Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 84655

Elementary schools in ZIP code 84655 include four schools serving students from preschool or kindergarten through sixth grade: Orchard Hills School, Apple Valley School, Santaquin School, and C.S. Lewis Academy, with 2,277 students combined; three schools are part of Nebo District, while C.S. Lewis Academy operates in its own district.

Orchard Hills School has the strongest overall current profile, with the highest 2025–2026 ranking in the ZIP code and the best average across the reported academic results. It is especially strong in fifth-grade mathematics, where proficiency exceeded the state comparison. Apple Valley School ranks second locally and has made the largest recent mathematics gains, improving by roughly 8 to 11 percentage points across grades three through five. However, both schools continue to have weaker English Language Arts results than the state, and chronic absenteeism is higher than the statewide rate. Santaquin School has the lowest absenteeism rate among the three Nebo schools and the lowest student-teacher ratio, but its ranking and several mathematics and science results declined sharply in 2025–2026.

C.S. Lewis Academy is substantially smaller than the other schools and has the greatest challenges in the available data. It has a zero-star rating, a ranking near the bottom statewide, academic proficiency well below state comparisons, and chronic absenteeism of 52.3%, more than twice the state rate. Its lower student-teacher ratio is a potential strength, but it has not corresponded with stronger reported outcomes. Across the ZIP code, attendance is an important concern because every school exceeds the statewide chronic absenteeism rate. Families comparing schools may view Orchard Hills as the strongest current all-around option, Apple Valley as an improving school, Santaquin as a school needing attention after recent declines, and C.S. Lewis Academy as requiring the most concentrated support.