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What's the state of after-school transportation at Early Light Academy at Daybreak?
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Enrollment
1,022
Combined
STATE 687
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EARLY LIGHT ACADEMY AT DAYBREAK·NCES 490014001268
Early Light Academy at Daybreak
11709 VADANIA DR, SOUTH JORDAN, UT 84009 · (801) 302-5988 · Salt Lake County
GRADES KG–09COMBINED21-SUBURBCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL1,022 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 75% of Utah public K-12 schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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 K-12 schools
Student : Teacher
20.5:1
50 FTE teachers
STATE 19.9:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
150 students
STATE 33%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 104 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 100 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 105 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 108 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 105 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 104 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 104 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 104 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 104 | 10% |
| Grade 9 | 84 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (104) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (104).
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
49.9%
UT avg 41.4% . +1.4pp since 2023
Math
53.9%
UT avg 41.8% . +6.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.9% | 53.9% |
| 2023-24 | 48.5% | 47.5% |
% 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
52.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.6%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% 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 Early Light Academy at Daybreak
Early Light Academy at Daybreak's state test result (52.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early Light Academy at Daybreak this school | 1,022 | 14.7% | 52.6% |
| Renaissance Academy LEHI | 742 | 10.6% | 60.7% |
| Hawthorn Academy West Jordan WEST JORDAN | 743 | 26.1% | 43.6% |
| Lincoln Academy PLEASANT GROVE | 911 | 16.1% | 60.4% |
| Legacy Preparatory Academy WOODS CROSS | 1,016 | 17.4% | 46.1% |
| Syracuse Arts Academy - Antelope SYRACUSE | 988 | 17.9% | 52.8% |
Matched among Utah K-12 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 Early Light Academy at Daybreak ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Salt Lake County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.6% | #10 of 31 | #2 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.9% | #8 of 29 ▲ 2 | #2 of 10 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.9% | #8 of 29 ▲ 3 | #2 of 10 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,022 | #4 of 53 | #1 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.5:1 | #24 of 34 | #11 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.7% | #12 of 34 | #9 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 14.7% | #33 of 41 | #11 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.0% | #14 of 15 | N/A |
Ranked against other public K-12 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
1,022
+71 (+7%) vs 2020
+36% since 2010-11, when it was 749
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 | 1,022 | 49.9 | 20.5:1 | 15% (150) |
| 2023-24 | 1,001 | 48.8 | 20.5:1 | 16% (162) |
| 2022-23 | 972 | 48.6 | 20.0:1 | 13% (127) |
| 2020-21 | 951 | N/A | N/A | 10% (96) |
| 2017-18 | 1,002 | N/A | N/A | 13% (131) |
| 2015-16 | 998 | N/A | N/A | 13% (134) |
| 2010-11 | 749 | 31 | 24.2:1 | 16% (118) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Early Light Academy at Daybreak.
About Early Light Academy at Daybreak
Early Light Academy at Daybreak is a mid-sized school serving multiple grade levels. Its address is in SOUTH JORDAN, Utah. It reported 1,022 students in kindergarten through 9 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 687 students for combined schools in Utah.
Early Light Academy at Daybreak is not part of a larger district; federal data list it as its own local education agency.
At Early Light Academy at Daybreak, 64% of students are White. The remaining students are 17% Hispanic, 9% Asian, and 6% multiracial. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Early Light Academy at Daybreak scores 55%.
Teacher count: 49.9 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 20.5:1. The 19.9:1 average for combined schools in Utah is close to this figure. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 15%. Among public schools in Salt Lake County, the average eligibility rate is 34%.
Early Light Academy at Daybreak holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 75% of Utah public K-12 schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, Early Light Academy at Daybreak lands between the top and bottom 10% of Utah schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 52.6%; the prediction is 52.6%.
In Salt Lake County, home to about 1,196,523 people, median household income comes to about $97,494, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Salt Lake County's 325 public schools enroll about 209,757 students and include Early Light Academy at Daybreak.
Among nearby public schools, Daybreak School is closest at about 0.7 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Early Light Academy at Daybreak ranks 1st on proficiency.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics. The school is classified as a charter school in federal data.
A 7% rise took enrollment from 951 in 2020-21 to 1,022 in 2024-25.
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Salt Lake County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,196,523
Census ACS
Median income
$97,494
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
325
209,757 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SOUTH JORDAN
- Bingham HighHigh · 2,461 students
- Mountain Creek Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,313 students
- South Jordan MiddleMiddle · 1,182 students
- Elk Ridge MiddleMiddle · 1,151 students
- Aspen ElementaryElementary · 901 students
- South Jordan SchoolElementary · 863 students
Nearby schools
- Daybreak School0.7 mi · 701
- Copper Mountain Middle0.8 mi · 1,093
- Midas Creek School0.9 mi · 759
- Herriman High1.0 mi · 2,522
- Bastian School1.1 mi · 741
- Advantage Arts Academy1.3 mi · 354
Frequently asked questions
About Early Light Academy at DaybreakWhat is the total enrollment at Early Light Academy at Daybreak?
Early Light Academy at Daybreak enrolls approximately 1,022 students in grades KG-09.
What grades does Early Light Academy at Daybreak serve?
Early Light Academy at Daybreak serves grades KG-09.
How many students per teacher at Early Light Academy at Daybreak?
Approximately 20.5:1 students per teacher at Early Light Academy at Daybreak.
How diverse is Early Light Academy at Daybreak?
Early Light Academy at Daybreak reports a student body of 64% White, 17% Hispanic, 2% Black, 9% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Early Light Academy at Daybreak in?
Early Light Academy at Daybreak is part of Early Light Academy at Daybreak.
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