📍 281 N 200 e, American Fork, Utah County, 84003
Forbes School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in American Fork, Utah County. The school has 424 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Alpine District school district. It serves grades K–6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 18.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 22.9:1. 45% of students are proficient in reading. 39% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Forbes School enrolls 424 students across grades K–6. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 18.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 22.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 71% White, 18% Hispanic or Latino and 6.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 300 | 71% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 78 | 18% |
| Two or more races | 26 | 6.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 11 | 2.6% |
| Black or African American | 5 | 1.2% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
174 of the school's 424 students (41%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 132 qualify for free lunch and 42 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Forbes School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district UT-30, state senate district 14, state house district 56.
Forbes School is one of 92 schools in Alpine District, based in American Fork, Utah. The district serves 86,645 students district-wide and employs 3,440 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 424 students, Forbes School is smaller than the district average of about 942 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large