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Pony Express School

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Pony Express School ranks 304 th of 547 Utah elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

304^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 547 Utah Elementary Schools

Better than 44% of Utah elementary schools

Summary

Pony Express School is an elementary school located in Eagle Mountain, Utah, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 1,084 students. It is part of the Alpine School District, which is ranked 30th out of 93 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. However, Pony Express School's own performance has been mixed, with a current 2-star rating from SchoolDigger and a fluctuating statewide ranking between 232nd and 409th out of Utah's elementary schools over the past 10 years.

Pony Express School stands out for its relatively high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 21.8% to 35.3% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the school's test scores in mathematics, science, and English language arts are generally lower than the Alpine District and state averages across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 3rd-grade math proficiency rate was 42.8%, compared to 55.4% for the Alpine District and 48.6% for the state. Pony Express School also has a higher percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (19.46% to 23.85%) and a higher student-teacher ratio (25.3 to 27.1) compared to nearby schools in the Alpine District.

When compared to other elementary schools in the Alpine District, such as Saratoga Shores, Springside, Thunder Ridge, and Black Ridge, Pony Express School generally underperforms, with lower test scores, higher chronic absenteeism rates, and higher free and reduced lunch rates. The higher spending per student at Pony Express School ($7,270 in 2018-2019) compared to the nearby Alpine District schools (ranging from $5,555 to $6,719 per student) suggests that factors beyond funding may be contributing to the school's performance challenges.

995

Students ?

22.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,270

Per pupil spending ?

23.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3985 E Smith Ranch Rd
Eagle Mountain, UT 84005

(801) 610-8714

District: Alpine District

Students who attend Pony Express School usually attend:

Middle:	Frontier Middle School
High:	Westlake High

Racial breakdown:

White:

75.4%

Hispanic:

15.4%

Two or more races:

4.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 25th percentile in 2015 → 44th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 19 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (31% vs 24% Utah)

!Near the bottom of Alpine District's ranking

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

District avg56%

Utah avg48%

304^th of 547

Utah public elementary schools ?

Bottom 44%▲ up 19 pts since 2015

From bottom 25% (2015) to bottom 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

42^nd of 52Elementary Schools in the Alpine District

30^th of 93Alpine District among Utah districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2025	45.9	304 of 547	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.1	291 of 561	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.2	232 of 561	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.4	294 of 551	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.3	334 of 559	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.7	273 of 572	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.4	281 of 528	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	26.4	409 of 526	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	34.1	369 of 533	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	30.2	402 of 537	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	50.2	258 of 509	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	47.9	366 of 576	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	50.9	357 of 579	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	54.4	311 of 563	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	48.6	307 of 518	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	45.9	320 of 509	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	41.3	338 of 498	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2024	79.6	21 of 162	87.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2025	36.2	285 of 408	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.5	288 of 429	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.5	252 of 428	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.5	303 of 435	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)87th percentile+39 vs school

White (2025)30th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Utah (2024-2025) ?

