Orems Elementary School has served a diverse section of Middle River and Essex that has great historic traditions since 1960 The school serves students in pre-kindergarten through fifth grade and also offers special needs and gifted and talented programs. The school has an active PTA, which volunteers to assist with the educational and community needs of the student population. During the 2008-09 school year, about 87 percent of students earned either proficient of advanced scores on state standardized reading and math tests.