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Orem Junior High

Public Grades 7-9

150^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 182 Utah Middle Schools

Better than 18% of Utah middle schools

Summary

Orem Junior High is a public middle school serving grades 7-9 in the Alpine School District in Orem, Utah, with 892 students. While the Alpine District is ranked 30th out of 93 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating, Orem Junior High consistently underperforms compared to the district and state averages across various subject areas and grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 7th grade math proficiency rate was 31.6% compared to the district's 53.6% and the state's 45.4%.

Orem Junior High also faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 21.8% to 30.2% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, the school has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 39.46% to 41.21% in recent years, indicating a higher proportion of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds. The school's student-teacher ratio is also higher compared to some of the nearby schools, such as Willowcreek Middle, Timberline Middle, and Mountain Ridge Junior High, which consistently outperform Orem Junior High on standardized tests.

The school's performance for specific student subgroups, such as Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and low-socioeconomic status students, is particularly concerning, with the school's rankings for these subgroups often in the bottom quartile of Utah middle schools. Additionally, Orem Junior High's statewide ranking has steadily declined over the past several years, from 136th out of 172 Utah middle schools in 2017-2018 to 150th out of 182 in 2024-2025, indicating a concerning trend in the school's overall performance.

969

Students ?

23.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,240

Per pupil spending ?

39%

Free/discounted lunch ?

650 West Jaguar Ave
Orem, UT 84057

(801) 610-8142

District: Alpine District

Students who attend Orem Junior High usually attend:

High:

Mountain View High

Feeder schools for Orem Junior High:

Elementary:

Bonneville School

Racial breakdown:

White:

52.3%

Hispanic:

38.8%

Two or more races:

3.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 28th percentile in 2015 → 18th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Utah average (34% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg52%

Utah avg45%

150^th of 182

Utah public middle schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 28% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 10Middle 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	20.2	150 of 182	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.8	137 of 210	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.1	122 of 216	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.4	127 of 209	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.1	163 of 213	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.9	180 of 222	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.3	136 of 172	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	32.5	150 of 206	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	26.2	166 of 209	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	33.4	152 of 210	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	42.1	120 of 185	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	67.0	83 of 243	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	62.7	104 of 238	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	58.9	114 of 222	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	53.3	108 of 201	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	54.7	108 of 205	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	51.6	115 of 200	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2025	14.0	37 of 39	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	40.1	32 of 54	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.5	10 of 46	78.3%	★★★★☆
2022	51.2	22 of 46	52.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2025	16.7	72 of 79	8.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.8	81 of 106	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.9	48 of 99	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.8	39 of 100	61.0%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2025	19.9	91 of 108	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.8	91 of 141	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.5	68 of 138	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.9	73 of 133	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2025	44.4	90 of 159	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	66.0	50 of 183	72.7%	★★★★☆
2023	61.0	68 of 191	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.4	73 of 191	61.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

White (2025)43rd percentile+26 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)9th percentile-9 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)5th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Utah (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts40%-5 vs state

Science36%-13 vs state

Mathematics27%-15 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, November 27, 2023

