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Wasatch School
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 12 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 60 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 79 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 88 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 69 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 99 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (60) is 39% smaller than its 6th grade class (99).
Test scores
RISE / Utah Aspire+ 2024-25 . % Proficient + Highly ProficientWhat this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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 up about 4 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.3% | 65.9% |
| 2023-24 | 60.9% | 62.1% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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%.
Schools most like Wasatch School
Wasatch School's state test result (62.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wasatch School this school | 546 | 25.8% | 62.1% |
| Thomas Edison - North NORTH LOGAN | 490 | 22.7% | 59.5% |
| Ridgecrest School COTTONWOOD HEIGHTS | 491 | 26.3% | 57.4% |
| Calvin S. Smith School TAYLORSVILLE | 525 | 19.4% | 53.4% |
| Woodstock School SALT LAKE CITY | 625 | 24.8% | 53.9% |
| Summit Academy - Draper Campus DRAPER | 601 | 25.0% | 50.8% |
Where Wasatch School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Utah County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.1% | #92 of 562 | #24 of 116 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.9% | #63 of 578 ▲ 40 | #13 of 117 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.3% | #86 of 578 ▲ 2 | #21 of 117 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 546 | #252 of 613 | #75 of 118 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.5:1 | #228 of 556 | #26 of 115 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.8% | #200 of 559 | #28 of 115 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.8% | #333 of 582 | #45 of 117 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -38.2% | #13 of 388 | #2 of 74 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 546 | 26.6 | 20.5:1 | 26% (141) |
| 2023-24 | 582 | 29.1 | 20.0:1 | 27% (157) |
| 2022-23 | 610 | 32.7 | 18.7:1 | 20% (125) |
| 2020-21 | 626 | N/A | N/A | 23% (143) |
| 2017-18 | 883 | N/A | N/A | 22% (190) |
| 2015-16 | 943 | N/A | N/A | 21% (201) |
| 2010-11 | 774 | 34 | 22.8:1 | 31% (240) |
| 2000-01 | 499 | 21 | 23.8:1 | 20% (99) |
| 1990-91 | 525 | 19 | 27.6:1 | N/A |
About Wasatch School
Wasatch School is a medium-sized elementary school with its address in PROVO, Utah. The school had 546 students in kindergarten through 6 in 2024-25.
The 21 schools in Provo District enroll 13,897 students altogether, Wasatch School among them.
A majority of students at Wasatch School, 69%, are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 15% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 6% Asian. The White share of the county population is higher, at 81%. Wasatch School has a diversity index of 50%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal staffing data show 26.6 full-time-equivalent teachers at Wasatch School and a ratio of 20.5:1. That ratio is under the 21.8:1 average for elementary schools in Utah. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 26% of students.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 62.1%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 47.2%.
Census estimates describe Utah County this way: median household income is about $100,671, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 44%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Utah County number 202 and enroll about 164,467.
Sunrise Preschool is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 62.1% is above the 45.0% average for nearby schools.
The school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, according to its NCES locale (City: Mid-size).
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Wasatch School went from 626 students to 546.
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