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Schools in West Mountain · Nebo School District

West Mountain’s public schools outscore 68% of Utah districts

The grade covers the public school district serving West Mountain, 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.

K–12Where will my kid go?

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.

Math proficiency
38%
▼ 1 pts vs UT 39%
2020–21
Graduate on time
93%
▲ 5 pts vs UT 88%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$9.0K
▼ 22% vs UT $11.5K
FY2024
Students per teacher
22.2
UT 21.2 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
35,407 students on the public path
In brief

West Mountain’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 145 Utah towns with household incomes within a quarter of West Mountain’s, its schools beat 41%, 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 ↓

31 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 ↓

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.

The School Grade

What’s behind West Mountain’s grade

B Test scoresA− Graduation

B+: better than 68% of Utah school districts. Graduation is above the Utah average; test scores are below it.

Utah school districts we grade (153)Better than 68%
Lower resultsHigher results
Utah towns with similar household incomes (145)Better than 41%
A firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 17,220 test results and a graduating class of 2,775 wouldn’t change the letter. The tests are from spring 2021, when nearly all of West Mountain’s students in the tested grades sat them (17,220 students).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve West Mountain, with each school’s own grade.

31 schools teach K in West Mountain’s district. Which one depends on your address. Their grades range from C− to A, so check the specific school.
Maple Ridge School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Mapleton
A
873 students23:1Rate it →
Orchard Hills School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Santaquin
B−
742 students22:1Rate it →
Riverview School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Spanish Fork
B
738 students23:1Rate it →
Apple Valley School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Santaquin
C−
732 students22:1Rate it →
Rees School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Spanish Fork
C+
728 students22:1Rate it →
Meadow Brook School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Springville
C
679 students23:1Rate it →
Mt. Loafer School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Salem
B+
642 students24:1Rate it →
Westside School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Springville
C+
640 students25:1Rate it →
Foothills School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Salem
B+
605 students23:1Rate it →
Mapleton School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Mapleton
B+
591 students23:1Rate it →
Santaquin School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Santaquin
C+
579 students21:1Rate it →
Sierra Bonita Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Spanish Fork
A−
568 students23:1Rate it →
Spring Lake School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Payson
B
531 students22:1Rate it →
East Meadows School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Spanish Fork
A−
518 students21:1Rate it →
Salem School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Salem
B−
508 students24:1Rate it →
Barnett School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Payson
C−
508 students21:1Rate it →
Park School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Spanish Fork
C
469 students20:1Rate it →
Sage Creek School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Springville
A−
466 students20:1Rate it →
Canyon School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Spanish Fork
B−
457 students22:1Rate it →
Brockbank School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Spanish Fork
C
456 students22:1Rate it →
Cherry Creek School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Springville
B−
455 students23:1Rate it →
Hobble Creek School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Mapleton
A−
453 students21:1Rate it →
Art City School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Springville
B
433 students18:1Rate it →
Larsen School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Spanish Fork
C
431 students23:1Rate it →
Taylor School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Payson
C+
424 students20:1Rate it →
Spanish Oaks School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Spanish Fork
B−
416 students18:1Rate it →
Wilson School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Payson
C
405 students22:1Rate it →
Brookside School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Springville
B−
362 students21:1Rate it →
Park View School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Payson
C
356 students20:1Rate it →
Goshen School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Goshen
C
327 students25:1Rate it →
Nebo Advanced Learning Center
Grades K–12 · Salem
2 students0:1Rate it →
The path, start to finish
PK–631 schoolsDepends on your addressC− to A
7–914 schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B+
10–126 high schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B+

West Mountain’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.

Nebo School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 49 schools · 43,696 students, up 26% since 2020–21 · 22.2 per teacher (UT 21.2)
$8,993UT $11,467 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2020–21

How students score

Math38%
State average 38.8% · 17220 students tested

West Mountain vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Utah towns that share West Mountain’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
West MountainB+Nebo
PaysonB+Nebo
SantaquinB+Nebo
GenolaB+Nebo

All 3 neighbors share Nebo with West Mountain, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.

Every school in West Mountain

46 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).

