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What's the biggest difference between Ellison Park School and what you expected?
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Enrollment
565
Elementary
DISTRICT 549 · STATE 491
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DAVIS DISTRICT·NCES 490021001195
Ellison Park School
800 N COLDCREEK WAY, LAYTON, UT 84041 · (801) 402-7300 · Davis County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL565 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.4:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.7:1 · STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
85 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 61 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 73 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 95 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 88 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 72 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 103 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (61) is 41% smaller than its 6th grade class (103).
Student demographics
31%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
49.1%
UT avg 41.4% . -2.4pp since 2023
Math
49.3%
UT avg 41.8% . +0.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 49 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.1% | 49.3% |
| 2023-24 | 51.5% | 48.4% |
% 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
52.5%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Ellison Park School
Ellison Park School's state test result (52.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ellison Park School this school | 565 | 15.0% | 52.6% |
| Sierra Bonita Elementary SPANISH FORK | 568 | 16.0% | 59.7% |
| Southland School RIVERTON | 592 | 16.0% | 55.5% |
| Meadow School LEHI | 612 | 14.7% | 47.9% |
| Midway School MIDWAY | 652 | 15.3% | 71.7% |
| Manila School PLEASANT GROVE | 588 | 12.9% | 56.1% |
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 Ellison Park School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Davis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.6% | #211 of 562 | #32 of 67 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.3% | #235 of 578 ▲ 11 | #27 of 68 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.1% | #200 of 578 ▲ 20 | #32 of 68 ▲ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 565 | #222 of 613 | #30 of 70 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.4:1 | #146 of 556 | #13 of 69 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.5% | #412 of 559 | #45 of 70 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 15.0% | #486 of 582 | #41 of 70 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -43.4% | #7 of 388 | #1 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
565
+33 (+6%) vs 2020
-37% since 2010-11, when it was 893
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 | 565 | 29.1 | 19.4:1 | 15% (85) |
| 2023-24 | 583 | 25.1 | 23.3:1 | 13% (77) |
| 2022-23 | 624 | 25.3 | 24.7:1 | 8% (50) |
| 2020-21 | 532 | N/A | N/A | 7% (35) |
| 2017-18 | 998 | N/A | N/A | 17% (167) |
| 2015-16 | 975 | N/A | N/A | 19% (188) |
| 2010-11 | 893 | 33 | 27.1:1 | 23% (203) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ellison Park School.
About Ellison Park School
In LAYTON, Utah, part of Davis County, Ellison Park School is an elementary school. Enrollment stands at 565 students, covering pre-K through 6.
Davis District enrolls 71,703 students in 95 schools, including Ellison Park School.
The share of White students at Ellison Park School is 82%. Next come 13% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. In Davis County overall, the White share is about 84%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Ellison Park School scores 31%.
The school lists 29.1 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.4:1. The average for elementary schools in Utah, 21.8:1, is higher. A total of 85 students, or 15%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Compared with Utah schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Ellison Park School's results are within a point of predicted: 52.6% against 52.5%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Davis County show that median household income comes to about $110,884, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. The county's public schools total 118, with about 81,110 students.
Of the public schools around it, Ellison Park School is closest to North Davis Preparatory Academy, about 0.3 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Ellison Park School places 3rd out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
Locale data from NCES put Ellison Park School in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
In 2020-21, Ellison Park School enrolled 532 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 565.
Ellison Park School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 LAYTON
- Layton HighHigh · 2,231 students
- Northridge HighHigh · 1,984 students
- Shoreline Junior HighMiddle · 1,225 students
- Legacy Jr HighMiddle · 1,125 students
- North Davis Preparatory AcademyCombined · 966 students
- North Layton Jr HighMiddle · 959 students
Nearby schools
- North Davis Preparatory Academy0.3 mi · 966
- Vae View School0.8 mi · 394
- Sunburst School1.4 mi · 871
- North Layton Jr High1.4 mi · 959
- Sand Springs School1.5 mi · 682
- Davis Connect 7-121.5 mi · 262
Frequently asked questions
About Ellison Park SchoolHow large is Ellison Park School?
Ellison Park School enrolls approximately 565 students in grades PK-06.
Is Ellison Park School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ellison Park School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Ellison Park School have?
Ellison Park School employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Ellison Park School?
Student demographics at Ellison Park School are roughly 82% White, 13% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Ellison Park School?
Ellison Park School is overseen by Davis District in Davis County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.