It’s report card season for schools. The Utah State Board of Education released its annual school report cards, and Alpine School District schools are showing considerable improvement.
Report cards provide a snapshot of school performance using multiple measures, including student achievement, academic growth, English Learner progress, and readiness for future learning and opportunities. The report cards just released reflect performance in the 2025–26 school year.
“School report cards help Alpine School District identify districtwide trends, celebrate successes, and recognize areas needing improvement,” said Jason Crowton, Director of Results and Achievement at Alpine School District.
Many schools in Alpine recorded significant gains.
Elementary schools with the biggest gains:
Westfield Elementary (Alpine) Overall performance increased by 9.9 percentage points, driven by gains in achievement, growth, and lowest-quartile growth.
Aspen Elementary (Orem): Overall performance increased by 7.5 percentage points, driven by stronger growth and lowest-quartile growth.
Bonneville Elementary (Orem): Overall performance increased by 7.2 percentage points, with gains in achievement, growth, lowest-quartile growth, and English Learner progress.
Forbes Elementary (American Fork): Overall performance increased by 4.1 percentage points, with a substantial increase in English Learner progress and a smaller gain in achievement.
“We are excited to see the progress our students are making, and we view these results as a reflection of the dedication and collaboration of our teachers and staff,” said Camille Zollinger, principal at Westfield Elementary. “Success builds on success, and our staff is invested in helping every student grow, every day.”
Intermediate Schools with the biggest gains:
Lake Mountain Middle (Saratoga Springs): Overall performance increased by 5.7 percentage points, with improvement across all four reported indicators.
Pleasant Grove Junior High (Pleasant Grove): Overall performance increased by 4.7 percentage points, supported by gains in growth, lowest-quartile growth, and English Learner progress.
Willowcreek Middle (Lehi): Overall performance increased by 3.4 percentage points, with gains in achievement, growth, and lowest-quartile growth.
Achievement measures student performance on Utah RISE and Utah Aspire Plus assessments against state standards, while growth tracks year-to-year progress relative to peers, according to Crowton.
High Schools with the biggest gains:
Lone Peak High (Highland): Overall performance increased by 6.4 percentage points, with notable gains in achievement, growth, and English Learner progress.
Pleasant Grove High (Pleasant Grove): Overall performance increased by 4.5 percentage points, with gains in achievement, growth, and lowest-quartile growth.
Westlake High (Saratoga Springs): Overall performance increased by 3.0 percentage points, supported by improvements in English Learner progress, postsecondary readiness, and achievement.
Skyridge High (Lehi): Overall performance increased by 3.0 percentage points, driven primarily by achievement and postsecondary readiness.
Crowton also stressed that standardized tests are simply one tool among many used to guide learning.
“School report cards provide a snapshot of school performance, but they do not tell the whole story of a school or an individual student,” he said. “Parents can use this information to better understand school progress and engage in conversations with educators about supporting student success.”
“Our goal goes beyond a test score," Zollinger said. "We want to develop confident, capable, literate learners who can access information, think critically, and continue learning throughout their lives.”