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Polaris High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12Alternative Education School

708 So Utah Valley Drive, American Fork, UT 84003 · (801) 610-8180 · Part of Alpine School District

American Fork’s School Grade B+ better than 73% of Utah school districts

Directions
Students
160
Students per teacher
8:1
Free or reduced lunch
40%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Polaris High School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 16% of Utah’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 14 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 18 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 8 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 41.6% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency24%
State average 38.8%
Reading / language arts24%
State average 42.6%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among Utah’s 936 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

708 So Utah Valley Drive, American Fork

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 104
Grade 1164
Grade 1292
Enrollment over time
113’20
212’21
194’22
200’23
160’24

Up 41.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 63%Hispanic 29%Two or more races 5%Black 1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Polaris High School from American Fork families.

Other schools in Alpine School District

The district →
Dry Creek School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Lehi
A
1,157 students26:1
North Point School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Lehi
A−
1,128 students24:1
Thunder Ridge School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Saratoga Springs
B−
1,093 students25:1
Brookhaven School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Eagle Mountain
B−
1,077 students22:1
Trailside Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Vineyard
1,052 students23:1
Harvest School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Saratoga Springs
A−
1,031 students25:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Utah’s other public schools; American Fork’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.