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Enrollment
466
Elementary
DISTRICT 549 · STATE 491
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DAVIS DISTRICT·NCES 490021000104
Boulton School
2611 S ORCHARD DR, BOUNTIFUL, UT 84010 · (801) 402-1300 · Davis County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL466 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.7:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.7:1 · STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
97 students
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 33%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 1 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 57 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 55 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 77 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 70 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 71 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 72 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (57) is 21% smaller than its 6th grade class (72).
Student demographics
33%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 47% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
RISE / Utah Aspire+ 2024-25 . % Proficient + Highly ProficientEnglish Language Arts
62.0%
UT avg 41.4% . -5.2pp since 2023
Math
60.8%
UT avg 41.8% . -3.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Utah schools, those numbers are about 41 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.0% | 60.8% |
| 2023-24 | 67.2% | 64.3% |
% Proficient + Highly Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: RISE / Utah Aspire+. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
63.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.6%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% typical for Utah schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Utah's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Boulton School
Boulton School's state test result (63.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boulton School this school | 466 | 20.8% | 63.4% |
| Dilworth School SALT LAKE CITY | 463 | 19.0% | 68.6% |
| Viewmont School MURRAY | 433 | 21.7% | 59.8% |
| Foothill School OREM | 537 | 21.0% | 75.9% |
| Rock Canyon School PROVO | 490 | 22.2% | 62.3% |
| North Park School NORTH LOGAN | 495 | 25.5% | 61.0% |
Matched among Utah elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Boulton School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Davis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.4% | #80 of 562 | #12 of 67 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.8% | #96 of 578 ▼ 15 | #9 of 68 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #52 of 578 ▼ 9 | #6 of 68 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 466 | #368 of 613 | #51 of 70 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.7:1 | #248 of 556 | #28 of 69 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.4% | #383 of 559 | #39 of 70 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.8% | #399 of 582 | #31 of 70 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.9% | #242 of 388 | #36 of 57 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
466
+51 (+12%) vs 2020
-43% since 1990-91, when it was 821
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 466 | 22.5 | 20.7:1 | 21% (97) |
| 2023-24 | 460 | 20.6 | 22.3:1 | 16% (73) |
| 2022-23 | 506 | 21.1 | 24.0:1 | 16% (82) |
| 2020-21 | 415 | N/A | N/A | 18% (75) |
| 2017-18 | 535 | N/A | N/A | 24% (130) |
| 2015-16 | 523 | N/A | N/A | 25% (132) |
| 2010-11 | 507 | 20 | 25.4:1 | 22% (112) |
| 2000-01 | 626 | 25 | 25.0:1 | 12% (74) |
| 1990-91 | 821 | 27 | 30.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Boulton School.
About Boulton School
Boulton School is a mid-sized elementary school in BOUNTIFUL, Utah. It teaches 466 students in pre-K through 6.
Enrollment across the 95 schools in Davis District totals 71,703 students.
At Boulton School, 81% of students are White. The remaining students are 9% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, and 3% Pacific Islander. Census estimates put Davis County at about 84% White, close to the school's figure. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Boulton School scores 33%.
The school had 22.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 20.7:1. The school's 20.7:1 compares with an average of 21.8:1 for elementary schools in Utah. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 21%. That is in line with the 19% average for public schools in Davis County.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Boulton School falls in the middle 80% of Utah schools: 63.4% actual against 49.6% predicted.
The school's county is Davis County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $110,884 a year, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Davis County number 118, with about 81,110 students.
South Davis Jr High is the nearest public school to Boulton School, about 0.2 miles away. Boulton School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Boulton School comes in 2nd of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Boulton School is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment increased by 12% across 4 years, from 415 in 2020-21 to 466 in 2024-25.
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Davis County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
370,924
Census ACS
Median income
$110,884
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
118
81,110 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Davis District
- Syracuse HighHigh · 2,608 students
- Davis HighHigh · 2,238 students
- Layton HighHigh · 2,231 students
- Farmington HighHigh · 2,198 students
- Clearfield HighHigh · 2,041 students
- Northridge HighHigh · 1,984 students
Other schools in BOUNTIFUL
- Viewmont HighHigh · 1,568 students
- Bountiful HighHigh · 1,550 students
- Mueller Park Jr HighMiddle · 1,090 students
- South Davis Jr HighMiddle · 953 students
- Millcreek Jr HighMiddle · 673 students
- Bountiful Jr HighMiddle · 630 students
Nearby schools
- South Davis Jr High0.2 mi · 953
- Woods Cross High0.8 mi · 1,555
- Muir School0.8 mi · 596
- Bountiful School0.9 mi · 474
- Adelaide School1.1 mi · 415
- Valley View School1.4 mi · 426
Frequently asked questions
About Boulton SchoolHow many students attend Boulton School?
Boulton School enrolls approximately 466 students in grades PK-06.
Is Boulton School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Boulton School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Boulton School have?
Boulton School employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Boulton School?
Student demographics at Boulton School are roughly 81% White, 9% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Boulton School in?
Boulton School is part of Davis District.
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