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Enrollment
469
Elementary
DISTRICT 536 · STATE 491
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEBO DISTRICT·NCES 490063000388
Park School
90 N 600 E, SPANISH FORK, UT 84660 · (801) 798-4045 · Utah County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL469 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.6:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.9:1 · STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
268 students
DISTRICT 28% · 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 | 33 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 84 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 83 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 71 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 58 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (84) is 24% larger than its 5th grade class (68).
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · 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
37.0%
UT avg 41.4% . -1.2pp since 2023
Math
41.2%
UT avg 41.8% . +3.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.0% | 41.2% |
| 2023-24 | 38.2% | 37.4% |
% 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
40.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.9%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 Park School
Park School's state test result (40.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Park School this school | 469 | 57.1% | 40.7% |
| Ephraim School EPHRAIM | 535 | 55.5% | 53.3% |
| Ashley School VERNAL | 442 | 55.9% | 38.4% |
| Washington Terrace School OGDEN | 433 | 55.7% | 29.1% |
| Red Mountain School IVINS | 447 | 53.9% | 33.6% |
| Lake View School BRIGHAM CITY | 573 | 53.1% | 37.4% |
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 Park School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Utah County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.7% | #379 of 562 | #93 of 116 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.2% | #339 of 578 ▲ 56 | #84 of 117 ▲ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #382 of 578 ▲ 18 | #91 of 117 ▲ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 469 | #364 of 613 | #93 of 118 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.6:1 | #155 of 556 | #16 of 115 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.7% | #276 of 559 | #53 of 115 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.1% | #72 of 582 | #7 of 117 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.6% | #380 of 388 | #74 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
469
-43 (-8%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 548
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 | 469 | 24 | 19.6:1 | 57% (268) |
| 2023-24 | 435 | 21 | 20.7:1 | 60% (260) |
| 2022-23 | 417 | 18.5 | 22.5:1 | 55% (228) |
| 2020-21 | 512 | N/A | N/A | 46% (237) |
| 2017-18 | 472 | N/A | N/A | 41% (192) |
| 2015-16 | 455 | N/A | N/A | 63% (285) |
| 2010-11 | 534 | 21 | 25.4:1 | 53% (281) |
| 2000-01 | 440 | 18 | 24.4:1 | 33% (145) |
| 1990-91 | 548 | 18 | 30.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Park School.
About Park School
Park School is an elementary school with a street address in SPANISH FORK, Utah. It had 469 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 6.
Nebo District runs 49 schools with a combined 43,696 students. Park School is one of them.
The share of White students at Park School is 72%, a majority. After that, the student body is 24% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Census figures show Utah County is about 81% White. A diversity index of 43% means there is a 43% chance two randomly chosen students at Park School are from different groups.
For every teacher at Park School, there are about 19.6 students; the school has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Utah, 21.8:1, is higher. There are 268 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 57% of enrollment. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Utah County is 22%.
In Utah, Park School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 40.7% actual against a predicted 31.9%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Utah County show that the median household earns about $100,671 a year, about 44% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Across Utah County, 202 public schools serve about 164,467 students.
Diamond Fork Middle sits about 0.3 miles from Park School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Park School places 6th of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.
An 8% decline took enrollment from 512 in 2020-21 to 469 in 2024-25.
This page collects posts and questions about Park School, such as open houses, carpools, and field trips. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 Nebo District
- Nebo Online SchoolCombined · 7,791 students
- Maple Mountain HighHigh · 1,902 students
- Springville HighHigh · 1,665 students
- Payson HighHigh · 1,648 students
- Spanish Fork HighHigh · 1,640 students
- Salem Hills HighHigh · 1,593 students
Other schools in SPANISH FORK
- Maple Mountain HighHigh · 1,902 students
- Spanish Fork HighHigh · 1,640 students
- American Leadership AcademyCombined · 1,597 students
- Diamond Fork MiddleMiddle · 1,074 students
- Spanish Fork Jr HighMiddle · 1,070 students
- Riverview SchoolElementary · 738 students
Other Park schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Park. Park School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- PARK SCHOOLOSSINING, NY · 572 students
- Park SchoolWarwick, RI · 225 students
Nearby schools
- Diamond Fork Middle0.3 mi · 1,074
- Larsen School0.6 mi · 431
- Spanish Fork Jr High0.6 mi · 1,070
- Rees School0.9 mi · 728
- Landmark High1.0 mi · 323
- Brockbank School1.0 mi · 456
Frequently asked questions
About Park SchoolHow many students attend Park School?
Park School enrolls approximately 469 students in grades PK-06.
Is Park School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Park School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Park School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Park School is approximately 19.6:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Park School?
At Park School, the student body is approximately 72% White, 24% Hispanic, 0% Black, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Park School?
Park School is overseen by Nebo District in Utah County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.