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What's the most underrated thing about Spring Lake School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
531
Elementary
DISTRICT 536 · STATE 491
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEBO DISTRICT·NCES 490063000766
Spring Lake School
1750 S 500 W, PAYSON, UT 84651 · (801) 465-6070 · Utah County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL531 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
22.5:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.9:1 · STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
147 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 | 24 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 79 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 76 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 89 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 90 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 87 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 86 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (79) is 8% smaller than its 5th grade class (86).
Student demographics
37%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
43.9%
UT avg 41.4% . -1.6pp since 2023
Math
50.0%
UT avg 41.8% . +8.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.9% | 50.0% |
| 2023-24 | 45.5% | 42.0% |
% 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
47.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.3%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 Spring Lake School
Spring Lake School's state test result (47.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Lake School this school | 531 | 27.7% | 47.8% |
| Central School PLEASANT GROVE | 596 | 29.7% | 44.0% |
| Clinton School CLINTON | 580 | 26.9% | 42.0% |
| Creekside School KAYSVILLE | 544 | 24.1% | 56.4% |
| Canyon School SPANISH FORK | 457 | 25.4% | 50.4% |
| Nibley School NIBLEY | 511 | 30.7% | 61.4% |
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 Spring Lake School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Utah County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.8% | #275 of 562 | #64 of 116 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #232 of 578 ▲ 110 | #55 of 117 ▲ 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.9% | #282 of 578 ▲ 21 | #66 of 117 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 531 | #273 of 613 | #79 of 118 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.5:1 | #412 of 556 | #59 of 115 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.4% | #334 of 559 | #69 of 115 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.7% | #313 of 582 | #43 of 117 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -28.5% | #79 of 388 | #22 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
531
-17 (-3%) vs 2020
-32% since 2010-11, when it was 784
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 | 531 | 23.6 | 22.5:1 | 28% (147) |
| 2023-24 | 567 | 22.7 | 25.0:1 | 28% (158) |
| 2022-23 | 584 | 21.2 | 27.6:1 | 27% (160) |
| 2020-21 | 548 | N/A | N/A | 26% (141) |
| 2017-18 | 743 | N/A | N/A | 18% (136) |
| 2015-16 | 804 | N/A | N/A | 38% (303) |
| 2010-11 | 784 | 25 | 31.4:1 | 37% (291) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Spring Lake School.
About Spring Lake School
Spring Lake School is a medium-sized elementary school in PAYSON, Utah, under Nebo District. The school counts 531 students across pre-K through 6.
Spring Lake School is in Nebo District, a district with 43,696 students across 49 schools.
White students are the majority at Spring Lake School, with 76% of enrollment. It is also 20% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Spring Lake School's diversity index is 37%, against a US figure of 70%.
Spring Lake School operates with 23.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 22.5:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Utah average 21.8:1. About 28% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Spring Lake School is 1.6 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 47.8% actual, 46.3% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Utah.
Spring Lake School is located in Utah County, where the median household income is $100,671, roughly 44% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Spring Lake School is one of 202 public schools in the county.
Payson Jr High is the public school closest to Spring Lake School, about 0.9 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Spring Lake School ranks 2nd of 9 nearby schools, at 47.8% versus a 34.7% average.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Town: Fringe: in a town close to an urbanized area.
Enrollment declined 3% from its 2020-21 level of 548.
Community posts for Spring Lake School can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. 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 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 PAYSON
- Payson HighHigh · 1,648 students
- Payson Jr HighMiddle · 1,143 students
- Mt. Nebo MiddleMiddle · 1,034 students
- Barnett SchoolElementary · 508 students
- Taylor SchoolElementary · 424 students
- Wilson SchoolElementary · 405 students
Nearby schools
- Payson Jr High0.9 mi · 1,143
- Payson High1.0 mi · 1,648
- Wilson School1.5 mi · 405
- Mt. Nebo Middle1.5 mi · 1,034
- Park View School1.7 mi · 356
- Taylor School1.9 mi · 424
Frequently asked questions
About Spring Lake SchoolHow many students attend Spring Lake School?
Spring Lake School enrolls approximately 531 students in grades PK-06.
Is Spring Lake School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Spring Lake School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Spring Lake School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Spring Lake School is approximately 22.5:1 (24 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Spring Lake School?
Spring Lake School reports a student body of 76% White, 20% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Two or more.
What district is Spring Lake School in?
Spring Lake School is part of Nebo District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.