Orchard School

Orchard School is an elementary school of middle-of-the-pack scale in OREM, Utah, one of the schools within Alpine District, serveing 625 students in grades pre-K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 491 students per school, that is 27% above typical.

Alpine District comprises 89 schools with combined enrollment of 86,645 students; Orchard School is among them.

On demographics, Orchard School records that White students make up the majority at 62%. Other groups include 29% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 2% Pacific Islander. By comparison, Utah County as a whole is about 81% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, Orchard School has 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 25.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.8:1, putting Orchard School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 28% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Orchard School ranks in the top 10% of Utah public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 46.0%; Orchard School posts 65.9%, +19.8 points above that line.

Around the school, census data for Utah County shows median household income runs about $100,671, 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Utah County runs 202 public schools (combined enrollment of about 164,467 students), of which Orchard School is one.

The closest other public school is Canyon View Jr High, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Orchard School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 50.6%.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Orchard School has shrank 20%, going from 782 students in 2018 to 625 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 75% to 62% across the same window.

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