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What's something Orchard Hills School does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
742
Elementary
DISTRICT 536 · STATE 491
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEBO DISTRICT·NCES 490063001155
Orchard Hills School
168 E 610 S, SANTAQUIN, UT 84655 · (801) 754-5106 · Utah County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL742 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
22.5:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.9:1 · STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
180 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 | 17 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 147 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 127 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 120 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 114 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 111 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 106 | 14% |
Student demographics
38%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
33.0%
UT avg 41.4% . -6.3pp since 2023
Math
42.4%
UT avg 41.8% . -1.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 2 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.0% | 42.4% |
| 2023-24 | 39.3% | 44.1% |
% 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
40.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.0%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 →
Where Orchard Hills School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Utah County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.1% | #385 of 562 | #96 of 116 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.4% | #324 of 578 | #78 of 117 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #436 of 578 | #102 of 117 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 742 | #59 of 613 | #31 of 118 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.5:1 | #411 of 556 | #58 of 115 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.1% | #328 of 559 | #65 of 115 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.3% | #353 of 582 | #49 of 117 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.0% | #313 of 388 | #62 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
742
+249 (+51%) vs 2020
+2% since 2010-11, when it was 730
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 | 742 | 33 | 22.5:1 | 24% (180) |
| 2023-24 | 580 | 26 | 22.3:1 | 27% (154) |
| 2022-23 | 572 | 23 | 24.9:1 | 29% (164) |
| 2020-21 | 493 | N/A | N/A | 25% (122) |
| 2017-18 | 798 | N/A | N/A | 26% (208) |
| 2015-16 | 806 | N/A | N/A | 41% (333) |
| 2010-11 | 730 | 28 | 26.1:1 | 40% (293) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Orchard Hills School.
About Orchard Hills School
Orchard Hills School is one of the public schools in SANTAQUIN, Utah. It is a high-enrollment elementary school. Students in pre-K through 6 attend the school, which enrolls 742 students. The average among elementary schools in Utah is roughly 491 students; this school is 51% bigger than that.
Nebo District is responsible for 49 schools, Orchard Hills School included, with 43,696 students in all.
At Orchard Hills School, White students make up 77% of the student body. After that, the student body is 17% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. The school's diversity index is 38%, meaning two students picked at random have a 38% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The teaching staff at Orchard Hills School is 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 22.5:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Utah average 21.8:1. About 24% of students, or 180, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That tracks the 22% average for public schools in Utah County.
Test results at Orchard Hills School are 7.8 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (40.1% actual, 48.0% predicted).
Census estimates describe Utah County this way: the median household income is $100,671, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 44% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. In all, Utah County has 202 public schools and roughly 164,467 students.
The nearest public school is Santaquin School, at about 0.9 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 5 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 33.7%, lower than Orchard Hills School's 40.1%.
Federal data place Orchard Hills School in the Town: Fringe locale, which means it is in a town close to an urbanized area.
Enrollment was 493 in 2020-21 and 742 in 2024-25. Large swings like this can come from changes to the grades a school serves.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Orchard Hills School covering things like sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 SANTAQUIN
- Apple Valley SchoolElementary · 732 students
- Santaquin SchoolElementary · 579 students
- C.S. Lewis AcademyElementary · 224 students
Nearby schools
- Santaquin School0.9 mi · 579
- C.S. Lewis Academy1.4 mi · 224
- Apple Valley School1.7 mi · 732
- Spring Lake School4.1 mi · 531
- Payson Jr High4.9 mi · 1,143
- Payson High5.0 mi · 1,648
Frequently asked questions
About Orchard Hills SchoolHow large is Orchard Hills School?
Orchard Hills School enrolls approximately 742 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Orchard Hills School serve?
Orchard Hills School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Orchard Hills School?
Approximately 22.5:1 students per teacher at Orchard Hills School.
How diverse is Orchard Hills School?
Orchard Hills School reports a student body of 77% White, 17% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Orchard Hills School?
Orchard Hills School is overseen by Nebo District in Utah County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.