Summary:
ZIP code 84004 has two elementary schools in Alpine, both serving Pre-K through Grade 6: Westfield School and Alpine School; together, they enroll 1,086 students and are part of Alpine District, an area with schools that perform well above Utah averages.
Westfield School is the strongest overall academic choice based on the supplied data. It ranks 13th out of 563 schools statewide, in the 98th percentile, compared with 43rd and the 92nd percentile for Alpine School. Westfield’s average proficiency across the reported subjects and grades is about 76.9%, compared with 69.4% at Alpine. Its biggest advantages are English Language Arts and Mathematics, especially Grade 5, where Westfield leads Alpine by more than 25 percentage points in both subjects. Westfield also improved notably in Mathematics and Science from the previous year, while Alpine’s Mathematics results declined. Both schools nevertheless perform well above district and state averages, and Alpine has some standout results of its own, including the area’s highest individual score: 88.9% proficiency in Grade 4 Mathematics.
The schools are much closer in Science, with Alpine slightly ahead overall and leading in Grades 4 and 6, while Westfield leads substantially in Grade 5. Alpine also reports the lower student-teacher ratio, 20.8 compared with Westfield’s 23.4, which may appeal to families who value more favorable staffing levels. Attendance is a shared concern: chronic absenteeism is 25.7% at Westfield and 27.0% at Alpine, both above district and state rates. Overall, families prioritizing the strongest and most consistent academic results may prefer Westfield, while Alpine remains a high-performing alternative with strengths in selected Mathematics and Science grades and a lower student-teacher ratio.
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