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Enrollment
1,591
Middle
DISTRICT 1,379 · STATE 831
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALPINE DISTRICT·NCES 490003001109
Willowcreek Middle
2275 W 300 N, Lehi, UT 84043 · (801) 766-5273 · Utah County
GRADES 07–09MIDDLE13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL1,591 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
28.0:1
57 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 25.6:1 · STATE 21.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
13%
212 students
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 33%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 514 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 528 | 33% |
| Grade 9 | 549 | 35% |
Student demographics
35%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
46.6%
UT avg 41.4% . +1.0pp since 2023
Math
54.9%
UT avg 41.8% . +4.6pp 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 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Utah schools, those numbers are about 41 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.6% | 54.9% |
| 2023-24 | 45.6% | 50.3% |
% 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
49.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.3%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Willowcreek Middle
Willowcreek Middle's state test result (49.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willowcreek Middle this school | 1,591 | 13.3% | 49.6% |
| Viewpoint Middle LEHI | 1,667 | 12.4% | 49.3% |
| West Point Jr High WEST POINT | 1,551 | 16.1% | 44.7% |
| Lake Mountain Middle SARATOGA SPRINGS | 1,471 | 14.4% | 50.5% |
| Lehi Jr High LEHI | 1,376 | 11.9% | 53.3% |
| American Fork Jr High AMERICAN FORK | 1,827 | 18.4% | 47.5% |
Matched among Utah middle 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 Willowcreek Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Utah County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.6% | #47 of 136 | #5 of 23 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.9% | #31 of 140 ▲ 11 | #8 of 23 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.6% | #49 of 140 ▲ 12 | #9 of 23 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,591 | #4 of 144 | #4 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 28.0:1 | #136 of 137 | #24 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.1% | #86 of 137 | #15 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 13.3% | #120 of 141 | #19 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.4% | #61 of 77 | #7 of 10 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
1,591
-490 (-24%) vs 2020
+55% since 2010-11, when it was 1,024
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 | 1,591 | 56.8 | 28.0:1 | 13% (212) |
| 2023-24 | 1,642 | 58.8 | 27.9:1 | 12% (204) |
| 2022-23 | 1,746 | 61.4 | 28.4:1 | 13% (231) |
| 2020-21 | 2,081 | N/A | N/A | 11% (221) |
| 2017-18 | 1,682 | N/A | N/A | 17% (292) |
| 2015-16 | 1,733 | N/A | N/A | 21% (372) |
| 2010-11 | 1,024 | 49 | 20.9:1 | 34% (349) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Willowcreek Middle.
About Willowcreek Middle
Willowcreek Middle is a middle school with a street address in Lehi, Utah. Enrollment totals 1,591 students across grades 7 through 9. On average, middle schools in Utah enroll around 831, and this school is 91% larger than that mark.
Alpine District, which runs Willowcreek Middle, has 89 schools and 86,645 students.
Of every 100 students at Willowcreek Middle, about 79 are White. The rest of enrollment is 12% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Among Utah County residents, the White share is about 81%. The diversity index for Willowcreek Middle is 35%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Willowcreek Middle reports a ratio of 28.0 students per teacher, from 56.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for middle schools in Utah is 21.7:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Willowcreek Middle, 13% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 22% average for public schools in Utah County is 9 points.
Willowcreek Middle sits between the top and bottom 10% of Utah schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 49.6% and a predicted 53.3%.
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 the poverty rate is about 6%. The county has 202 public schools and about 164,467 students.
Willowcreek Middle is about 0.5 miles from River Rock School, its nearest public school. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Willowcreek Middle is behind the 52.0% nearby average, ranking 6th of 9.
The NCES locale for Willowcreek Middle is City: Small, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
The school's enrollment fell 24% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
Anyone can start a thread about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Willowcreek Middle. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 Lehi
- Skyridge High SchoolHigh · 2,483 students
- Lehi HighHigh · 2,242 students
- Viewpoint MiddleMiddle · 1,667 students
- Lehi Jr HighMiddle · 1,376 students
- Dry Creek SchoolElementary · 1,157 students
- North Point SchoolElementary · 1,128 students
Other Willowcreek Middle schools
One other US public school is named Willowcreek Middle. Willowcreek Middle is the largest of the 2.
- Willowcreek Middle SchoolPortage, IN · 920 students
Nearby schools
- River Rock School0.5 mi · 935
- Ascent Academies of Utah Lehi0.6 mi · 646
- Snow Springs School0.9 mi · 843
- Meadow School1.4 mi · 612
- North Point School1.5 mi · 1,128
- Dry Creek School1.5 mi · 1,157
Frequently asked questions
About Willowcreek MiddleHow many students attend Willowcreek Middle?
Willowcreek Middle enrolls approximately 1,591 students in grades 07-09.
What grades does Willowcreek Middle serve?
Willowcreek Middle serves grades 07-09.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Willowcreek Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Willowcreek Middle is approximately 28.0:1 (57 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Willowcreek Middle?
At Willowcreek Middle, the student body is approximately 79% White, 12% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Willowcreek Middle public or private?
Willowcreek Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Alpine District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.