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Enrollment
731
Elementary
DISTRICT 727 · STATE 491
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALPINE DISTRICT·NCES 490003000029
Shelley School
602 N 200 W, AMERICAN FORK, UT 84003 · (801) 610-8718 · Utah County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL731 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
22.8:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.1:1 · STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
17%
124 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
58.5%
UT avg 41.4% . -6.0pp since 2023
Math
68.9%
UT avg 41.8% . -2.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 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
68.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.5%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 52% 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 17 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
731
-221 (-23%) vs 2017
% White
82%
was 88%
% Hispanic
11%
was 7%
% Black
0%
was 1%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Shelley School
Shelley School is one of the mid-tier elementary-level communitys in AMERICAN FORK, Utah, one of the schools within Alpine District, with 731 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 6. That puts it 49% above the typical public school in Utah, which averages around 491 students.
Within Alpine District, which oversees 89 schools and 86,645 students, Shelley School is one campus in the system.
On demographics, Shelley School reports that 82% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 11% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Utah County as a whole.
On the income-and-resources front, Shelley School reports 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 22.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.8:1, putting Shelley School higher than the state norm the norm. About 17% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, Shelley 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 51.5%; this one delivers 68.2%, a residual of +16.6 points.
In the area at large, the surrounding county (Utah County) shows that median household income runs about $100,671, roughly 44% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Shelley School is one of 202 public schools in Utah County (combined enrollment of about 164,467 students).
Nearest neighbor: Alpine Online School, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Shelley School. On composite proficiency, Shelley School comes 1st of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 47.5%.
The school occupies a residential site.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 23%: 952 students in 2018 compared to 731 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 88% to 82% over that span.
On allk12, the feed for Shelley School typically covers enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
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 AMERICAN FORK
- American Fork HighHigh · 2,316 students
- American Fork Jr HighMiddle · 1,827 students
- Legacy SchoolElementary · 819 students
- Greenwood SchoolElementary · 713 students
- Barratt SchoolElementary · 563 students
- Athenian eAcademyCombined · 557 students
Nearby schools
- Alpine Online School0.3 mi · 106
- Forbes School0.7 mi · 550
- American Fork Jr High0.8 mi · 1,827
- Legacy School1.0 mi · 819
- American Fork High1.2 mi · 2,316
- Greenwood School1.2 mi · 713
Frequently asked questions
About Shelley SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Shelley School?
Shelley School enrolls approximately 731 students in grades PK-06.
Is Shelley School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Shelley School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Shelley School have?
Shelley School employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Shelley School?
At Shelley School, the student body is approximately 82% White, 11% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Shelley School?
Shelley School is overseen by Alpine District in Utah County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.