24 public K-12 schools in Orem from NCES Common Core of Data: enrollment, grade span, demographics, and Civil Rights Data Collection statistics for every active campus.
National city placement
According to NCES CCD 2024-25, Orem has more public-school enrollment than 91% of the 4,487 US cities in this directory. Orem is among the largest city school systems in this directory by enrollment, but its campuses are divided among 5 districts. That combination matters: citywide averages blend separate budgets, staffing policies, attendance boundaries, and program rules. For a family comparing schools here, the district column is as important as the city average; two nearby campuses may answer to different boards and draw on different F-33 funding pools.
19 of Orem's 24 listed schools use NCES's combined or “other” grade-level classification. Citywide averages therefore blend campuses serving unusually broad or nonstandard grade spans with conventional elementary, middle, and high schools. Grade configuration is a first-order comparison here, not a minor label.
The 49-point gap between Elizabeth Delong School of the Deaf and Centennial Elementary shows the range hidden by Orem's average Resource Investment Index. The city figure is useful for national placement, but families ultimately choose among campuses with different grade spans, enrollment, district affiliations, and reported support fields. Start with schools serving the relevant grade level, then compare the index components rather than assuming the city average describes any one classroom.
Orem school enrollment ranges from 10 students (lowest) to 1,600 students (highest), a spread of 1,590 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing and program breadth can differ sharply at opposite ends of that enrollment range, so the city average should not be treated as a typical campus.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Each school district has independent budgeting, hiring, and service delivery authority. The fragmentation reflects historical patterns of inter-municipal boundary lines that pre-date modern city growth, students in different parts of the same city can attend different districts with different per-pupil spending, calendars, and graduation requirements. Per-region variation is largest in fragmented systems because each school district sets its own budget, contracts, and priorities without higher-level coordination above the regulatory floor.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
student-teacher ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE classroom teachers against total enrollment, push-in specialists, English-language aides, special-education co-teachers, and counselors are not included in most reporting Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
13% of the city's listed public-school campuses are reported as charter schools in NCES CCD. Charter status identifies a different governance arrangement; it does not establish admissions availability, academic quality, or the share of city students enrolled in those campuses. Open each school record to compare enrollment and staffing directly.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
| # | School | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Elizabeth Delong School of the Deaf | 59 |
| 2. | Blind South | 48 |
| 3. | Utah County Academy of Science | 41 |
| 4. | Timpanogos High | 34 |
| 5. | Canyon View Jr High | 34 |
| 6. | Orem Jr High | 34 |
| 7. | Orem High | 33 |
| 8. | Lakeridge Jr High | 31 |
| 9. | Mountain View High | 30 |
| 10. | Lumen Scholar Institute | 27 |
| 11. | Orem School | 26 |
| 12. | Foothill School | 24 |
| 13. | Aspen School | 16 |
| 14. | Parkside Elementary | 15 |
| 15. | Cascade School | 14 |
| 16. | Orchard School | 13 |
| 17. | Northridge School | 13 |
| 18. | Sharon School | 13 |
| 19. | Windsor School | 12 |
| 20. | Bonneville School | 12 |
| 21. | Westmore School | 11 |
| 22. | Centennial Elementary | 10 |
| 23. | Cherry Hill School | 10 |
| 24. | Noah Webster Academy | 10 |
Ranked by the Simpson student-body diversity index (0-100) from NCES race and ethnicity data, where higher means a more evenly mixed student body. It measures mix, not quality.
Elizabeth Delong School of the Deaf has the highest Resource Investment Index among the Orem schools in this federal-data comparison at 59/100. The index summarizes reported staffing, counseling, gifted-program, and attendance inputs; it is not an academic rating.
Orem has 24 public schools with a total enrollment of 16,821 students. 3 are charter schools. Average student-teacher ratio: 22.5:1.
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Data from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 and Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22. The Resource Investment Index uses reported student-teacher ratio, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance; it is not an academic rating. Cities must include at least five schools to be listed. This public-data comparison is for informational purposes: verify current enrollment, attendance boundaries, and programs with the school district before acting. See the guide to understanding NCES data.
