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How has East Layton School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
510
Elementary
DISTRICT 549 · STATE 491
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DAVIS DISTRICT·NCES 490021000708
East Layton School
2470 E CHERRY LANE, EAST LAYTON, UT 84041 · (801) 402-3250 · Davis County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL510 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 38% of Utah public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
19.7:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.7:1 · STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
92 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 | 3 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 44 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 84 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 91 | 18% |
| Grade 6 | 95 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (44) is 54% smaller than its 6th grade class (95).
Student demographics
26%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
37.1%
UT avg 41.4% . -14.1pp since 2023
Math
39.8%
UT avg 41.8% . -4.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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 14 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.1% | 39.8% |
| 2023-24 | 51.2% | 44.5% |
% 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
47.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.0%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 East Layton School
East Layton School's state test result (47.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Layton School this school | 510 | 18.0% | 47.3% |
| Kings Peak School ROOSEVELT | 479 | 19.6% | 43.4% |
| Three Mile Creek School PERRY | 531 | 19.6% | 56.0% |
| Sierra Bonita Elementary SPANISH FORK | 568 | 16.0% | 59.7% |
| Hooper School HOOPER | 516 | 19.6% | 55.9% |
| Rosamond School RIVERTON | 573 | 18.3% | 51.5% |
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 East Layton School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Davis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.3% | #285 of 562 | #47 of 67 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.8% | #359 of 578 ▼ 50 | #50 of 68 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.1% | #380 of 578 ▼ 156 | #55 of 68 ▼ 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 510 | #304 of 613 | #40 of 70 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.7:1 | #166 of 556 | #15 of 69 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.5% | #480 of 559 | #57 of 70 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.0% | #447 of 582 | #35 of 70 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.3% | #162 of 388 | #19 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
510
-72 (-12%) vs 2020
-50% since 1990-91, when it was 1,025
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 | 510 | 25.8 | 19.7:1 | 18% (92) |
| 2023-24 | 560 | 30.7 | 18.2:1 | 16% (88) |
| 2022-23 | 624 | 27.7 | 22.6:1 | 17% (104) |
| 2020-21 | 582 | N/A | N/A | 20% (119) |
| 2017-18 | 640 | N/A | N/A | 18% (116) |
| 2015-16 | 629 | N/A | N/A | 13% (84) |
| 2010-11 | 587 | 23 | 25.5:1 | 18% (105) |
| 2000-01 | 658 | 33 | 19.9:1 | 9% (60) |
| 1990-91 | 1,025 | 37 | 27.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for East Layton School.
About East Layton School
East Layton School is a medium-sized elementary school that serves part of EAST LAYTON, Utah. Classes run from pre-K through 6, and the school has 510 students.
Davis District has 95 schools and 71,703 students, and East Layton School is one of those schools.
East Layton School's enrollment is 86% White. The school is also 10% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. For comparison, Davis County is about 84% White. East Layton School's diversity index is 26%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal data list 25.8 full-time-equivalent teachers at East Layton School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 19.7:1. That is 2.1 students per teacher below the 21.8:1 average for elementary schools in Utah. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 18%. For comparison, public schools in Davis County average 19%.
East Layton School is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 38% of Utah public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
East Layton School is 3.7 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (47.3% versus 51.0%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Utah.
Across Davis County, 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. In all, Davis County has 118 public schools and roughly 81,110 students.
Adams School is located about 1.1 miles from East Layton School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, East Layton School is 6th of 9 on proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
East Layton School's enrollment declined from 582 in 2020-21 to 510 in 2024-25.
The East Layton School community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. 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
Nearby schools
- Adams School1.1 mi · 645
- Mountain View School1.8 mi · 696
- King School1.8 mi · 442
- Morgan School2.0 mi · 603
- Whitesides School2.1 mi · 396
- Layton High2.3 mi · 2,231
Frequently asked questions
About East Layton SchoolHow many students attend East Layton School?
East Layton School enrolls approximately 510 students in grades PK-06.
Is East Layton School an elementary, middle, or high school?
East Layton School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does East Layton School have?
East Layton School employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at East Layton School?
At East Layton School, the student body is approximately 86% White, 10% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is East Layton School public or private?
East Layton 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.