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What's the biggest difference between Westridge School and what you expected?
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Enrollment
608
Elementary
DISTRICT 518 · STATE 491
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PROVO DISTRICT·NCES 490081000730
Westridge School
1720 W 1460 N, PROVO, UT 84604 · (801) 374-4870 · Utah County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL608 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
22.5:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.9:1 · STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
230 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 | 4 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 82 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 84 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 77 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 85 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 92 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 101 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 83 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (82) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (83).
Student demographics
55%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
52.0%
UT avg 41.4% . -1.5pp since 2023
Math
56.0%
UT avg 41.8% . +0.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.0% | 56.0% |
| 2023-24 | 53.5% | 55.9% |
% 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
54.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.3%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Westridge School
Westridge School's state test result (54.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westridge School this school | 608 | 37.8% | 54.6% |
| Glacier Hills Elementary SANDY | 626 | 37.5% | 38.0% |
| Bridge Elementary School ROY | 558 | 35.1% | 27.5% |
| Centennial Elementary OREM | 761 | 37.3% | 48.4% |
| Crescent School SANDY | 468 | 36.3% | 35.9% |
| Hillcrest School LOGAN | 521 | 35.1% | 49.1% |
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 Westridge School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Utah County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.6% | #180 of 562 | #43 of 116 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #149 of 578 ▲ 11 | #36 of 117 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #160 of 578 ▲ 31 | #38 of 117 ▲ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 608 | #178 of 613 | #58 of 118 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.5:1 | #413 of 556 | #60 of 115 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.2% | #130 of 559 | #13 of 115 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.8% | #224 of 582 | #25 of 117 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.9% | #157 of 388 | #37 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
608
+3 (+0%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 929
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 | 608 | 27 | 22.5:1 | 38% (230) |
| 2023-24 | 615 | 28.1 | 21.9:1 | 35% (213) |
| 2022-23 | 623 | 26.6 | 23.4:1 | 35% (221) |
| 2020-21 | 605 | N/A | N/A | 37% (223) |
| 2017-18 | 769 | N/A | N/A | 42% (326) |
| 2015-16 | 784 | N/A | N/A | 48% (380) |
| 2010-11 | 870 | 42 | 20.7:1 | 35% (302) |
| 2000-01 | 806 | 35 | 23.0:1 | 33% (266) |
| 1990-91 | 929 | 35 | 26.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Westridge School.
About Westridge School
Westridge School is a mid-sized elementary school in PROVO, Utah, administered by Provo District. The school offers kindergarten through 6 and enrolls 608 students. That puts enrollment 24% larger than the 491-student average for elementary schools in Utah.
Provo District runs Westridge School along with 20 other schools, enrolling 13,897 students in total.
More than half of the students at Westridge School are White (62%). The rest of enrollment is 24% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 3% Pacific Islander. Census estimates put the White share of Utah County's population at about 81%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Westridge School scores 55%.
Its ratio of 22.5:1 is based on 27 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is in line with the 21.8:1 average for elementary schools in Utah. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 38%. The rate at public schools in Utah County averages 22%, lower than here.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Westridge School is 41.3%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 54.6%.
Census data for Utah County show median household income comes to about $100,671, about 44% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. There are 202 public schools in the county, enrolling about 164,467, Westridge School among them.
Freedom Preparatory Academy is the nearest public school to Westridge School, about 0.7 miles away. Westridge School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Among 7 nearby schools that report test results, Westridge School ranks 1st on proficiency.
Locale: City: Mid-size. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 605 to 608.
People can post here about open houses, carpools, and field trips and other school topics. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
- Timpanogos SchoolElementary · 636 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
- Freedom Preparatory Academy0.7 mi · 1,248
- Independence High0.8 mi · 276
- Cherry Hill School0.9 mi · 690
- Lakeview School1.2 mi · 695
- Provo eSchool1.4 mi · 42
- Provo High1.5 mi · 2,023
Frequently asked questions
About Westridge SchoolHow many students attend Westridge School?
Westridge School enrolls approximately 608 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Westridge School serve?
Westridge School serves grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Westridge School have?
Westridge School employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Westridge School?
Student demographics at Westridge School are roughly 62% White, 24% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Westridge School in?
Westridge School is part of Provo District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.