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Enrollment
659
Elementary
DISTRICT 727 · STATE 491
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALPINE DISTRICT·NCES 490003000023
Orem School
450 W 400 S, OREM, UT 84058 · (801) 610-8116 · Utah County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL659 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
22.9:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.1:1 · STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
203 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
63.3%
UT avg 41.4% . -1.7pp since 2023
Math
60.9%
UT avg 41.8% . -1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
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
64.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.7%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+19.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 45% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
659
+40 (+6%) vs 2017
% White
66%
was 83%
% Hispanic
27%
was 11%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Orem School
Orem School is one of the medium-sized elementary campuss in OREM, Utah, one of the schools within Alpine District, with 659 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 491 students per school, that is 34% larger than typical.
Across the 89 schools in Alpine District (86,645 students total), Orem School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
For racial and ethnic makeup, Orem School records that the largest single group is White, at 66% of enrollment; the rest reads as 27% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 81%.
Looking at school resources, Orem School lists 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 22.9:1. The state averages around 21.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 31% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is above Utah County's rate of about 22%.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Orem School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 44.7%; this one delivers 64.3%, a residual of +19.6 points.
In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Utah County put median household earnings sit near $100,671, about 44% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Utah County's 202 public schools (combined enrollment of about 164,467 students), Orem School is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: Mountain View High, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Orem School. On composite proficiency, Orem School comes 2nd of 9 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 44.0%.
Orem School operates from a metropolitan location.
Looking at the recent track record. Orem School's enrollment has increased 6% since 2018, when it stood at 619 (now 659). White enrollment moved from 83% to 66% across the same window.
On allk12, the feed for Orem School typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. 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
Nearby schools
- Mountain View High0.4 mi · 1,600
- Parkside Elementary0.8 mi · 588
- Utah County Academy of Science0.8 mi · 510
- Lakeridge Jr High0.8 mi · 1,344
- Noah Webster Academy0.9 mi · 520
- Centennial Elementary1.0 mi · 761
Frequently asked questions
About Orem SchoolHow large is Orem School?
Orem School enrolls approximately 659 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Orem School serve?
Orem School serves grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Orem School have?
Orem School employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Orem School?
Student demographics at Orem School are roughly 66% White, 27% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Orem School in?
Orem School is part of Alpine District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.