Science54%~ state avg

Mathematics40%-5 vs state

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Schools Near Pony Express School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				RISE Mathematics (2025)				RISE Science (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	RISE Mathematics 3rd Grade	RISE Mathematics 4th Grade	RISE Mathematics 5th Grade	RISE Mathematics 6th Grade	RISE Science 4th Grade	RISE Science 5th Grade	RISE Science 6th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Pony Express School	Public	PK, KG-6	3985 E Smith Ranch Rd	Eagle Mountain	84005	Utah County	Alpine District	No	No	No	No	(801) 610-8714	995	44	22.4	23.8%	750 (75.4%)	12 (1.2%)	153 (15.4%)	4 (0.4%)	5 (0.5%)	23 (2.3%)	48 (4.8%)	45.9	304^th of 547 public elementary schools	44.4%		50.1	291^st of 561 public elementary schools	48.1%	13	42.8	38.1	31.8	46.7	44.3	46.2	70.0	$7,270	$315	$6,954
Brookhaven School	Public	PK, KG-6	7082 North Seedling Drive	Eagle Mountain	84005	Utah County	Alpine District	No	No	No	No	(801) 610-8733	1,077	49	22.0	20.5%	825 (76.6%)	6 (0.6%)	181 (16.8%)	8 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.6%)	49 (4.5%)	40.2	339^th of 547 public elementary schools	38.0%		44.9	319^th of 561 public elementary schools	43.1%	20	40.9	51.7	32.1	24.9	51.7	48.9	51.1	$5,555	$274	$5,281
Ranches Academy	Public, Charter	K-6	7789 Tawny Owl Cir	Eagle Mountain	84005	Utah County	Ranches Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(801) 789-4000	360	18	20.0	14.7%	283 (78.6%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (13.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	24 (6.7%)	80.1	94^th of 547 public elementary schools	82.8%		76.4	115^th of 561 public elementary schools	79.5%	21	54.9	64.6	70.6	59.2	58.0	58.8	77.5	$6,230	$141	$6,089
Silver Lake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	5069 Golden Eagle Road	Eagle Mountain	84005	Utah County	Alpine District	No	No	No	No	(801) 640-8400	870	36	24.1	22.0%	627 (72.1%)	13 (1.5%)	167 (19.2%)	6 (0.7%)	5 (0.6%)	9 (1.0%)	43 (4.9%)	54.9	260^th of 547 public elementary schools	52.5%		63	204^th of 561 public elementary schools	63.6%	56	55.3	56.0	37.5	42.5	53.3	51.1	52.2
Hidden Hollow School	Public	PK, KG-6	7447 North Hidden Valley Parkw	Eagle Mountain	84005	Utah County	Alpine District	No	No	No	No	(801) 610-8721	943	39	24.1	23.2%	705 (74.8%)	7 (0.7%)	156 (16.5%)	5 (0.5%)	6 (0.6%)	18 (1.9%)	46 (4.9%)	68.3	168^th of 547 public elementary schools	69.3%		71.7	149^th of 561 public elementary schools	73.4%	19	61.0	67.2	37.2	56.9	58.4	52.8	62.1	$6,571	$248	$6,323
Thunder Ridge School	Public	PK, KG-6	264 N. 750 W.	Saratoga Springs	84045	Utah County	Alpine District	No	No	No	No	(801) 610-8727	1,093	43	25.4	16.1%	836 (76.5%)	15 (1.4%)	168 (15.4%)	13 (1.2%)	2 (0.2%)	12 (1.1%)	47 (4.3%)	42.2	328^th of 547 public elementary schools	40.0%		47.6	308^th of 561 public elementary schools	45.1%	20	49.6	43.5	32.2	33.4	53.7	44.9	50.8	$7,234	$517	$6,717
Black Ridge School	Public	PK, KG-6	9358 N. Sunset Drive	Eagle Mountain	84005	Utah County	Alpine District	No	No	No	No	(801) 610-8729	842	37	22.7	12.1%	734 (87.2%)	2 (0.2%)	60 (7.1%)	3 (0.4%)	6 (0.7%)	9 (1.1%)	28 (3.3%)	71.3	147^th of 547 public elementary schools	73.1%		67	179^th of 561 public elementary schools	68.1%	32	65.4	62.6	47.1	45.2	58.7	53.9	70.2	$5,758	$246	$5,512
Desert Sky	Public	K-6	1747 E Wildcat Peak	Eagle Mountain	84005	Utah County	Alpine District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(801) 610-8400	1,096	48	22.6	16.7%	836 (76.3%)	5 (0.5%)	164 (15.0%)	10 (0.9%)	4 (0.4%)	18 (1.6%)	59 (5.4%)								(n/a)
Ascent Academies of Utah Saratoga Springs	Public, Charter	K-6	992 Chianti Street	Saratoga Springs	84043	Utah County	Ascent Academies of Utah	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(385) 275-0909	637	31	20.5	19.5%	414 (65.0%)	16 (2.5%)	121 (19.0%)	21 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.5%)	49 (7.7%)	35.9	360^th of 547 public elementary schools	34.2%		39.7	353^rd of 561 public elementary schools	37.1%	7	60.9	40.5	40.6	28.0	46.9	28.5	40.0
Saratoga Shores School	Public	PK, KG-6	1415 S Parkside Drive	Saratoga Springs	84045	Utah County	Alpine District	No	No	No	No	(801) 610-8716	777	34	23.1	8.6%	666 (85.7%)	5 (0.6%)	45 (5.8%)	12 (1.5%)	4 (0.5%)	8 (1.0%)	37 (4.8%)	83.7	72^nd of 547 public elementary schools	86.8%		83	72^nd of 561 public elementary schools	87.2%		64.4	63.8	58.1	55.2	73.6	66.0	70.7	$6,437	$273	$6,164

Frequently Asked Questions about Pony Express School

What schools do graduates of Pony Express School attend?

Students who attend Pony Express School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Frontier Middle School
High : Westlake High

Is Pony Express School a good school?

Pony Express School ranks 304^th of 547 Utah elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Pony Express School?

Students at Pony Express School are 75% White, 15% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% Pacific Islander, 1% African American.

How many students attend Pony Express School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 995 students attended Pony Express School.

What district is Pony Express School in?

Alpine District

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