Also serving West Mountainin other towns
Maple Ridge School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Mapleton
A
873 students23:1Rate it →
Orchard Hills School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Santaquin
B−
742 students22:1Rate it →
Riverview School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Spanish Fork
B
738 students23:1Rate it →
Apple Valley School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Santaquin
C−
732 students22:1Rate it →
Rees School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Spanish Fork
C+
728 students22:1Rate it →
Meadow Brook School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Springville
C
679 students23:1Rate it →
Mt. Loafer School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Salem
B+
642 students24:1Rate it →
Westside School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Springville
C+
640 students25:1Rate it →
Foothills School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Salem
B+
605 students23:1Rate it →
Mapleton School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Mapleton
B+
591 students23:1Rate it →
Santaquin School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Santaquin
C+
579 students21:1Rate it →
Sierra Bonita Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Spanish Fork
A−
568 students23:1Rate it →
Spring Lake School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Payson
B
531 students22:1Rate it →
East Meadows School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Spanish Fork
A−
518 students21:1Rate it →
Salem School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Salem
B−
508 students24:1Rate it →
Barnett School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Payson
C−
508 students21:1Rate it →
Park School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Spanish Fork
C
469 students20:1Rate it →
Sage Creek School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Springville
A−
466 students20:1Rate it →
Canyon School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Spanish Fork
B−
457 students22:1Rate it →
Brockbank School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Spanish Fork
C
456 students22:1Rate it →
Cherry Creek School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Springville
B−
455 students23:1Rate it →
Hobble Creek School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Mapleton
A−
453 students21:1Rate it →
Art City School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Springville
B
433 students18:1Rate it →
Larsen School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Spanish Fork
C
431 students23:1Rate it →
Taylor School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Payson
C+
424 students20:1Rate it →
Spanish Oaks School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Spanish Fork
B−
416 students18:1Rate it →
Wilson School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Payson
C
405 students22:1Rate it →
Brookside School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Springville
B−
362 students21:1Rate it →
Park View School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Payson
C
356 students20:1Rate it →
Goshen School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Goshen
C
327 students25:1Rate it →
Nebo Advanced Learning Center
Grades K–12 · Salem
2 students0:1Rate it →
Springville High
High · Grades 6–12 · Springville
B+
1,665 students23:1Rate it →
Payson High
High · Grades 6–12 · Payson
C−
1,648 students24:1Rate it →
Maple Grove Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Mapleton
1,195 students24:1Rate it →
Diamond Fork Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Spanish Fork
1,074 students22:1Rate it →
Spring Canyon Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Springville
1,038 students22:1Rate it →
Mt. Nebo Middle
Middle · Grades 6–7 · Payson
C−
1,034 students21:1Rate it →
Valley View Middle
Middle · Grades 6–7 · Salem
C+
963 students23:1Rate it →
Maple Mountain High
High · Grades 7–12 · Spanish Fork
B
1,902 students26:1Rate it →
Mapleton Junior High
Middle · Grades 7–9 · Mapleton
B
1,312 students25:1Rate it →
Payson Jr High
Middle · Grades 7–9 · Payson
C−
1,143 students24:1Rate it →
Springville Jr High
Middle · Grades 7–9 · Springville
B−
1,086 students23:1Rate it →
Spanish Fork Jr High
Middle · Grades 7–9 · Spanish Fork
C+
1,070 students21:1Rate it →
Salem Junior High
Middle · Grades 7–9 · Salem
C+
950 students23:1Rate it →
Spanish Fork High
High · Grades 9–12 · Spanish Fork
B−
1,640 students24:1Rate it →
Salem Hills High
High · Grades 9–12 · Salem
C+
1,593 students25:1Rate it →

Questions about West Mountain’s schools

Are West Mountain’s schools good?

By Utah’s own tests, yes: the public schools West Mountain children attend outscore 68% of Utah’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 41%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is West Mountain in?

Nebo School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 43,696 students in 49 schools (2024–25).

Where do West Mountain 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 West Mountain’s graduation rate?

93% of the class of 2023 in Nebo School District graduated in four years, against 88% across Utah.

How much does West Mountain spend per student?

$8,993 in Nebo School District (FY2024), against $11,467 across Utah. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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.