The top reported proficiency rate is 35% in Science. The lowest is 29% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Westmore School
Westmore School is an elementary school serving early childhood through sixth grade in Orem, part of the Alpine School District. It is a neighborhood school in a mid-sized city that mixes residential areas with major commercial corridors, the presence of Utah Valley University, and an auto-oriented suburban layout. The school’s student body is roughly evenly split between students who identify as Hispanic and students who identify as White, with smaller shares of students identifying with two or more races, Black, American Indian or Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, and Asian. A substantial share of students at the school qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
On state assessments, Westmore School’s overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades sits below the midpoint when compared to other districts in Utah County. In math, the share of students scoring proficient or above was below the county-wide midpoint. In English language arts, performance also fell below that midpoint, and in science, the pattern was similar. Many parents will want to discuss these results directly with the school to understand the classroom strategies and supports in place. Because the school serves only through grade six, there is no high school graduation data to report. Information on chronic absenteeism was not available in the source material.
Orem has a slightly declining population in recent years, a contrast to the growth seen in the prior decade. The city remains a commercial and educational hub, with Utah Valley University as an institutional anchor and a range of employers in technology, health care, and manufacturing. Housing in Orem’s zip code is above the national median home value, and the estimated monthly mortgage payment, after a typical down payment, is higher than the estimated rent for a comparable unit, making renting the more immediately affordable option at current rates. The local unemployment rate runs close to the national rate.
The broader context for families is a district in transition. Alpine School District, the state’s largest, voted in 2024 to split into three separate districts beginning in the 2027-28 school year. Westmore School will fall under the new South District, which will include Orem, Vineyard, Lindon, and Pleasant Grove. This reorganization will reorganize school boundaries, governance, and potentially property tax structures. New school board members for each district are scheduled to be elected before the split takes effect.
Westmore School is a standard public elementary school that reflects the demographic and economic profile of its part of Orem. Its academic results on state tests are lower than many of its county peers, which is a fact a parent would want to understand by speaking with the school and reviewing its instructional approach. The school does not offer the high-school-level course pathways or career programs that become relevant at the secondary level, simply because it does not serve those grades. For a family weighing this school, the immediate questions center on what the school is doing to raise student proficiency, what the peer environment feels like in a school with a roughly balanced Hispanic and White student body, and how the impending district reorganization might affect everything from school leadership to attendance boundaries. The locale offers the amenities of a mid-sized city with a university presence, but the housing market is expensive, and the city is not trending toward rapid population growth.
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