Daybreak School

Daybreak School, a middle-of-the-pack K-5 school in SOUTH JORDAN, Utah, overseen by Jordan District, educates 701 students, covering grades K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 43% larger than the state mean of about 491.

Daybreak School is one of 67 schools operated by Jordan District, a district that teaches 58,788 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Daybreak School lists that the largest single group is White, at 72% of enrollment. Other groups include 17% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 2% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Salt Lake County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 19.5:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 21.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 21% of students at Daybreak School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Salt Lake County (around 34%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Daybreak School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 49.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 46.6%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Salt Lake County indicate the typical household earns roughly $97,494 per year, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Daybreak School is one of 325 public schools in Salt Lake County (combined enrollment of about 209,757 students).

Nearest neighbor: Midas Creek School, around 0.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Daybreak School comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 38.6%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 4%: 674 students in 2018 compared to 701 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 80% to 72%.

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