Provo & Orem, Utah Schools

Mark H Robinson is a realtor^© with AllPro Realty. The purpose of these pages is to provide you with information and resources on the Provo/Orem, Utah area--along with Salt Lake City and the rest of the Wasatch Front (extended Salt Lake metropolitan area). Hopefully this information will be useful to you if you live here, would like to move here, or would just like to visit. Another purpose is to introduce you to Mark and the services he can provide if you would like to buy or sell a home or other real estate in Utah.

Utah Real Estate & Resources

Colleges & Universities

Brigham Young University. The largest private university in the nation, BYU is well known for its affiliation with the "Mormon" church. The school is recognized as one of the top schools in business (especially entrepreneurship) and accounting (#2 in the nation), law, and other fields. It draws students from across the nation and around the world, and is also known for the language abilities of the students, many of whom serve voluntary missions for their church in many parts of the world. Also known as "Quarterback U," BYU has one of the most exciting football teams in the nation.

Utah Valley State College. Originally known as "The Tech," UVSC started out as a technical and trade college. As the area has grown and the educational needs of area students have increased, it evolved into a community college, and finally a state college with four year degrees. Originally many of the area high school graduates attended BYU, but as the church population grew, fewer and fewer students were able to attend the private university.

University of Phoenix. This is another educational resource in the community. The Provo campus is one of many locations for this adult-oriented institution. Here I've linked their main page. They're also the largest private university in the country--BYU is only counting full-time students, and only at their Provo campus.

Private Schools

Meridian School. Only one block from our house, this is an excellent private school with reasonable tuition (for private schools). Many of the teachers are also BYU Faculty or professionals in their field--who have children attending the school.

Provo School District

Only those schools that have a real web page are currently listed here. Eventually I may provide a section for the rest of the schools in Provo, when I have time to gather worthwhile data on them. Most of these sites are quite slow, unfortunately. Click on the pictures to go to school webpages.

High Schools

Provo High School. "Bulldogs." Provo's oldest current high school, and a perennial powerhouse in sports. They recently got a brand new library with ninety computers and more room for books and reading areas. This made room for badly needed office and classroom space.
2000 Girl's Volleyball 4A State Champions
2000 Boy's Soccer 4a Regional Champions

Timpview High School. "T-Birds." Also an excellent school, Timpview has a strong academic tradition in addition to the usual sports programs.

Independence High School. The theme here is "Designed to be Different." The purpose of this high school is to meet the needs of students that couldn't have their needs met at the other area schools.

Middle Schools

Centennial Middle School. "The Timberwolves." Nearly brand new, this school was built in the centennial year of Utah's statehood (hence the name). When they built this school, everyone wanted to attend it and leave the older schools empty.

Dixon Middle School. Probably the oldest middle school in Provo. For some reason this site us much faster than the other Provo school sites. The site is currently under major construction.

Farrer Middle School. This school is only three blocks from my home. If you look closely at the picture, you'll see that it is an older school. I've been there many times to vote and participate in political meetings. Natalie is just entering middle school here.

Elementary Schools

Canyon Crest Elementary. This school serves Edgemont, Sherwood Hills, and the Riverbottoms--some of the wealthier areas of Provo. A Centennial School.

Edgemont Elementary. "Eagles." This school serves Edgemont and the Riverbottoms. Across the street from Timpview High School. New website!

Franklin Elementary. "Falcons." Franklin was an older elementary school in an older area of Provo, but because of structural problems, they recently built a new school on the same block. The area is undergoing urban renewal.

Grandview Elementary. "Grizzlies." This school is in a nice yet mostly unpretentious neighborhood of Provo.
1996/97 Sallee Hopkinson Teacher of the Year.

Joaquin Elementary. "Warriors." Built in 1938, this school is in the middle of off-campus student housing south of BYU. My daughter Natalie attended here. Great website, with a story about the school name you can't miss.

Maeser Elementary. "Mustangs." One of the oldest schools in Provo, it turned 100 years old on Nov 9, 1998. My daughter Natalie took some of her first dance classes there when she was little. In the year 2000 the controversy is Provo school board's plan to close the school and use it for other community programs, which the neighbors do not want.

Provost Elementary. "Cougars." An eastside school--but not in the expensive area. My son Bradley has played countless soccer games here, and is now playing Jr Jazz basketball here.

