Enrollment
360
Elementary
STATE 491
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RANCHES ACADEMY·NCES 490006400994
Ranches Academy
7789 TAWNY OWL CIR, EAGLE MOUNTAIN, UT 84005 · (801) 789-4000 · Utah County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL360 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.0:1
18 FTE teachers
STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
53 students
STATE 33%
Community
0
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 52 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 52 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 53 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 50 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 51 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (52) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (51).
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
57.5%
UT avg 41.4% . -0.2pp since 2023
Math
62.3%
UT avg 41.8% . +3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Utah schools, those numbers are about 41 and 42. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.5% | 62.3% |
| 2023-24 | 57.7% | 59.3% |
% 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
61.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.6%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Ranches Academy
Ranches Academy's state test result (61.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ranches Academy this school | 360 | 14.7% | 61.0% |
| Tolman School BOUNTIFUL | 363 | 17.1% | 56.2% |
| Taylor School CENTERVILLE | 336 | 16.4% | 48.0% |
| Northridge School OREM | 397 | 16.9% | 57.0% |
| Jeremy Ranch School PARK CITY | 392 | 12.0% | 75.7% |
| Granite School SANDY | 303 | 11.2% | 76.6% |
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 Ranches Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Utah County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #106 of 562 | #28 of 116 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.3% | #86 of 578 ▲ 42 | #19 of 117 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.5% | #95 of 578 ▲ 26 | #24 of 117 ▲ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 360 | #483 of 613 | #112 of 118 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.0:1 | #182 of 556 | #21 of 115 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.0% | #350 of 559 | #74 of 115 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 14.7% | #492 of 582 | #93 of 117 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.1% | #375 of 388 | #73 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
360
-11 (-3%) vs 2020
+3% since 2010-11, when it was 351
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 | 360 | 18 | 20.0:1 | 15% (53) |
| 2023-24 | 367 | 18 | 20.4:1 | 17% (62) |
| 2022-23 | 367 | 18 | 20.4:1 | 15% (54) |
| 2020-21 | 371 | N/A | N/A | 15% (54) |
| 2017-18 | 364 | N/A | N/A | 20% (71) |
| 2015-16 | 365 | N/A | N/A | 6% (22) |
| 2010-11 | 351 | 16 | 21.9:1 | 20% (71) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ranches Academy.
About Ranches Academy
Ranches Academy is a small elementary school that serves part of EAGLE MOUNTAIN, Utah. The student body numbers 360 students, from kindergarten through 6. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Utah) has about 491 students.
The school serves as its own district in federal records.
At Ranches Academy, White students make up 79% of the student body. After that, the student body is 13% Hispanic and 7% multiracial. For comparison, Utah County is about 81% White. The school's diversity index is 36%, meaning two students picked at random have a 36% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The teaching staff at Ranches Academy is 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 20.0:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 21.8:1 average for elementary schools in Utah. About 15% of students, or 53, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Ranches Academy's average proficiency rate on state tests of 61.0% is 8.4 points above the 52.6% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Census estimates describe Utah County this way: the median household income is $100,671, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 44% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. In all, Utah County has 202 public schools and roughly 164,467 students.
The school nearest to Ranches Academy is Hidden Hollow School, at a distance of about 0.5 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. On state test proficiency, Ranches Academy ranks 1st in a group of 9 nearby schools.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics. Charter status: Ranches Academy is a public charter school.
Ranches Academy's enrollment declined from 371 in 2020-21 to 360 in 2024-25.
Posts about science fairs, picture day, and bus routes are welcome on this page. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 EAGLE MOUNTAIN
- Cedar Valley HighHigh · 3,300 students
- Frontier Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,781 students
- Desert SkyElementary · 1,096 students
- Brookhaven SchoolElementary · 1,077 students
- Pony Express SchoolElementary · 995 students
- Hidden Hollow SchoolElementary · 943 students
Nearby schools
- Hidden Hollow School0.5 mi · 943
- Pony Express School0.9 mi · 995
- Rockwell Charter High School1.4 mi · 315
- Brookhaven School1.5 mi · 1,077
- Black Ridge School1.6 mi · 842
- Desert Sky1.7 mi · 1,096
Frequently asked questions
About Ranches AcademyWhat is the total enrollment at Ranches Academy?
Ranches Academy enrolls approximately 360 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Ranches Academy serve?
Ranches Academy serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ranches Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ranches Academy is approximately 20.0:1 (18 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ranches Academy?
At Ranches Academy, the student body is approximately 79% White, 13% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Ranches Academy public or private?
Ranches Academy is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Ranches Academy.
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