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What's something Ridgeline School does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
746
Elementary
DISTRICT 727 · STATE 491
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALPINE DISTRICT·NCES 490003001113
Ridgeline School
6250 W 11800 N, HIGHLAND, UT 84003 · (801) 610-8715 · Utah County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL746 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
25.3:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.1:1 · STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
9%
66 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 44 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 65 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 86 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 92 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 97 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 137 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 112 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 113 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (65) is 42% smaller than its 6th grade class (113).
Student demographics
22%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
59.6%
UT avg 41.4% . -3.3pp since 2023
Math
67.3%
UT avg 41.8% . +1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.6% | 67.3% |
| 2023-24 | 62.9% | 66.3% |
% 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
66.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.5%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 Ridgeline School
Ridgeline School's state test result (66.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ridgeline School this school | 746 | 8.8% | 66.0% |
| Majestic Fields School WASHINGTON | 732 | 11.3% | 55.7% |
| Eaglecrest School LEHI | 755 | 9.9% | 68.1% |
| Knowlton School FARMINGTON | 663 | 9.0% | 63.3% |
| Canyon Creek School FARMINGTON | 778 | 6.0% | 63.4% |
| Saratoga Shores School SARATOGA SPRINGS | 777 | 8.6% | 64.5% |
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 Ridgeline School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Utah County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #58 of 562 | #13 of 116 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.3% | #54 of 578 ▲ 6 | #12 of 117 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.6% | #72 of 578 no change | #17 of 117 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 746 | #58 of 613 | #30 of 118 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.3:1 | #537 of 556 | #108 of 115 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.1% | #510 of 559 | #110 of 115 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 8.8% | #550 of 582 | #109 of 117 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.2% | #70 of 388 | #17 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
746
-197 (-21%) vs 2020
-8% since 2010-11, when it was 807
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 | 746 | 29.5 | 25.3:1 | 9% (66) |
| 2023-24 | 858 | 29.5 | 29.1:1 | 4% (36) |
| 2022-23 | 886 | 31 | 28.6:1 | 5% (44) |
| 2020-21 | 943 | N/A | N/A | 6% (58) |
| 2017-18 | 1,054 | N/A | N/A | 7% (76) |
| 2015-16 | 985 | N/A | N/A | 7% (71) |
| 2010-11 | 807 | 30 | 26.9:1 | 11% (87) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ridgeline School.
About Ridgeline School
Ridgeline School is a high-enrollment elementary school that serves part of HIGHLAND, Utah. Students in pre-K through 6 attend, and enrollment is 746 students. The school's enrollment is 52% bigger than the 491 average for elementary schools in Utah.
Ridgeline School is among 89 schools run by Alpine District, which serves 86,645 students.
Most students at Ridgeline School are White: 88% of enrollment. Other groups make up 6% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. Ridgeline School has a diversity index of 22%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The count of teachers at Ridgeline School is 29.5 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 25.3:1. Among elementary schools in Utah, the typical ratio is 21.8:1. The school counts 66 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 9%. That is lower than the 22% average for public schools in Utah County.
Ridgeline School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (66.0%) and its predicted rate (55.5%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Utah schools.
Within Utah County, median household income is about $100,671, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 44% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Federal data list 202 public schools in Utah County, with a combined enrollment of about 164,467.
Nearest public school: Westfield School, about 1.0 miles away. The five-mile area around Ridgeline School holds at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 66.6% on proficiency, and Ridgeline School is below that at 66.0%.
The federal government classifies Ridgeline School's location as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment was 943 in 2020-21 and 746 in 2024-25, a decrease of 197 students.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Ridgeline School. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 HIGHLAND
- Lone Peak HighHigh · 2,484 students
- Mountain Ridge Jr HighMiddle · 958 students
- Freedom SchoolElementary · 670 students
- Highland SchoolElementary · 585 students
Nearby schools
- Westfield School1.0 mi · 547
- Highland School1.2 mi · 585
- Timberline Middle1.2 mi · 1,322
- Renaissance Academy1.6 mi · 742
- Mountainville Academy1.8 mi · 716
- Freedom School1.9 mi · 670
Frequently asked questions
About Ridgeline SchoolHow large is Ridgeline School?
Ridgeline School enrolls approximately 746 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Ridgeline School serve?
Ridgeline School serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ridgeline School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ridgeline School is approximately 25.3:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Ridgeline School?
Student demographics at Ridgeline School are roughly 88% White, 6% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Ridgeline School in?
Ridgeline School is part of Alpine District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.