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Enrollment
1,671
High
DISTRICT 1,808 · STATE 980
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALPINE DISTRICT·NCES 490003001387
Vista Heights Middle
484 W PONY EXPRESS PARKWAY, SARATOGA SPRINGS, UT 84045 · (801) 610-8770 · Utah County
GRADES 07–10HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,671 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 72% of Utah public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
26.6:1
63 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.8:1 · STATE 21.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
294 students
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 33%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 549 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 582 | 35% |
| Grade 9 | 540 | 32% |
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 41% · 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
46.9%
UT avg 41.4% . -2.6pp since 2023
Math
47.5%
UT avg 41.8% . -1.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.9% | 47.5% |
| 2023-24 | 49.5% | 48.7% |
% 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
46.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.2%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 Vista Heights Middle
Vista Heights Middle's state test result (46.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vista Heights Middle this school | 1,671 | 17.6% | 46.6% |
| Layton High LAYTON | 2,231 | 16.5% | 32.2% |
| Woods Cross High WOODS CROSS | 1,555 | 18.8% | 38.0% |
| Park City High PARK CITY | 1,177 | 15.8% | 49.6% |
| Timpanogos High OREM | 1,471 | 19.4% | 41.5% |
| Wasatch High HEBER CITY | 2,604 | 16.2% | 49.1% |
Matched among Utah high 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 Vista Heights Middle ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Utah County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.6% | #34 of 149 | #4 of 24 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.5% | #15 of 42 ▲ 1 | #3 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.9% | #17 of 42 ▼ 4 | #3 of 6 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,671 | #45 of 189 | #11 of 27 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 26.6:1 | #132 of 145 | #22 of 25 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.5% | #57 of 145 | #11 of 25 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 17.6% | #125 of 169 | #17 of 27 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.8% | #10 of 51 | #2 of 8 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,671
+371 (+29%) vs 2020
+29% since 2010-11, when it was 1,292
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 | 1,671 | 62.9 | 26.6:1 | 18% (294) |
| 2023-24 | 1,596 | 59.8 | 26.7:1 | 15% (232) |
| 2022-23 | 1,519 | 55.8 | 27.3:1 | 16% (245) |
| 2020-21 | 1,300 | N/A | N/A | 13% (174) |
| 2017-18 | 2,032 | N/A | N/A | 16% (323) |
| 2015-16 | 1,689 | N/A | N/A | 19% (313) |
| 2010-11 | 1,292 | 50 | 25.8:1 | 33% (431) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Vista Heights Middle.
About Vista Heights Middle
Students in SARATOGA SPRINGS, Utah, attend Vista Heights Middle, a large high school. The school enrolls 1,671 students in grades 7 through 10. Across high schools in Utah, the average enrollment is about 980.
Alpine District runs Vista Heights Middle along with 88 other schools, enrolling 86,645 students in total.
The largest group at Vista Heights Middle is White students, at 72%. Enrollment also includes 19% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. Among people living in Utah County, the White share is about 81%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Vista Heights Middle scores 44%.
A staff of 62.9 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 26.6:1. Across high schools in Utah, the average ratio is 21.1:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 18%.
Vista Heights Middle holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 72% of Utah public high schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, Vista Heights Middle lands between the top and bottom 10% of Utah schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 46.6%; the prediction is 51.2%.
Census data for Utah County show the median household earns about $100,671 a year, roughly 44% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Vista Heights Middle, Utah County has 202 public schools.
Westlake High is about 0.2 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Vista Heights Middle ranks 6th of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 46.6% against a local average of 50.9%.
Vista Heights Middle is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Vista Heights Middle had a net gain of 371 students, or 29%.
The allk12 page for Vista Heights Middle lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 Alpine District
- Cedar Valley HighHigh · 3,300 students
- Westlake HighHigh · 3,052 students
- Lone Peak HighHigh · 2,484 students
- Skyridge High SchoolHigh · 2,483 students
- American Fork HighHigh · 2,316 students
- Lehi HighHigh · 2,242 students
Other schools in SARATOGA SPRINGS
- Westlake HighHigh · 3,052 students
- Lake Mountain MiddleMiddle · 1,471 students
- Thunder Ridge SchoolElementary · 1,093 students
- Lakeview AcademyCombined · 1,061 students
- Harvest SchoolElementary · 1,031 students
- Riverview SchoolElementary · 1,002 students
Other Vista Heights Middle schools
One other US public school is named Vista Heights Middle. Vista Heights Middle is the largest of the 2.
- Vista Heights MiddleMoreno Valley, CA · 1,419 students
Nearby schools
- Westlake High0.2 mi · 3,052
- Horizon School0.3 mi · 166
- Lakeview Academy0.4 mi · 1,061
- Thunder Ridge School0.4 mi · 1,093
- Springside School1.3 mi · 827
- Silver Lake Elementary1.4 mi · 870
Frequently asked questions
About Vista Heights MiddleHow many students attend Vista Heights Middle?
Vista Heights Middle enrolls approximately 1,671 students in grades 07-10.
What age range does Vista Heights Middle serve?
Vista Heights Middle serves students from grade 07 through grade 10.
How many students per teacher at Vista Heights Middle?
Approximately 26.6:1 students per teacher at Vista Heights Middle.
What is the student diversity at Vista Heights Middle?
Student demographics at Vista Heights Middle are roughly 72% White, 19% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Vista Heights Middle?
Vista Heights Middle is overseen by Alpine District in Utah County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.