📍 708 So Utah Valley Drive, American Fork, Utah County, 84003
Polaris High School is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in American Fork, Utah County. The school has 194 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Alpine District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 21.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 8.8:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 57%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Polaris High School enrolls 194 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 45% male and 55% female. A teaching staff of 21.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 8.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 66% White, 28% Hispanic or Latino and 3.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 129 | 66% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 55 | 28% |
| Two or more races | 7 | 3.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | 1% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
80 of the school's 194 students (41%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 65 qualify for free lunch and 15 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.
Polaris High 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 57.
Polaris High 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 194 students, Polaris High 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
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