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Enrollment
386
Combined
STATE 687
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WALDEN SCHOOL OF LIBERAL ARTS·NCES 490006100991
Walden School of Liberal Arts
4230 N UNIVERSITY AVE, PROVO, UT 84604 · (801) 374-1545 · Utah County
GRADES KG–12COMBINED12-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL386 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 62% of Utah public K-12 schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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 K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
37 FTE teachers
STATE 19.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
140 students
STATE 33%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 3 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 29 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 31 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 31 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 31 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 30 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 30 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 22 | 6% |
| Grade 7 | 35 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 32 | 8% |
| Grade 9 | 34 | 9% |
| Grade 10 | 28 | 7% |
| Grade 11 | 24 | 6% |
| Grade 12 | 26 | 7% |
This year's kindergarten class (29) is 9% smaller than its 8th grade class (32).
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
47.4%
UT avg 41.4% . -11.9pp since 2023
Math
28.5%
UT avg 41.8% . -7.1pp 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 29 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 7 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.4% | 28.5% |
| 2023-24 | 59.3% | 35.6% |
% 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
42.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.1%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 →
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
386
-56 (-13%) vs 2020
+20% since 2010-11, when it was 323
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 | 386 | 37 | 10.4:1 | 36% (140) |
| 2023-24 | 379 | 34.2 | 11.1:1 | 39% (149) |
| 2022-23 | 426 | 34.6 | 12.3:1 | 40% (169) |
| 2020-21 | 442 | N/A | N/A | 36% (158) |
| 2017-18 | 448 | N/A | N/A | 46% (208) |
| 2015-16 | 444 | N/A | N/A | 44% (196) |
| 2010-11 | 323 | 21 | 15.4:1 | 59% (192) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Walden School of Liberal Arts.
About Walden School of Liberal Arts
Walden School of Liberal Arts is a low-enrollment combined-grade school serving families in PROVO, Utah. The latest federal count shows 386 students in kindergarten through 12. The average for combined schools in Utah is about 687 students, so this school is 44% smaller than average.
The school serves as its own district in federal records.
Most students at Walden School of Liberal Arts are White: 83% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 9% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. County-wide, about 81% of residents are White. By the diversity index, Walden School of Liberal Arts comes in at 29%.
The school reported 37 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 10.4:1. The 19.9:1 average for combined schools in Utah is higher than this school's figure. Eligible students account for 36% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. Among public schools in Utah County, the average eligibility rate is 22%.
The allk12 Grade for Walden School of Liberal Arts is B. Compared with Utah public K-12 schools, the school scored higher than 62% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Walden School of Liberal Arts would score about 42.1%. It scores 42.7%, within a point of that figure.
County data help place the school in context: in Utah County, median household income is about $100,671, roughly 44% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The public schools of Utah County number 202 and enroll about 164,467.
The next-closest public school is Canyon Crest School, about 0.5 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Walden School of Liberal Arts ranks 8th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 42.7% against a local average of 52.9%.
Locale data from NCES put Walden School of Liberal Arts inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000 (City: Mid-size). Walden School of Liberal Arts operates as a charter school, which is publicly funded and run under a charter.
Walden School of Liberal Arts had 442 students in 2020-21 and 386 in 2024-25, a 13% decrease.
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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
- 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
- Canyon Crest School0.5 mi · 487
- Edgemont School0.8 mi · 611
- Timpview High0.9 mi · 2,300
- Cascade School1.2 mi · 882
- Orem High1.4 mi · 1,225
- Centennial Elementary1.6 mi · 761
Frequently asked questions
About Walden School of Liberal ArtsWhat is the total enrollment at Walden School of Liberal Arts?
Walden School of Liberal Arts enrolls approximately 386 students in grades KG-12.
What age range does Walden School of Liberal Arts serve?
Walden School of Liberal Arts serves students from grade KG through grade 12.
How many teachers does Walden School of Liberal Arts have?
Walden School of Liberal Arts employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Walden School of Liberal Arts?
Student demographics at Walden School of Liberal Arts are roughly 83% White, 9% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Walden School of Liberal Arts?
Walden School of Liberal Arts is overseen by Walden School of Liberal Arts in Utah County.
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