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How has Silver Lake Elementary changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
870
Elementary
DISTRICT 727 · STATE 491
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALPINE DISTRICT·NCES 490003001596
Silver Lake Elementary
5069 Golden Eagle Road, EAGLE MOUNTAIN, UT 84005 · (801) 640-8400 · Utah County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL870 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
24.2:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.1:1 · STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
191 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 | 89 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 118 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 97 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 114 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 119 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 112 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 103 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 118 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (118) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (118).
Student demographics
44%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
51.5%
UT avg 41.4% . -2.6pp since 2023
Math
47.8%
UT avg 41.8% . -3.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 down about 4 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.5% | 47.8% |
| 2023-24 | 54.1% | 51.6% |
% 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
51.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.1%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Silver Lake Elementary
Silver Lake Elementary's state test result (51.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Lake Elementary this school | 870 | 22.0% | 51.9% |
| Mountain Point Elementary BLUFFDALE | 830 | 23.1% | 42.3% |
| John Hancock Charters School Eagle Mountain EAGLE MOUNTAIN | 864 | 19.4% | N/A |
| Pony Express School EAGLE MOUNTAIN | 995 | 23.8% | 46.3% |
| Hidden Hollow School EAGLE MOUNTAIN | 943 | 23.2% | 56.4% |
| Orchard Hills School SANTAQUIN | 742 | 24.3% | 40.1% |
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 Silver Lake Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Utah County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.9% | #221 of 562 | #52 of 116 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.8% | #253 of 578 ▼ 46 | #59 of 117 ▼ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.5% | #166 of 578 ▲ 11 | #42 of 117 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 870 | #25 of 613 | #17 of 118 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.2:1 | #500 of 556 | #94 of 115 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.1% | #256 of 559 | #45 of 115 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.0% | #383 of 582 | #62 of 117 |
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
870
+229 (+36%) vs 2020
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 | 870 | 36 | 24.2:1 | 22% (191) |
| 2023-24 | 800 | 32.5 | 24.6:1 | 16% (128) |
| 2022-23 | 762 | 30.2 | 25.2:1 | 18% (140) |
| 2020-21 | 641 | N/A | N/A | 15% (95) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Silver Lake Elementary.
About Silver Lake Elementary
Silver Lake Elementary runs as a large elementary school in EAGLE MOUNTAIN, Utah. The school has 870 students in 2024-25 across pre-K through 6. Elementary schools in Utah have about 491 students on average; enrollment here is 77% higher.
Alpine District counts 86,645 students in its 89 schools, and Silver Lake Elementary is one of them.
The student body at Silver Lake Elementary is 72% White. The rest of enrollment is 19% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. Among all residents of Utah County, the White share is about 81%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 44%.
The school had 36 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 24.2:1. The school's 24.2:1 compares with an average of 21.8:1 for elementary schools in Utah. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 22%. That is in line with the 22% average for public schools in Utah County.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Silver Lake Elementary is +2.8 points: 51.9% actual, 49.1% predicted.
In the surrounding county, Utah County, the median household earns about $100,671 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 44%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Utah County has 202 public schools with about 164,467 students, including Silver Lake Elementary.
Silver Lake Elementary's closest public school neighbor is Brookhaven School, about 0.7 miles away. Within five miles of Silver Lake Elementary, there are at least 8 other public schools. Of 8 schools in the immediate area with test results, Silver Lake Elementary ranks 1st on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies Silver Lake Elementary's location as Suburb: Large.
Over 4 years, enrollment increased by 229 students, from 641 to 870.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on athletics, class schedules, and weather closures here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 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
Other Silver Lake Elementary schools
8 other US public schools in 8 states are named Silver Lake Elementary. Silver Lake Elementary is the largest of the 9.
- Silver Lake Elementary SchoolMiddletown, DE · 552 students
- Silver Lake ElementaryEverett, WA · 550 students
- Silver Lake ElementaryRENO, NV · 491 students
- Silver Lake Elementary SchoolGRAPEVINE, TX · 450 students
- Silver Lake Elementary SchoolFEDERAL WAY, WA · 382 students
Nearby schools
- Brookhaven School0.7 mi · 1,077
- Pony Express School1.2 mi · 995
- Thunder Ridge School1.4 mi · 1,093
- Horizon School1.4 mi · 166
- Vista Heights Middle1.4 mi · 1,671
- Lake Mountain Middle1.6 mi · 1,471
Frequently asked questions
About Silver Lake ElementaryHow large is Silver Lake Elementary?
Silver Lake Elementary enrolls approximately 870 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Silver Lake Elementary serve?
Silver Lake Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Silver Lake Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Silver Lake Elementary is approximately 24.2:1 (36 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Silver Lake Elementary?
At Silver Lake Elementary, the student body is approximately 72% White, 19% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Silver Lake Elementary public or private?
Silver Lake Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Alpine District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.