Photo: Ntsimp · Public domainSantaquin’s public schools outscore 68% of Utah districts
The grade covers the public school district serving Santaquin, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Utah, not nationally.
From Utah state tests taken in spring 2021, when nearly all of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Santaquin’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 168 Utah towns with household incomes within a quarter of Santaquin’s, its schools beat 43%, lower than their 68% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $8,993 per student, against $11,467 across Utah (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Three elementary schools, then 14 middle and six high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is up 26% since 2020–21. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
C.S. Lewis Academy is in town. Every school ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Santaquin’s grade
B+: better than 68% of Utah school districts, #64 of 119 Utah towns. Graduation is above the Utah average; test scores are below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Santaquin, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Santaquin · depends on your address
Orchard Hills School
Grades PK–6 · 742 students · 22:1 students per teacher
Apple Valley School
Grades PK–6 · 732 students · 22:1 students per teacher
Santaquin School
Grades PK–6 · 579 students · 21:1 students per teacher
Kindergarten in Santaquin · depends on your address
Orchard Hills School
Grades PK–6 · 742 students · 22:1 students per teacher
Apple Valley School
Grades PK–6 · 732 students · 22:1 students per teacher
Santaquin School
Grades PK–6 · 579 students · 21:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Santaquin · depends on your address
Orchard Hills School
Grades PK–6 · 742 students · 22:1 students per teacher
Apple Valley School
Grades PK–6 · 732 students · 22:1 students per teacher
Santaquin School
Grades PK–6 · 579 students · 21:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Santaquin · depends on your address
Orchard Hills School
Grades PK–6 · 742 students · 22:1 students per teacher
Apple Valley School
Grades PK–6 · 732 students · 22:1 students per teacher
Santaquin School
Grades PK–6 · 579 students · 21:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Santaquin · depends on your address
Orchard Hills School
Grades PK–6 · 742 students · 22:1 students per teacher
Apple Valley School
Grades PK–6 · 732 students · 22:1 students per teacher
Santaquin School
Grades PK–6 · 579 students · 21:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Santaquin · depends on your address
Orchard Hills School
Grades PK–6 · 742 students · 22:1 students per teacher
Apple Valley School
Grades PK–6 · 732 students · 22:1 students per teacher
Santaquin School
Grades PK–6 · 579 students · 21:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Santaquin · depends on your address
Orchard Hills School
Grades PK–6 · 742 students · 22:1 students per teacher
Apple Valley School
Grades PK–6 · 732 students · 22:1 students per teacher
Santaquin School
Grades PK–6 · 579 students · 21:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Santaquin · depends on your address
Orchard Hills School
Grades PK–6 · 742 students · 22:1 students per teacher
Apple Valley School
Grades PK–6 · 732 students · 22:1 students per teacher
Santaquin School
Grades PK–6 · 579 students · 21:1 students per teacher
Santaquin’s public schools are run by Nebo School District, which also serves Elk Ridge, Genola, Goshen and Mapleton and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
How students score
Santaquin vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Utah towns that share Santaquin’s borders.
Every school in Santaquin
20 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Utah’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Santaquin’s schools
Are Santaquin’s schools good?
By Utah’s own tests, yes: the public schools Santaquin children attend outscore 68% of Utah’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade, #64 of 119 Utah towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 43%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Santaquin in?
Nebo School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 43,696 students in 49 schools (2024–25).
Where do Santaquin kids go to high school?
One of 6 high schools, depending on your address: Maple Mountain High, Springville High, Payson High, Spanish Fork High, Salem Hills High and Nebo Advanced Learning Center.
What is Santaquin’s graduation rate?
93% of the class of 2023 in Nebo School District graduated in four years, against 88% across Utah.
How much does Santaquin spend per student?
$8,993 in Nebo School District (FY2024), against $11,467 across Utah. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Santaquin families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Santaquin → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Utah. Stars are from neighbors.