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Enrollment
969
Middle
DISTRICT 1,379 · STATE 831
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALPINE DISTRICT·NCES 490003000022
Orem Jr High
650 West Jaguar Ave, OREM, UT 84057 · (801) 610-8142 · Utah County
GRADES 07–09MIDDLE13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL969 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
23.6:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 25.6:1 · STATE 21.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
378 students
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 33%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 355 | 37% |
| Grade 8 | 285 | 29% |
| Grade 9 | 329 | 34% |
Student demographics
57%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
34.4%
UT avg 41.4% . -5.2pp since 2023
Math
30.8%
UT avg 41.8% . -3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.4% | 30.8% |
| 2023-24 | 39.6% | 33.8% |
% 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
35.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.7%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Jr High
Orem Jr High's state test result (35.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orem Jr High this school | 969 | 39.0% | 35.1% |
| Mt. Jordan Middle SANDY | 757 | 39.8% | 32.6% |
| Shoreline Middle School PROVO | 877 | 46.5% | N/A |
| Mount Ogden Junior High OGDEN | 803 | 40.7% | 30.8% |
| Lakeridge Jr High OREM | 1,344 | 32.5% | 43.9% |
| Juniper HERRIMAN | 544 | 34.7% | N/A |
Matched among Utah middle 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 Jr High ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Utah County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.1% | #104 of 136 | #21 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.8% | #100 of 140 ▼ 5 | #20 of 23 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.4% | #101 of 140 ▼ 18 | #21 of 23 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 969 | #51 of 144 | #20 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.6:1 | #99 of 137 | #13 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.3% | #23 of 137 | #2 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.0% | #45 of 141 | #2 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.3% | #23 of 46 | #3 of 7 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
969
-60 (-6%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 1,356
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 | 969 | 41 | 23.6:1 | 39% (378) |
| 2023-24 | 892 | 42.3 | 21.1:1 | 39% (352) |
| 2022-23 | 961 | 43 | 22.3:1 | 41% (396) |
| 2020-21 | 1,029 | N/A | N/A | 38% (393) |
| 2017-18 | 912 | N/A | N/A | 53% (479) |
| 2015-16 | 875 | N/A | N/A | 55% (483) |
| 2010-11 | 828 | 35 | 23.7:1 | 56% (462) |
| 2000-01 | 1,095 | 42 | 26.1:1 | 33% (357) |
| 1990-91 | 1,356 | 56 | 24.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Orem Jr High.
About Orem Jr High
Orem Jr High runs as a mid-sized middle school in OREM, Utah. The school teaches grades 7 through 9 and enrolls 969 students.
Across its 89 schools, Alpine District enrolls 86,645 students. Orem Jr High is one of those schools.
About 52% of the student body at Orem Jr High is White. Enrollment also includes 39% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 3% Pacific Islander. Among people living in Utah County, the White share is about 81%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 57%.
Classroom staffing at Orem Jr High totals 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 23.6:1. The average for middle schools in Utah is 21.7:1, so this school has more students per teacher. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Orem Jr High is about 39%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Utah County is 22%.
A school with Orem Jr High's lunch-eligibility share in Utah is predicted to score 40.7%. Orem Jr High scores 35.1%, 5.7 points below that line.
American Community Survey estimates for Utah County show that the median household earns about $100,671 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 44%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Utah County has 202 public schools with about 164,467 students, including Orem Jr High.
Bonneville School, about 0.7 miles away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Orem Jr High is 6th among 8 schools close by.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Small.
In 2020-21, Orem Jr High enrolled 1,029 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 969.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Orem Jr High. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
- Cascade SchoolElementary · 882 students
Nearby schools
- Bonneville School0.7 mi · 564
- Parkside Elementary0.7 mi · 588
- Lumen Scholar Institute0.9 mi · 454
- Mountain View High1.0 mi · 1,600
- Windsor School1.1 mi · 598
- Karl G. Maeser Preparatory Academy1.3 mi · 656
Frequently asked questions
About Orem Jr HighWhat is the total enrollment at Orem Jr High?
Orem Jr High enrolls approximately 969 students in grades 07-09.
Is Orem Jr High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Orem Jr High is a middle school covering grades 07-09.
How many teachers does Orem Jr High have?
Orem Jr High employs 41 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Orem Jr High?
Student demographics at Orem Jr High are roughly 52% White, 39% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Orem Jr High in?
Orem Jr High is part of Alpine District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.