I currently have two children at Orem Jr. and have volunteered at the school for over 2 years. I have been so impressed with my kids growth and learning opportunities. They have had exceptional teachers who challenge them and give them many opportunities to lead. They have designed and built rockets, done archery in PE, run drama productions, and have become better writers and communicators. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Utah Aspire Plus English Language Arts (2025)	Utah Aspire Plus Mathematics (2025)	Utah Aspire Plus Science (2025)	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	Utah Aspire Plus English Language Arts 9th Grade	Utah Aspire Plus Mathematics 9th Grade	Utah Aspire Plus Science 9th Grade	RISE Mathematics 7th Grade	RISE Mathematics 8th Grade	RISE Science 7th Grade	RISE Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Orem Junior High	Public	7-9	650 West Jaguar Ave	Orem	84057	Utah County	Alpine District	No	No	No	Yes	(801) 610-8142	969	41	23.6	39.0%	507 (52.3%)	6 (0.6%)	376 (38.8%)	11 (1.1%)	4 (0.4%)	31 (3.2%)	34 (3.5%)	20.2	150^th of 182 public middle schools	17.6%		38.8	137^th of 210 public middle schools	34.8%	13	39.7	32.0	38.5	31.6	23.2	35.3	36.3	$8,240	$1,003	$7,237
Canyon View Junior High	Public	7-9	655 E 950 N	Orem	84097	Utah County	Alpine District	No	No	No	No	(801) 610-8130	1,066	43	24.6	29.2%	665 (62.4%)	4 (0.4%)	314 (29.5%)	16 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	17 (1.6%)	49 (4.6%)	75.8	40^th of 182 public middle schools	78.0%		66.6	65^th of 210 public middle schools	69.0%	25	46.0	49.6	48.5	54.5	56.0	55.7	56.2	$7,636	$354	$7,282
Lakeridge Junior High	Public	7-9	951 S 400 W	Orem	84058	Utah County	Alpine District	No	No	No	No	(801) 610-8134	1,344	55	24.3	32.5%	784 (58.3%)	12 (0.9%)	429 (31.9%)	17 (1.3%)	7 (0.5%)	43 (3.2%)	52 (3.9%)	58.2	79^th of 182 public middle schools	56.6%		51	100^th of 210 public middle schools	52.4%	21	47.0	47.5	47.5	45.5	43.2	53.4	48.7	$7,862	$422	$7,440
Centennial Middle	Public	7-8	305 E 2320 N	Provo	84604	Utah County	Provo District	No	No	No	No	(801) 370-4621	1,073	51	21.0	31.4%	645 (60.1%)	18 (1.7%)	291 (27.1%)	22 (2.1%)	8 (0.7%)	40 (3.7%)	49 (4.6%)	58.6	77^th of 182 public middle schools	57.7%		61.4	75^th of 210 public middle schools	64.3%	2				50.8	35.9	49.9	54.5	$7,737	$505	$7,232
Pleasant Grove Junior High	Public	7-9	810 N 100 E	Pleasant Grove	84062	Utah County	Alpine District	No	No	No	No	(801) 610-8146	1,181	50	23.4	25.1%	877 (74.3%)	10 (0.8%)	224 (19.0%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	7 (0.6%)	57 (4.8%)	64.4	67^th of 182 public middle schools	63.2%		71.1	54^th of 210 public middle schools	74.3%	13	53.2	51.0	48.4	46.8	62.3	43.4	55.1	$7,470	$411	$7,059
Shoreline Middle School	Public	7-8	1201 West 890 South	Provo	84601	Utah County	Provo District	No	No	No	No	(801) 374-4980	877	46	19.0	46.5%	465 (53.0%)	6 (0.7%)	323 (36.8%)	9 (1.0%)	4 (0.5%)	39 (4.4%)	31 (3.5%)								(n/a)								$9,071	$522	$8,549
American Fork Junior High	Public	7-9	20 W 1120 N	American Fork	84003	Utah County	Alpine District	No	No	No	No	(801) 610-8750	1,827	68	27.0	18.4%	1,441 (78.9%)	12 (0.7%)	249 (13.6%)	18 (1.0%)	3 (0.2%)	17 (0.9%)	87 (4.8%)	69.8	54^th of 182 public middle schools	70.3%		69.4	58^th of 210 public middle schools	72.4%	4	49.2	44.8	53.3	59.0	51.4	54.9	47.2	$7,084	$352	$6,732
Mountain Ridge Junior High	Public	7-9	5525 W 10400 N	Highland	84003	Utah County	Alpine District	No	No	No	No	(801) 610-8758	958	42	22.5	11.5%	831 (86.7%)	2 (0.2%)	67 (7.0%)	8 (0.8%)	2 (0.2%)	12 (1.3%)	36 (3.8%)	92.8	2^nd of 182 public middle schools	98.9%		90.1	8^th of 210 public middle schools	96.2%	6	63.2	52.2	74.4	71.8	55.8	74.1	72.0	$7,641	$300	$7,342
Lehi Junior High	Public	7-9	700 E Cedar Hollow Rd	Lehi	84043	Utah County	Alpine District	No	No	No	No	(801) 610-8754	1,376	52	26.5	11.9%	1,167 (84.8%)	8 (0.6%)	114 (8.3%)	10 (0.7%)	2 (0.1%)	15 (1.1%)	60 (4.4%)	82.2	29^th of 182 public middle schools	84.1%		80.3	29^th of 210 public middle schools	86.2%		48.5	51.1	60.7	56.8	56.0	56.9	66.0	$7,285	$373	$6,913
Timberline Middle	Public	7-9	500 W Canyon Crest Rd	Alpine	84004	Utah County	Alpine District	No	No	No	No	(801) 610-8765	1,322	49	26.8	5.7%	1,151 (87.1%)	7 (0.5%)	79 (6.0%)	17 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	63 (4.8%)	89.3	6^th of 182 public middle schools	96.7%		85.4	19^th of 210 public middle schools	91.0%	13	60.7	55.9	64.6	71.5	59.0	63.2	64.2	$7,338	$365	$6,974

Frequently Asked Questions about Orem Junior High

What high school do graduates of Orem Junior High attend?

Students who attend Orem Junior High usually go on to attend Mountain View High

What is the racial makeup of Orem Junior High?

Students at Orem Junior High are 52% White, 39% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% Pacific Islander, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Orem Junior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 969 students attended Orem Junior High.

Is Orem Junior High a good school?

Orem Junior High ranks in the bottom 17.6% of Utah middle schools.

What district is Orem Junior High in?

Alpine District

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