📍 765 N 600 W, Orem, Utah County, 84057
Orem Jr High is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Orem, Utah County. The school has 961 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Alpine District school district. It serves grades 7–9 in an urban setting. The school employs 43.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 22.3:1. 34% of students are proficient in reading. 24% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Orem Jr High enrolls 961 students across grades 7–9. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 43.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 22.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 53% White, 38% Hispanic or Latino and 3.6% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 513 | 53% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 361 | 38% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 35 | 3.6% |
| Two or more races | 34 | 3.5% |
| Asian | 12 | 1.2% |
| Black or African American | 4 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
396 of the school's 961 students (41%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 319 qualify for free lunch and 77 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.
Orem Jr High is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). 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 15, state house district 59.
Orem Jr High 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 961 students, Orem Jr High is close to the district average of about 942 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small