Oak Canyon Jr High

Set in LINDON, Utah, Oak Canyon Jr High is a reasonably sized four-year high school, part of Alpine District. It hosts 1,295 students across grades 7 through 10. Compared to the state average of about 980 students per school, that is 32% bigger than typical.

Oak Canyon Jr High is one of 89 schools operated by Alpine District, a district that serves 86,645 students overall.

On demographics, Oak Canyon Jr High reports that 82% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest breaks down as 13% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 55 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 23.3:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.1:1, putting Oak Canyon Jr High higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 14% of students at Oak Canyon Jr High qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, Oak Canyon Jr High tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 52.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 53.6%.

In the area at large, 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%. Across Utah County's 202 public schools (combined enrollment of about 164,467 students), Oak Canyon Jr High is one campus in the mix.

Rocky Mountain School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Oak Canyon Jr High ranks 5th on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 49.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Looking at the recent track record. Oak Canyon Jr High's enrollment has decreased 8% since 2018, when it stood at 1,409 (now 1,295).

On the community side, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.