📍 412 S 810 e, Salem, Utah County, 84653
Foothills School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Salem, Utah County. The school has 723 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Nebo District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 30.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 23.4:1. 46% of students are proficient in reading. 49% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Foothills School enrolls 723 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 30.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 23.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 89% White, 6.5% Hispanic or Latino and 4.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 641 | 89% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 47 | 6.5% |
| Two or more races | 30 | 4.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
113 of the school's 723 students (16%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 92 qualify for free lunch and 21 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.
Foothills School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district UT-40, state senate district 7, state house district 66.
Foothills School is one of 49 schools in Nebo District, based in Spanish Fork, Utah. The district serves 43,696 students district-wide and employs 1,534 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 723 students, Foothills School is smaller than the district average of about 892 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large