Traverse Mountain School

Traverse Mountain School, a big elementary campus in LEHI, Utah, overseen by Alpine District, teaches 881 students, covering grades pre-K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 79% bigger than the state mean of about 491.

Alpine District runs 89 schools in total, collectively educating 86,645 students. Traverse Mountain School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Traverse Mountain School records that 79% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder reads as 11% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian, 3% Pacific Islander. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 25.8:1. The state averages around 21.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 12% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is south of Utah County's rate of about 22%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Traverse Mountain School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 53.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 54.4%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Utah County indicate median household earnings sit near $100,671, roughly 44% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Utah County's 202 public schools (combined enrollment of about 164,467 students), Traverse Mountain School is one campus in the mix.

Ignite Entrepreneurship Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Traverse Mountain School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 47.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 29%: 1,245 students in 2018 compared to 881 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 88% to 79% across the same window.

On allk12, members of the Traverse Mountain School community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.