Orchard Hills School

Orchard Hills School is one of the heavily attended elementary-level communitys in SANTAQUIN, Utah, operated by Nebo District, with 742 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 491 students per school, that is 51% bigger than typical.

Within Nebo District, which oversees 49 schools and 43,696 students, Orchard Hills School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Orchard Hills School reports that the largest single group is White, at 77% of enrollment; the rest breaks down as 17% Hispanic, 3% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 22.5:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 24% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Orchard Hills School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 40.1%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Utah County) shows that 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%. Orchard Hills School is one of 202 public schools in Utah County (combined enrollment of about 164,467 students).

Santaquin School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Orchard Hills School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 33.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Looking at the recent track record. Orchard Hills School's enrollment has shrank 7% since 2018, when it stood at 798 (now 742). White enrollment moved from 85% to 77% across the same window.

On the community side, members of the Orchard Hills School community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.