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Enrollment
584
Elementary
DISTRICT 549 · STATE 491
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DAVIS DISTRICT·NCES 490021000748
Columbia School
378 S 50 W, KAYSVILLE, UT 84037 · (801) 402-3350 · Davis County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL584 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 86% of Utah public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Utah public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
27.2:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.7:1 · STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
86 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 | 29 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 63 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 77 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 77 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 83 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 84 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 100 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (63) is 37% smaller than its 6th grade class (100).
Student demographics
20%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
58.3%
UT avg 41.4% . -5.4pp since 2023
Math
60.5%
UT avg 41.8% . -2.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 58 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 3 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.3% | 60.5% |
| 2023-24 | 63.7% | 63.0% |
% 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
64.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.6%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Columbia School
Columbia School's state test result (64.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia School this school | 584 | 14.7% | 64.5% |
| Valley School EDEN | 553 | 14.5% | 65.8% |
| Meadow School LEHI | 612 | 14.7% | 47.9% |
| Foothills School SALEM | 605 | 15.9% | 56.3% |
| Mt. Loafer School SALEM | 642 | 16.4% | 45.8% |
| Plain City School PLAIN CITY | 640 | 14.8% | 63.6% |
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 Columbia School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Davis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.5% | #66 of 562 | #6 of 67 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 60.5% | #100 of 578 no change | #11 of 68 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.3% | #85 of 578 ▼ 16 | #13 of 68 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 584 | #204 of 613 | #27 of 70 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 27.2:1 | #553 of 556 | #68 of 69 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.0% | #521 of 559 | #63 of 70 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 14.7% | #491 of 582 | #43 of 70 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.6% | #232 of 388 | #32 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
584
+9 (+2%) vs 2020
-45% since 1990-91, when it was 1,066
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 | 584 | 21.5 | 27.2:1 | 15% (86) |
| 2023-24 | 593 | 23 | 25.8:1 | 14% (82) |
| 2022-23 | 569 | 23 | 24.7:1 | 13% (74) |
| 2020-21 | 575 | N/A | N/A | 11% (61) |
| 2017-18 | 676 | N/A | N/A | 16% (110) |
| 2015-16 | 703 | N/A | N/A | 19% (133) |
| 2010-11 | 667 | 26 | 25.6:1 | 15% (102) |
| 2000-01 | 878 | 38 | 23.1:1 | 13% (114) |
| 1990-91 | 1,066 | 40 | 26.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Columbia School.
About Columbia School
As a medium-sized elementary school, Columbia School serves students in KAYSVILLE, Utah. Students in pre-K through 6 attend, and enrollment is 584 students.
Columbia School is one school in a 95-school district, Davis District, which enrolls 71,703 students.
About 89% of the student body at Columbia School is White. Beyond that, enrollment is 5% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. Pick two students at random and there is a 20% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school has about 27.2 students per teacher and 21.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has more students per teacher than the 21.8:1 average for elementary schools in Utah. About 15% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch.
The allk12 Grade for Columbia School is A. Compared with Utah public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 86% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Columbia School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 64.5%, compared with a predicted 52.6%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Utah schools on BeatsExpectations.
Census estimates describe Davis County this way: the median household income is $110,884, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 39%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Besides Columbia School, Davis County has 117 other public schools.
The closest public school to Columbia School is Kaysville Jr High, about 0.2 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 64.5% is above the 49.8% average for nearby schools.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 575 in 2020-21, 584 in 2024-25.
Threads on this page can be about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 KAYSVILLE
- Davis HighHigh · 2,238 students
- Fairfield Jr HighMiddle · 972 students
- Centennial Jr HighMiddle · 956 students
- Kaysville Jr HighMiddle · 858 students
- Kay's Creek ElementaryElementary · 718 students
- H C Burton SchoolElementary · 687 students
Other Columbia schools
One other US public school is named Columbia. Columbia School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Columbia SchoolWEST JORDAN, UT · 599 students
Nearby schools
- Kaysville Jr High0.2 mi · 858
- Davis High0.4 mi · 2,238
- Mountain High0.6 mi · 255
- Kaysville School0.6 mi · 495
- Family Enrichment Center0.6 mi · 225
- Renaissance Academy0.6 mi · 43
Frequently asked questions
About Columbia SchoolHow large is Columbia School?
Columbia School enrolls approximately 584 students in grades PK-06.
Is Columbia School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Columbia School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Columbia School?
Approximately 27.2:1 students per teacher at Columbia School.
How diverse is Columbia School?
Columbia School reports a student body of 89% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Columbia School?
Columbia School is overseen by Davis District in Davis County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.