students
- Maple Mountain HighHigh · 1,902 students
- Springville HighHigh · 1,665 students
- Payson HighHigh · 1,648 students
- Spanish Fork HighHigh · 1,640 students
- Salem Hills HighHigh · 1,593 students
Other schools in SALEM
- Nebo Online SchoolCombined · 7,791 students
- Salem Hills HighHigh · 1,593 students
- Valley View MiddleMiddle · 963 students
- Salem Junior HighMiddle · 950 students
- Foothills SchoolElementary · 605 students
- American Preparatory Academy - SalemCombined · 570 students
Nearby schools
- American Preparatory Academy - Salem0.8 mi · 570
- Salem School1.0 mi · 508
- Foothills School1.2 mi · 605
- Salem Hills High1.3 mi · 1,593
- Valley View Middle1.5 mi · 963
- Nebo Online School1.6 mi · 7,791
Frequently asked questions
About Mt. Loafer SchoolHow large is Mt. Loafer School?
Mt. Loafer School enrolls approximately 642 students in grades PK-06.
Is Mt. Loafer School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Mt. Loafer School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Mt. Loafer School?
Approximately 24.2:1 students per teacher at Mt. Loafer School.
How diverse is Mt. Loafer School?
Mt. Loafer School reports a student body of 88% White, 8% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Mt. Loafer School in?
Mt. Loafer School is part of Nebo District.
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