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Springside School
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Utah public elementary schools
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 6 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 118 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 122 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 129 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 119 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 113 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 116 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 104 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (118) is 13% larger than its 6th grade class (104).
Test scores
RISE / Utah Aspire+ 2024-25 . % Proficient + Highly ProficientWhat 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 50 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 down about 2 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.9% | 50.0% |
| 2023-24 | 51.8% | 52.1% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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%.
Schools most like Springside School
Springside School's state test result (54.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Springside School this school | 827 | 12.7% | 54.5% |
| Bluff Ridge School SYRACUSE | 915 | 11.9% | 54.3% |
| Island View Elementary WEST POINT | 820 | 10.4% | N/A |
| Legacy School AMERICAN FORK | 819 | 11.7% | 66.1% |
| Lakeside School WEST POINT | 864 | 15.2% | 53.1% |
| Buffalo Point School SYRACUSE | 726 | 12.3% | 49.5% |
Where Springside School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Utah County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.5% | #181 of 562 | #44 of 116 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #227 of 578 ▼ 24 | #54 of 117 ▼ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.9% | #161 of 578 ▲ 54 | #39 of 117 ▲ 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 827 | #39 of 613 | #24 of 118 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.7:1 | #487 of 556 | #89 of 115 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.6% | #339 of 559 | #71 of 115 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 12.7% | #507 of 582 | #98 of 117 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.7% | #148 of 388 | #35 of 74 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 827 | 34.9 | 23.7:1 | 13% (105) |
| 2023-24 | 768 | 29.1 | 26.4:1 | 9% (69) |
| 2022-23 | 735 | 26.7 | 27.5:1 | 12% (89) |
| 2020-21 | 888 | N/A | N/A | 13% (119) |
| 2017-18 | 1,056 | N/A | N/A | 14% (149) |
About Springside School
Among the schools in SARATOGA SPRINGS, Utah, is Springside School, a large elementary school. It is open to students in pre-K through 6 and enrolls 827 students. It has 68% more students than the average for elementary schools in Utah (about 491).
Springside School is one school in an 89-school district, Alpine District, which enrolls 86,645 students.
About 78% of the student body at Springside School is White. Other groups make up 13% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. Utah County residents are about 81% White, a similar share. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 37%.
Classroom staffing at Springside School totals 34.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 23.7:1. Compared with the 21.8:1 average for elementary schools in Utah, this school's ratio is higher. Federal data show 13% of students (105) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Utah County is 22%.
Springside School earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 59% of Utah public elementary schools.
In Utah, Springside School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 54.5% actual against a predicted 53.6%.
The school's county is Utah County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $100,671, 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. There are 202 public schools in the county, enrolling about 164,467, Springside School among them.
Lake Mountain Middle is the nearest public school to Springside School, about 0.6 miles away. Within five miles of Springside School, there are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Springside School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Springside School as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal enrollment counts fell from 888 (2020-21) to 827 (2024-25).
This page is set up for the Springside School community to discuss fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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