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Honest take: what's the hardest part about being a student at Orem High?
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Enrollment
1,225
High
DISTRICT 1,808 · STATE 980
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALPINE DISTRICT·NCES 490003000021
Orem High
175 S 400 E, OREM, UT 84097 · (801) 610-8165 · Utah County
GRADES 10–12HIGH13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL1,225 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 48% of Utah public high schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Utah public high schools
Student : Teacher
23.6:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.8:1 · STATE 21.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
261 students
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 33%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 10 | 405 | 33% |
| Grade 11 | 418 | 34% |
| Grade 12 | 402 | 33% |
Student demographics
49%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
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
38.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.4%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 →
Schools most like Orem High
Orem High's state test result (38.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orem High this school | 1,225 | 21.3% | 38.5% |
| Timpanogos High OREM | 1,471 | 19.4% | 41.5% |
| Springville High SPRINGVILLE | 1,665 | 22.9% | 41.3% |
| Snow Canyon High ST GEORGE | 1,324 | 26.8% | 37.8% |
| Vista Heights Middle SARATOGA SPRINGS | 1,671 | 17.6% | 46.6% |
| Tooele High TOOELE | 1,900 | 25.8% | 27.6% |
Matched among Utah high 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 Orem High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Utah County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.5% | #76 of 149 | #13 of 24 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,225 | #71 of 189 | #19 of 27 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.6:1 | #82 of 145 | #9 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.0% | #44 of 145 | #8 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.3% | #103 of 169 | #11 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.6% | #77 of 84 | #15 of 15 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,225
-15 (-1%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 1,862
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 | 1,225 | 51.9 | 23.6:1 | 21% (261) |
| 2023-24 | 1,299 | 52.3 | 24.8:1 | 24% (318) |
| 2022-23 | 1,287 | 52.2 | 24.7:1 | 25% (319) |
| 2020-21 | 1,240 | N/A | N/A | 21% (257) |
| 2017-18 | 1,206 | N/A | N/A | 32% (385) |
| 2015-16 | 1,160 | N/A | N/A | 35% (406) |
| 2010-11 | 1,062 | 44 | 24.1:1 | 29% (310) |
| 2000-01 | 1,510 | 63 | 24.0:1 | 13% (201) |
| 1990-91 | 1,862 | 79 | 23.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Orem High.
About Orem High
Orem High is a public medium-sized high school in OREM, Utah. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 1,225 students in grades 10 through 12. Against the 980-student average for high schools in Utah, enrollment here is 25% higher.
The district, Alpine District, has 86,645 students enrolled across 89 schools.
At Orem High, White students make up 67% of the student body. The remaining shares are 24% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 3% Pacific Islander. Utah County as a whole is about 81% White, so the school's share is lower. Orem High's diversity index is 49%, against a US figure of 70%.
The count of teachers at Orem High is 51.9 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 23.6:1. That is 2.5 students per teacher above the 21.1:1 average for high schools in Utah. Around 21% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Utah County average 22%.
Orem High is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 48% of Utah public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 49.4% at Orem High; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 38.5%.
Across Utah County, the median household income is $100,671, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 44%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. In all, Utah County has 202 public schools and roughly 164,467 students.
The shortest distance from Orem High to another public school is about 0.3 miles, to Centennial Elementary. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Orem High is 7th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Small, or inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 1,240 in 2020-21, 1,225 in 2024-25.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- Canyon View Jr HighMiddle · 1,066 students
- Orem Jr HighMiddle · 969 students
- Cascade SchoolElementary · 882 students
Nearby schools
- Centennial Elementary0.3 mi · 761
- Noah Webster Academy0.4 mi · 520
- Cascade School0.7 mi · 882
- Orem School1.2 mi · 659
- Lakeridge Jr High1.3 mi · 1,344
- Westmore School1.3 mi · 543
Frequently asked questions
About Orem HighWhat is the total enrollment at Orem High?
Orem High enrolls approximately 1,225 students in grades 10-12.
What grades does Orem High serve?
Orem High serves grades 10-12.
How many students per teacher at Orem High?
Approximately 23.6:1 students per teacher at Orem High.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Orem High?
At Orem High, the student body is approximately 67% White, 24% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Orem High?
Orem High is overseen by Alpine District in Utah County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.