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Enrollment
636
Elementary
DISTRICT 518 · STATE 491
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PROVO DISTRICT·NCES 490081000465
Timpanogos School
449 N 500 W, PROVO, UT 84601 · (801) 374-4955 · Utah County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL636 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.2:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.9:1 · STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
401 students
DISTRICT 40% · 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 | 3 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 97 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 96 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 87 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 95 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 88 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 82 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 88 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (97) is 10% larger than its 6th grade class (88).
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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
28.0%
UT avg 41.4% . -0.2pp since 2023
Math
32.4%
UT avg 41.8% . -4.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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 4 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 28.0% | 32.4% |
| 2023-24 | 28.2% | 36.6% |
% 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
31.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.0%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% 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 Timpanogos School
Timpanogos School's state test result (31.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Timpanogos School this school | 636 | 63.1% | 31.1% |
| Heritage School OGDEN | 647 | 60.3% | 19.6% |
| Parkside Elementary OREM | 588 | 61.1% | 31.0% |
| Lincoln School OGDEN | 488 | 63.3% | 21.2% |
| Columbia School WEST JORDAN | 599 | 68.1% | 16.1% |
| Wallace Stegner Academy West Valley WEST VALLEY CITY | 702 | 60.4% | 44.9% |
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 Timpanogos School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Utah County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.1% | #462 of 562 | #108 of 116 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.4% | #422 of 578 ▼ 17 | #103 of 117 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #478 of 578 ▲ 17 | #109 of 117 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 636 | #151 of 613 | #51 of 118 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.2:1 | #202 of 556 | #23 of 115 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.9% | #176 of 559 | #24 of 115 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 63.1% | #40 of 582 | #2 of 117 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.0% | #365 of 388 | #71 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
636
+71 (+13%) vs 2020
-17% since 1990-91, when it was 769
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 | 636 | 31.5 | 20.2:1 | 63% (401) |
| 2023-24 | 608 | 33.3 | 18.3:1 | 61% (370) |
| 2022-23 | 627 | 32.3 | 19.4:1 | 61% (383) |
| 2020-21 | 565 | N/A | N/A | 69% (391) |
| 2017-18 | 649 | N/A | N/A | 78% (509) |
| 2015-16 | 759 | N/A | N/A | 81% (611) |
| 2010-11 | 629 | 25 | 25.2:1 | 72% (454) |
| 2000-01 | 554 | 32 | 17.3:1 | 64% (352) |
| 1990-91 | 769 | 27 | 28.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Timpanogos School.
About Timpanogos School
Timpanogos School is a medium-sized elementary school in Utah, located in PROVO. Its 636 students are spread across kindergarten through 6. The school's enrollment is 30% above the 491 average for elementary schools in Utah.
The district, Provo District, operates 21 schools serving 13,897 students.
Hispanic students make up a majority at Timpanogos School, at 63%. Other students are 29% White, 4% multiracial, and 3% Pacific Islander. That is higher than the 15% Hispanic share among all Utah County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 52% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Timpanogos School's 31.5 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 20.2:1. That is lower than the 21.8:1 average for elementary schools in Utah. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 63%. The gap from the 22% average for public schools in Utah County is 41 points.
Timpanogos School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 31.1% is 2.2 points above the 29.0% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Among Utah County residents, 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%. Timpanogos School is one of 202 public schools in the county.
Of nearby public schools, Provo eSchool is the closest, at about 0.5 miles. Timpanogos School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Timpanogos School comes in 4th of 5 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Timpanogos School has an NCES locale of City: Mid-size.
The school enrolled 636 students in 2024-25, 71 more than the 565 it had in 2020-21.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. 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 Provo District
- Timpview HighHigh · 2,300 students
- Provo HighHigh · 2,023 students
- Centennial MiddleMiddle · 1,073 students
- Shoreline Middle SchoolMiddle · 877 students
- Lakeview SchoolElementary · 695 students
- Sunset View SchoolElementary · 628 students
Other schools in PROVO
- Timpview HighHigh · 2,300 students
- Provo HighHigh · 2,023 students
- Freedom Preparatory AcademyCombined · 1,248 students
- Centennial MiddleMiddle · 1,073 students
- Shoreline Middle SchoolMiddle · 877 students
- Lakeview SchoolElementary · 695 students
Nearby schools
- Provo eSchool0.5 mi · 42
- Franklin School0.7 mi · 398
- Freedom Preparatory Academy0.8 mi · 1,248
- Independence High1.0 mi · 276
- Provo Peaks School1.2 mi · 549
- Sunrise Preschool1.2 mi · 267
Frequently asked questions
About Timpanogos SchoolHow many students attend Timpanogos School?
Timpanogos School enrolls approximately 636 students in grades KG-06.
Is Timpanogos School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Timpanogos School is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Timpanogos School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Timpanogos School is approximately 20.2:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Timpanogos School?
Student demographics at Timpanogos School are roughly 29% White, 63% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Timpanogos School in?
Timpanogos School is part of Provo District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.