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Enrollment
502
Elementary
STATE 491
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JEFFERSON ACADEMY·NCES 490013901289
Jefferson Academy
1425 S ANGEL ST, KAYSVILLE, UT 84037 · (801) 593-8200 · Davis County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL502 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 68% of Utah public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats 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
19.2:1
26 FTE teachers
STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
13%
66 students
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 | 71 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 88 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 83 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 74 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 75 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 55 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 56 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (71) is 27% larger than its 6th grade class (56).
Student demographics
32%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
52.3%
UT avg 41.4% . -3.0pp since 2023
Math
53.8%
UT avg 41.8% . +5.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 52 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 down about 3 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 | 52.3% | 53.8% |
| 2023-24 | 55.3% | 48.2% |
% 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
57.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.4%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% 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 Jefferson Academy
Jefferson Academy's state test result (57.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Academy this school | 502 | 13.1% | 57.5% |
| Stewart School CENTERVILLE | 524 | 12.6% | 68.5% |
| Alpine School ALPINE | 539 | 9.1% | 74.7% |
| Highland School HIGHLAND | 585 | 12.5% | 82.4% |
| Lone Peak School SANDY | 516 | 6.8% | 66.7% |
| Morningside School SALT LAKE CITY | 564 | 7.3% | 72.8% |
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 Jefferson Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Davis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.5% | #143 of 562 | #20 of 67 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.8% | #183 of 578 ▲ 67 | #20 of 68 ▲ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.3% | #153 of 578 ▲ 8 | #25 of 68 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 502 | #312 of 613 | #42 of 70 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.2:1 | #135 of 556 | #11 of 69 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.0% | #405 of 559 | #44 of 70 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 13.1% | #504 of 582 | #46 of 70 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.3% | #235 of 388 | #34 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
502
-180 (-26%) vs 2020
-29% since 2010-11, when it was 710
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 | 502 | 26.2 | 19.2:1 | 13% (66) |
| 2023-24 | 571 | 27.9 | 20.5:1 | 18% (101) |
| 2022-23 | 591 | 27 | 21.9:1 | 13% (79) |
| 2020-21 | 682 | N/A | N/A | 15% (99) |
| 2017-18 | 579 | N/A | N/A | 24% (138) |
| 2015-16 | 553 | N/A | N/A | 20% (108) |
| 2010-11 | 710 | 26 | 27.3:1 | 16% (111) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jefferson Academy.
About Jefferson Academy
Jefferson Academy is one of the public schools in KAYSVILLE, Utah. It is a medium-sized elementary school. It covers kindergarten through 6, with a total enrollment of 502 students.
The school serves as its own district in federal records.
Federal enrollment data show Jefferson Academy is 82% White. Enrollment also includes 7% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 4% Asian. County-wide, about 84% of residents are White. Jefferson Academy's diversity index is 32%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 19.2:1, with 26.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 2.6 students per teacher below the 21.8:1 average for elementary schools in Utah. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 13% of enrollment.
Measured against Utah public elementary schools, Jefferson Academy receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Jefferson Academy, the prediction is 53.4% and the result is 57.5%.
Federal survey data for Davis County show that the median household income is $110,884, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. There are 118 public schools in Davis County, enrolling about 81,110 students in all.
The shortest distance from Jefferson Academy to another public school is about 0.8 miles, to Snow Horse School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 60.8%, higher than Jefferson Academy's 57.5%.
Jefferson Academy has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large. Jefferson Academy is a publicly funded charter school.
Jefferson Academy's enrollment dropped from 682 in 2020-21 to 502 in 2024-25.
If you have questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Jefferson Academy, you can post them here. 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 KAYSVILLE
- Davis HighHigh · 2,238 students
- Fairfield Jr HighMiddle · 972 students
- Centennial Jr HighMiddle · 956 students
- Kaysville Jr HighMiddle · 858 students
- Kay's Creek ElementaryElementary · 718 students
- H C Burton SchoolElementary · 687 students
Other Jefferson Academy schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Jefferson Academy. Jefferson Academy is the 2nd largest of the 4.
- Jefferson AcademyJefferson, GA · 935 students
- Jefferson AcademyHanford, CA · 501 students
- Jefferson AcademyBROOMFIELD, CO · 331 students
Nearby schools
- Snow Horse School0.8 mi · 490
- Centennial Jr High0.8 mi · 956
- Endeavour School1.1 mi · 645
- Columbia School1.5 mi · 584
- Kaysville Jr High1.6 mi · 858
- Windridge School1.8 mi · 492
Frequently asked questions
About Jefferson AcademyHow many students attend Jefferson Academy?
Jefferson Academy enrolls approximately 502 students in grades KG-06.
Is Jefferson Academy an elementary, middle, or high school?
Jefferson Academy is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Jefferson Academy have?
Jefferson Academy employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Jefferson Academy?
Student demographics at Jefferson Academy are roughly 82% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Jefferson Academy in?
Jefferson Academy is part of Jefferson Academy.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.