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Nibley School
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 63 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 63 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 64 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 74 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 61 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (63) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (61).
Test scores
RISE / Utah Aspire+ 2024-25 . % Proficient + Highly ProficientWhat this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 60 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.1% | 59.9% |
| 2023-24 | 61.4% | 64.2% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 45% typical for Utah schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 17 points, placing it in Utah's top 10%.
Schools most like Nibley School
Nibley School's state test result (61.4% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nibley School this school | 511 | 30.7% | 61.4% |
| Country View School WEST HAVEN CITY | 526 | 30.0% | 47.1% |
| Central School PLEASANT GROVE | 596 | 29.7% | 44.0% |
| Millville School MILLVILLE | 493 | 31.8% | 63.2% |
| Discovery School BRIGHAM CITY | 448 | 33.5% | 45.0% |
| North Ogden School OGDEN | 537 | 33.5% | 51.0% |
Where Nibley School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Cache County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.4% | #99 of 562 | #11 of 28 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.9% | #108 of 578 ▼ 26 | #14 of 28 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.1% | #130 of 578 ▼ 49 | #14 of 28 ▼ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 511 | #302 of 613 | #14 of 28 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.8:1 | #352 of 556 | #15 of 27 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.0% | #297 of 559 | #10 of 27 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.7% | #288 of 582 | #16 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +14.8% | #43 of 128 | #7 of 16 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 511 | 23.5 | 21.8:1 | 31% (157) |
| 2023-24 | 498 | 21 | 23.7:1 | 32% (158) |
| 2022-23 | 530 | 23.5 | 22.6:1 | 33% (174) |
| 2020-21 | 467 | N/A | N/A | 33% (153) |
| 2017-18 | 445 | N/A | N/A | 48% (213) |
| 2015-16 | 372 | N/A | N/A | 51% (188) |
| 2010-11 | 337 | 15 | 22.5:1 | 42% (141) |
| 2000-01 | 504 | 24 | 21.0:1 | 24% (119) |
About Nibley School
The public elementary school Nibley School is located in NIBLEY, Utah. Classes run from pre-K through 6, and the school has 511 students.
Cache District counts 26 schools and 20,286 students, including Nibley School.
At Nibley School, White students make up 75% of the student body. It is also 17% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Cache County is roughly 84% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 41% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Staffing totals 23.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 21.8:1. That is close to the 21.8:1 average for elementary schools in Utah. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 31%. For comparison, public schools in Cache County average 31%.
Nibley School is graded A by allk12, scoring above 87% of Utah public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Nibley School beats its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests by 16.6 points (61.4% versus 44.8%), a top-10% result in Utah on BeatsExpectations.
County data help place the school in context: in Cache County, the median household income is $81,665, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 42%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. In all, Cache County has 44 public schools and roughly 28,291 students.
Of nearby public schools, Thomas Edison - South is the closest, at about 0.8 miles. Nibley School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nibley School comes in 6th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Mid-size.
2024-25 enrollment was 511, a 9% increase from 467 in 2020-21.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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