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Enrollment
959
Middle
DISTRICT 1,011 · STATE 831
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DAVIS DISTRICT·NCES 490021000136
North Layton Jr High
1100 W 2000 N, LAYTON, UT 84041 · (801) 402-6600 · Davis County
GRADES 07–09MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL959 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 5% of Utah public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
20.4:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.7:1 · STATE 21.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
303 students
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 33%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 328 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 317 | 33% |
| Grade 9 | 314 | 33% |
Student demographics
54%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
25.0%
UT avg 41.4% . -1.8pp since 2023
Math
28.4%
UT avg 41.8% . -1.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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 are down about 2 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 25.0% | 28.4% |
| 2023-24 | 26.8% | 30.1% |
% 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
28.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.4%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 North Layton Jr High
North Layton Jr High's state test result (28.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Layton Jr High this school | 959 | 31.6% | 28.9% |
| Centennial Middle PROVO | 1,073 | 31.4% | 48.5% |
| Union Middle SANDY | 911 | 36.1% | 41.6% |
| West Hills Middle WEST JORDAN | 1,169 | 32.8% | 30.5% |
| Copper Mountain Middle HERRIMAN | 1,093 | 28.9% | 43.9% |
| Bennion Jr High TAYLORSVILLE | 1,022 | 37.8% | 38.8% |
Matched among Utah middle 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 North Layton Jr High ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Davis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.9% | #117 of 136 | #17 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.4% | #109 of 140 ▼ 2 | #16 of 17 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #126 of 140 ▼ 6 | #17 of 17 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 959 | #54 of 144 | #9 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.4:1 | #37 of 137 | #2 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.4% | #30 of 137 | #1 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.6% | #62 of 141 | #2 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.6% | #53 of 77 | #6 of 9 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
959
+25 (+3%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 1,203
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 | 959 | 47.1 | 20.4:1 | 32% (303) |
| 2023-24 | 962 | 46.6 | 20.6:1 | 33% (313) |
| 2022-23 | 1,009 | 46.5 | 21.7:1 | 30% (299) |
| 2020-21 | 934 | N/A | N/A | 36% (336) |
| 2017-18 | 1,038 | N/A | N/A | 37% (389) |
| 2015-16 | 926 | N/A | N/A | 37% (343) |
| 2010-11 | 975 | 40 | 24.4:1 | 36% (347) |
| 2000-01 | 1,289 | 58 | 22.2:1 | 23% (291) |
| 1990-91 | 1,203 | 45 | 26.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North Layton Jr High.
About North Layton Jr High
In LAYTON, Utah, part of Davis County, North Layton Jr High is a middle-grades school. The grade span is 7 through 9, and enrollment is 959 students.
The Davis District system has 95 schools and 71,703 students.
White students are the majority at North Layton Jr High, with 62% of enrollment. The school is also 26% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Black, and 2% Asian. The White share of the county population is higher, at 84%. The school's diversity index is 54%, meaning two students picked at random have a 54% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Dividing enrollment by its 47.1 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 20.4:1. That is lower than the 21.7:1 average for middle schools in Utah. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 32%. The gap from the 19% average for public schools in Davis County is 13 points.
North Layton Jr High is graded D by allk12, scoring above 5% of Utah public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, North Layton Jr High would score about 44.4%. It scores 28.9%, 15.5 points below that figure.
In Davis County (population about 370,924), the median household income is $110,884, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. There are 118 public schools in Davis County, enrolling about 81,110 students in all.
The closest public school, Davis Connect 7-12, is about 0.2 miles from North Layton Jr High. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 36.7%; North Layton Jr High's is 28.9%, ranking 5th of 7.
Federal data place North Layton Jr High in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment climbed 3% from its 2020-21 level of 934.
The North Layton Jr High community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
- Central Davis Jr HighMiddle · 879 students
Nearby schools
- Davis Connect 7-120.2 mi · 262
- Lincoln School0.5 mi · 642
- Leadership Academy of Utah0.6 mi · 497
- No. UT. Acad. for Math Engineering & Science0.7 mi · 667
- Vae View School0.8 mi · 394
- Northridge High0.9 mi · 1,984
Frequently asked questions
About North Layton Jr HighHow large is North Layton Jr High?
North Layton Jr High enrolls approximately 959 students in grades 07-09.
What age range does North Layton Jr High serve?
North Layton Jr High serves students from grade 07 through grade 09.
How many students per teacher at North Layton Jr High?
Approximately 20.4:1 students per teacher at North Layton Jr High.
How diverse is North Layton Jr High?
North Layton Jr High reports a student body of 62% White, 26% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees North Layton Jr High?
North Layton Jr High is overseen by Davis District in Davis County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.