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What's something Davis School does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
442
Elementary
DISTRICT 348 · STATE 491
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·UINTAH DISTRICT·NCES 490108000803
Davis School
4101 S 2500 E, VERNAL, UT 84078 · (435) 781-3155 · Uintah County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL442 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
22.7:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 26.1:1 · STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
188 students
DISTRICT 42% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 74 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 70 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 81 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 76 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (74) is 5% smaller than its 5th grade class (78).
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 38% · 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
44.9%
UT avg 41.4% . +2.5pp since 2023
Math
51.1%
UT avg 41.8% . +1.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 51 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Utah schools, those numbers are about 41 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.9% | 51.1% |
| 2023-24 | 42.4% | 50.0% |
% 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
49.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.0%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Davis School
Davis School's state test result (49.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Davis School this school | 442 | 42.5% | 49.5% |
| Promontory School of Expeditionary Learning PERRY | 443 | 41.5% | 32.3% |
| Enterprise School ENTERPRISE | 455 | 42.9% | 57.0% |
| Kanab School KANAB | 523 | 41.7% | 52.3% |
| White Pine School RICHMOND | 425 | 39.3% | 61.1% |
| Parowan School PAROWAN | 418 | 47.6% | 47.0% |
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 Davis School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Uintah County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.5% | #253 of 562 | #3 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.1% | #216 of 578 ▲ 12 | #3 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.9% | #264 of 578 ▲ 81 | #3 of 7 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 442 | #406 of 613 | #5 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.7:1 | #422 of 556 | #5 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.9% | #468 of 559 | #5 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.5% | #198 of 582 | #5 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.1% | #262 of 388 | #6 of 7 |
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
442
+65 (+17%) vs 2020
+16% since 1990-91, when it was 381
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 | 442 | 19.5 | 22.7:1 | 43% (188) |
| 2023-24 | 438 | 20.5 | 21.4:1 | 43% (188) |
| 2022-23 | 441 | 19.5 | 22.7:1 | 39% (171) |
| 2020-21 | 377 | N/A | N/A | 40% (149) |
| 2017-18 | 497 | N/A | N/A | 46% (229) |
| 2015-16 | 601 | N/A | N/A | 49% (292) |
| 2010-11 | 547 | 22 | 24.9:1 | 49% (270) |
| 2000-01 | 534 | 26 | 20.5:1 | 37% (197) |
| 1990-91 | 381 | 16 | 23.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Davis School.
About Davis School
Among the schools in VERNAL, Utah, is Davis School, a medium-sized elementary school. Students in kindergarten through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 442 students.
Davis School is one school in a 13-school district, Uintah District, which enrolls 6,687 students.
About 85% of the student body at Davis School is White. Beyond that, enrollment is 7% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. The White share in Uintah County as a whole is similar, at about 84%. Davis School's diversity index is 27%, against a US figure of 70%.
Davis School counts 19.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 22.7 students for each one. This ratio sits 0.8 above the 21.8:1 average for elementary schools in Utah. About 43% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Davis School would be expected to post about 39.0%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 49.5%.
Federal survey data for Uintah County show that the median household income is $73,746, about 17% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Uintah County is home to 16 public schools and about 7,403 public school students.
Of nearby public schools, Naples School is the closest, at about 2.3 miles. In all, 3 other public schools sit within five miles of Davis School. On proficiency, Davis School is ahead of the 44.6% nearby average, ranking 2nd of 7.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Fringe, meaning it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
2024-25 enrollment was 442, a 17% gain from 377 in 2020-21.
Discussion on this page can cover school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Uintah County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
37,056
Census ACS
Median income
$73,746
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
7,403 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Uintah District
- Uintah HighHigh · 1,843 students
- Vernal MiddleMiddle · 842 students
- Discovery SchoolElementary · 656 students
- Uintah Middle SchoolMiddle · 579 students
- Maeser SchoolElementary · 473 students
- Naples SchoolElementary · 456 students
Other schools in VERNAL
- Uintah HighHigh · 1,843 students
- Vernal MiddleMiddle · 842 students
- Discovery SchoolElementary · 656 students
- Terra AcademyCombined · 595 students
- Uintah Middle SchoolMiddle · 579 students
- Maeser SchoolElementary · 473 students
Other Davis schools
One other US public school is named Davis. Davis School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Davis SchoolYork, PA · 530 students
Nearby schools
- Naples School2.3 mi · 456
- Discovery School4.4 mi · 656
- Uintah Specialized Preschool4.6 mi · 205
- Vernal Middle5.1 mi · 842
- Uintah Middle School5.5 mi · 579
- Ashley School5.7 mi · 442
Frequently asked questions
About Davis SchoolHow large is Davis School?
Davis School enrolls approximately 442 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Davis School serve?
Davis School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Davis School?
Approximately 22.7:1 students per teacher at Davis School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Davis School?
At Davis School, the student body is approximately 85% White, 7% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Davis School in?
Davis School is part of Uintah District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.