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Enrollment
424
Elementary
DISTRICT 536 · STATE 491
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEBO DISTRICT·NCES 490063000405
Taylor School
92 S 500 W, PAYSON, UT 84651 · (801) 465-6050 · Utah County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL424 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.7:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.9:1 · STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
204 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 | 30 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 56 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 64 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (56) is 13% smaller than its 5th grade class (64).
Student demographics
47%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
41.9%
UT avg 41.4% . -5.4pp since 2023
Math
55.7%
UT avg 41.8% . +7.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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 5 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 | 41.9% | 55.7% |
| 2023-24 | 47.3% | 48.1% |
% 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
48.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.3%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Taylor School
Taylor School's state test result (48.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor School this school | 424 | 48.1% | 48.4% |
| Wilson School PAYSON | 405 | 47.7% | 30.1% |
| Larsen School SPANISH FORK | 431 | 46.4% | 44.3% |
| Barnett School PAYSON | 508 | 50.2% | 41.3% |
| Roy School ROY | 423 | 49.9% | 30.3% |
| Cherry Creek School SPRINGVILLE | 455 | 49.7% | 43.4% |
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 Taylor School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Utah County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.4% | #263 of 562 | #59 of 116 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.7% | #154 of 578 ▲ 99 | #38 of 117 ▲ 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.9% | #317 of 578 ▼ 45 | #75 of 117 ▼ 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 424 | #428 of 613 | #103 of 118 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.7:1 | #165 of 556 | #18 of 115 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.1% | #230 of 559 | #39 of 115 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.1% | #142 of 582 | #16 of 117 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.5% | #174 of 388 | #40 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
424
+29 (+7%) vs 2020
+23% since 1990-91, when it was 344
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 | 424 | 21.5 | 19.7:1 | 48% (204) |
| 2023-24 | 419 | 20.3 | 20.7:1 | 45% (189) |
| 2022-23 | 455 | 19.8 | 23.0:1 | 46% (211) |
| 2020-21 | 395 | N/A | N/A | 41% (163) |
| 2017-18 | 527 | N/A | N/A | 28% (150) |
| 2015-16 | 590 | N/A | N/A | 46% (273) |
| 2010-11 | 488 | 16 | 30.5:1 | 51% (248) |
| 2000-01 | 441 | 15 | 29.4:1 | 34% (148) |
| 1990-91 | 344 | 14 | 24.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Taylor School.
About Taylor School
Taylor School is a mid-sized elementary school in PAYSON, Utah. It offers pre-K through 6 and has 424 students enrolled.
Taylor School reports to Nebo District, which has 49 schools and 43,696 students.
Federal enrollment data show Taylor School is 67% White. Other groups include 29% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. The county population is about 81% White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 47, compared with 70 nationally.
Taylor School has 21.5 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.7:1. The gap from the 21.8:1 average for elementary schools in Utah is 2.1 students per teacher. At Taylor School, 48% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That is 26 points above the 22% average for public schools in Utah County.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 48.4%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 36.3%.
Utah County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $100,671, 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Utah County's 202 public schools enroll about 164,467 students and include Taylor School.
Wilson School is about 0.4 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Taylor School at 2nd of 9.
For locale, NCES codes Taylor School as Town: Fringe.
A 7% rise took enrollment from 395 in 2020-21 to 424 in 2024-25.
This page is set up for the Taylor School community to discuss open houses, carpools, and field trips. 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 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
- Spring Lake SchoolElementary · 531 students
- Barnett SchoolElementary · 508 students
- Wilson SchoolElementary · 405 students
Other Taylor schools
One other US public school is named Taylor. Taylor School is the largest of the 2.
- Taylor SchoolCENTERVILLE, UT · 336 students
Nearby schools
- Wilson School0.4 mi · 405
- Park View School0.6 mi · 356
- Mt. Nebo Middle0.6 mi · 1,034
- Barnett School0.8 mi · 508
- Payson Jr High1.0 mi · 1,143
- Payson High1.1 mi · 1,648
Frequently asked questions
About Taylor SchoolHow many students attend Taylor School?
Taylor School enrolls approximately 424 students in grades PK-06.
Is Taylor School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Taylor School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Taylor School have?
Taylor School employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.7:1.
How diverse is Taylor School?
Taylor School reports a student body of 67% White, 29% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Taylor School?
Taylor School is overseen by Nebo District in Utah County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.