Rock Canyon Elementary. This is another one of the elementary schools in the nicer areas of town, and covers the Edgemont and Indian Hills areas. Governer's Award 1993, Centennial School 1994-95 and 1995-96. Not much to see on their site right now.

Sunset View Elementary. "Flamey" the Dragon. Until this fall, the only elementary school on the West side of town, where all the new construction in town is going on (except they just passed a moratorium on new growth there). It has an interesting mix of poorer and richer neighborhoods.

Timpanogos Elementary. "Indians." Originally built in 1892, a new school was built on the same site in 1938. This page has alot of content, including the story of Timpanogos, the natural landmark that dominates Utah County.

Wasatch Elementary. "'Satch." Consistently the best public elementary school in Utah. Ranked in the top five schools along the Wasatch Front by the Southerland Institute--the only public school to receive the honor. Also received the Governor's Excellence in Education Award and Utah Centennial School award. Bradley & Alyssa attend here even though they're in the Juaquin area. Most Students come from Oak Hills--where many professors live--and BYU Married Student Housing.

Westridge Elementary. "Wildcats." This school is the second elementary school in the Grandview area of Provo.

Orem Schools

Alpine School District. This school district includes Orem schools and all the Utah County cities to the North. On my page, just the Orem schools with web sites are linked. The district page has more info and links to schools in other towns.

High Schools

Mountain View High School. "Bruins." State Powerhouse in sports. The building is also known as "the submarine" because of the architecture. Adjacent to the school is the Orem Fitness Center.
1998 State Boys Basketball 5A Champions
Girls Basketball currently rated 7th in the nation.

Orem High School. "Tigers" Reputedly one of the best academic high schools in the state. The school also has a student-run radio station that has been the source of some well-known area radio personalities.

Timpanogos High School. "Timberwolves" This is the newest high school in Orem. Rather than clamoring to get in when it was first built, nobody wanted to go there if they were involved with athletics--perhaps understandable with the record they have at Mountain View.

Junior High Schools

Lakeridge "Leopards"
951 S 400 West
Orem, UT 84058
227-8752

Oak Canyon Jr High
111 South 725 East
Linden, UT 84042
(801)785-8760

Orem Jr High
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Orem "Jaguars"
765 N 600 West
Orem, UT 84057
(801)227-8756

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Elementary Schools

Bonneville Broncos 1245 N 800 West Orem, UT 84057 (801)227-8703	Cascade Cougars 160 N 800 East Orem, UT 84057 (801)227-8707	Cherry Hill Mustangs 250 E 1650 South Orem, UT 84058 (801)227-8710	Hillcrest Elementary 651 E 1400 South Orem, UT 84097 (801)227-8717
Northridge Nighthawks 1660 N 50 East (801)227-8720	Orchard Eagles 1035 N 800 East Orem, UT 84057 (801)227-8723	Orem Cubs 450 W 400 South Orem, UT 84058 (801)227-8727	Sharon Seagulls 525 N 400 East Orem, UT 84057 (801)227-8733
Vineyard Vikings 950 W 800 South Orem, UT 84059 (801)227-8739	Westmore Wildcats 1150 S Main Orem, UT 84058 (801)227-8742	Windsor Wildcats 1315 N Main Orem, UT 84057 (801)227-8745

A special note on Windsor Elementary--they have started a CyberFair project and have found many sites, resources and information about the community. Many of the pages are not finished, however. The most complete pages are the ones on local recreation. School children have gathered the material and written it in their own words, which are both informative and entertaining.

	Mountain View High School. "Bruins." State Powerhouse in sports. The building is also known as "the submarine" because of the architecture. Adjacent to the school is the Orem Fitness Center. 1998 State Boys Basketball 5A Champions Girls Basketball currently rated 7th in the nation.
	Orem High School. "Tigers" Reputedly one of the best academic high schools in the state. The school also has a student-run radio station that has been the source of some well-known area radio personalities.
	Timpanogos High School. "Timberwolves" This is the newest high school in Orem. Rather than clamoring to get in when it was first built, nobody wanted to go there if they were involved with athletics--perhaps understandable with the record they have at Mountain View.

Provo & Orem, Utah Schools

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