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Enrollment
625
Elementary
DISTRICT 727 · STATE 491
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALPINE DISTRICT·NCES 490003000791
Orchard School
1035 N 800 E, OREM, UT 84097 · (801) 610-8115 · Utah County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL625 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
25.1:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.1:1 · STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
176 students
DISTRICT 22% · 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 | 36 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 59 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 86 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 82 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 92 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 91 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 84 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 95 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (59) is 38% smaller than its 6th grade class (95).
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · 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
68.0%
UT avg 41.4% . -0.6pp since 2023
Math
54.5%
UT avg 41.8% . -1.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Utah schools, those numbers are about 41 and 42. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.0% | 54.5% |
| 2023-24 | 68.6% | 56.3% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of UT schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
65.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.0%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+19.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 46% 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 20 points, placing it in Utah's top 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 Orchard School
Orchard School's state test result (65.9% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orchard School this school | 625 | 28.2% | 65.9% |
| Meadow Brook School SPRINGVILLE | 679 | 30.5% | 41.7% |
| Greenwood School AMERICAN FORK | 713 | 32.0% | 44.1% |
| Daniels Canyon School HEBER CITY | 623 | 32.6% | 59.6% |
| Layton School LAYTON | 552 | 30.1% | 43.4% |
| Vineyard School VINEYARD | 764 | 24.9% | 49.0% |
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 Orchard School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Utah County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.9% | #60 of 562 | #14 of 116 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.5% | #172 of 578 ▼ 15 | #43 of 117 ▼ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #23 of 578 ▲ 14 | #4 of 117 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 625 | #163 of 613 | #55 of 118 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.1:1 | #532 of 556 | #105 of 115 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.6% | #159 of 559 | #20 of 115 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.2% | #309 of 582 | #42 of 117 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.1% | #166 of 388 | #39 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
625
-69 (-10%) vs 2020
-40% since 1990-91, when it was 1,041
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 | 625 | 24.9 | 25.1:1 | 28% (176) |
| 2023-24 | 657 | 27.6 | 23.8:1 | 22% (146) |
| 2022-23 | 710 | 28 | 25.4:1 | 26% (187) |
| 2020-21 | 694 | N/A | N/A | 20% (139) |
| 2017-18 | 782 | N/A | N/A | 11% (86) |
| 2015-16 | 696 | N/A | N/A | 21% (145) |
| 2010-11 | 722 | 26 | 27.8:1 | 34% (246) |
| 2000-01 | 787 | 29 | 27.1:1 | 24% (185) |
| 1990-91 | 1,041 | 31 | 33.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Orchard School.
About Orchard School
Orchard School is a medium-sized elementary school in OREM, Utah, under Alpine District. Students in pre-K through 6 attend, and enrollment is 625 students. The school's enrollment is 27% bigger than the 491 average for elementary schools in Utah.
The district for Orchard School is Alpine District, with 89 schools and 86,645 students.
By race and ethnicity, Orchard School is 62% White. After that, the student body is 29% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 2% Pacific Islander. Census figures show Utah County is about 81% White. Orchard School has a diversity index of 53%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at the school number 24.9 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 25.1:1. Among elementary schools in Utah, the typical ratio is 21.8:1. The school's lunch program data list 28% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
After accounting for student poverty, Orchard School is in the top 10% of Utah schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests of 65.9% is 19.8 points above the 46.0% predicted for its lunch-eligibility share.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Utah County show that median household income is about $100,671, roughly 44% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 202 public schools in Utah County, with a combined enrollment of about 164,467.
The nearest other public school, Canyon View Jr High, is about 0.1 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On average proficiency, Orchard School is 2nd of 9 nearby schools with test data.
Its NCES locale code is City: Small: the school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Orchard School had 694 students in 2020-21 and 625 in 2024-25, a 10% decrease.
Conversations here can range across science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 Alpine District
- Cedar Valley HighHigh · 3,300 students
- Westlake HighHigh · 3,052 students
- Lone Peak HighHigh · 2,484 students
- Skyridge High SchoolHigh · 2,483 students
- American Fork HighHigh · 2,316 students
- Lehi HighHigh · 2,242 students
Other schools in OREM
- Mountain View HighHigh · 1,600 students
- Timpanogos HighHigh · 1,471 students
- Lakeridge Jr HighMiddle · 1,344 students
- Orem HighHigh · 1,225 students
- Canyon View Jr HighMiddle · 1,066 students
- Orem Jr HighMiddle · 969 students
Other Orchard schools
4 other US public schools in 4 states are named Orchard. Orchard School is the largest of the 5.
- Orchard SchoolNORTH SALT LAKE, UT · 581 students
- Orchard SchoolCleveland, OH · 492 students
- Orchard SchoolSouth Burlington, VT · 402 students
- Orchard SchoolBillings, MT · 340 students
Nearby schools
- Canyon View Jr High0.1 mi · 1,066
- Foothill School0.6 mi · 537
- Timpanogos High0.9 mi · 1,471
- Windsor School1.1 mi · 598
- Cascade School1.1 mi · 882
- Northridge School1.2 mi · 397
Frequently asked questions
About Orchard SchoolHow large is Orchard School?
Orchard School enrolls approximately 625 students in grades PK-06.
Is Orchard School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Orchard School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Orchard School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Orchard School is approximately 25.1:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Orchard School?
At Orchard School, the student body is approximately 62% White, 29% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Orchard School in?
Orchard School is part of Alpine District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.