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Enrollment
657
Elementary
DISTRICT 549 · STATE 491
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DAVIS DISTRICT·NCES 490021000676
Cook School
1175 W 1350 S, SYRACUSE, UT 84075 · (801) 402-2200 · Davis County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL657 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.8:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.7:1 · STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
139 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 | 19 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 83 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 88 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 79 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 106 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 107 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 107 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (83) is 22% smaller than its 6th grade class (107).
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
47.1%
UT avg 41.4% . -3.1pp since 2023
Math
48.6%
UT avg 41.8% . +3.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.1% | 48.6% |
| 2023-24 | 50.2% | 45.3% |
% 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
49.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.5%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Cook School
Cook School's state test result (49.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cook School this school | 657 | 21.2% | 49.9% |
| Desert Canyons Elementary SAINT GEORGE | 670 | 20.4% | 56.2% |
| Franklin Discovery Academy VINEYARD | 710 | 21.8% | 25.7% |
| Twenty Wells Elementary GRANTSVILLE | 625 | 22.4% | 36.9% |
| Adams School LAYTON | 645 | 21.9% | 57.7% |
| Kanesville School West Haven | 720 | 20.6% | 46.4% |
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 Cook School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Davis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.9% | #244 of 562 | #38 of 67 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.6% | #244 of 578 ▲ 54 | #28 of 68 ▲ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.1% | #233 of 578 ▲ 1 | #40 of 68 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 657 | #131 of 613 | #19 of 70 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.8:1 | #355 of 556 | #39 of 69 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.4% | #384 of 559 | #40 of 70 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.2% | #395 of 582 | #30 of 70 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.8% | #158 of 388 | #18 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
657
-85 (-11%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 674
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 | 657 | 30.2 | 21.8:1 | 21% (139) |
| 2023-24 | 672 | 28.5 | 23.6:1 | 17% (115) |
| 2022-23 | 896 | 34.9 | 25.7:1 | 18% (164) |
| 2020-21 | 742 | N/A | N/A | 18% (137) |
| 2017-18 | 830 | N/A | N/A | 20% (165) |
| 2015-16 | 814 | N/A | N/A | 22% (179) |
| 2010-11 | 772 | 29 | 26.6:1 | 34% (262) |
| 2000-01 | 626 | 29 | 21.6:1 | 26% (162) |
| 1990-91 | 674 | 23 | 29.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cook School.
About Cook School
A medium-sized elementary school in SYRACUSE, Utah, Cook School is part of Davis District. Enrollment is 657 students in 2024-25, and the school serves pre-K through 6. The average for elementary schools in Utah is about 491 students, so this school is 34% bigger than average.
Davis District counts 95 schools and 71,703 students, including Cook School.
White students are the large majority at Cook School, with 81% of enrollment. The next largest groups are 12% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. The White share in Davis County as a whole is similar, at about 84%. The chance that two students picked at random at Cook School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 33%.
A ratio of 21.8:1 comes from the school's 30.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in Utah average about 21.8:1, a similar figure. The lunch program counts 21% of students at Cook School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is close to the 19% average for public schools in Davis County.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Cook School would score about 49.5%. It scores 49.9%, within a point of that figure.
County data help place the school in context: in Davis County, median household income is about $110,884, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. The public schools of Davis County number 118 and enroll about 81,110.
The next-closest public school is Syracuse School, about 0.8 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Cook School. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Cook School is 4th of 9 on proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Cook School is Suburb: Large.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Cook School went from 742 students to 657.
The Cook School community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 SYRACUSE
- Syracuse HighHigh · 2,608 students
- Syracuse Jr HighMiddle · 1,216 students
- Syracuse Arts Academy - AntelopeCombined · 988 students
- Bluff Ridge SchoolElementary · 915 students
- Syracuse SchoolElementary · 865 students
- Syracuse Arts Academy - NorthElementary · 730 students
Nearby schools
- Syracuse School0.8 mi · 865
- Syracuse Jr High0.9 mi · 1,216
- Syracuse High1.1 mi · 2,608
- Syracuse Arts Academy - North1.1 mi · 730
- Antelope School1.2 mi · 667
- Bluff Ridge School1.3 mi · 915
Frequently asked questions
About Cook SchoolHow large is Cook School?
Cook School enrolls approximately 657 students in grades PK-06.
Is Cook School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Cook School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Cook School have?
Cook School employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Cook School?
Student demographics at Cook School are roughly 81% White, 12% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Cook School public or private?
Cook School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Davis District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.