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Enrollment
640
Elementary
DISTRICT 479 · STATE 491
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEBER DISTRICT·NCES 490120000631
Plain City School
2335 N 3600 W, PLAIN CITY, UT 84404 · (801) 452-4220 · Weber County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL640 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
23.7:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.8:1 · STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
95 students
DISTRICT 33% · 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 | 22 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 89 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 73 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 93 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 98 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 91 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 88 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 86 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (89) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (86).
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 37% · 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
54.4%
UT avg 41.4% . -5.5pp since 2023
Math
68.2%
UT avg 41.8% . -4.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.4% | 68.2% |
| 2023-24 | 59.9% | 72.6% |
% 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
63.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.6%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% 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 Plain City School
Plain City School's state test result (63.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plain City School this school | 640 | 14.8% | 63.6% |
| Valley School EDEN | 553 | 14.5% | 65.8% |
| Providence School PROVIDENCE | 719 | 14.0% | 64.6% |
| Mt. Loafer School SALEM | 642 | 16.4% | 45.8% |
| Foothills School SALEM | 605 | 15.9% | 56.3% |
| Columbia School KAYSVILLE | 584 | 14.7% | 64.5% |
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 Plain City School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Weber County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.6% | #76 of 562 | #4 of 43 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.2% | #49 of 578 ▼ 20 | #3 of 44 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.4% | #126 of 578 ▼ 28 | #5 of 44 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 640 | #146 of 613 | #9 of 45 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.7:1 | #485 of 556 | #43 of 44 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.7% | #553 of 559 | #44 of 44 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 14.8% | #489 of 582 | #42 of 44 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.2% | #178 of 388 | #10 of 32 |
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
640
-28 (-4%) vs 2020
+17% since 1990-91, when it was 546
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 | 640 | 27 | 23.7:1 | 15% (95) |
| 2023-24 | 625 | 29 | 21.6:1 | 16% (101) |
| 2022-23 | 638 | 27.5 | 23.2:1 | 13% (83) |
| 2020-21 | 668 | N/A | N/A | 12% (80) |
| 2017-18 | 792 | N/A | N/A | 16% (123) |
| 2015-16 | 768 | N/A | N/A | 18% (140) |
| 2010-11 | 734 | 30 | 24.5:1 | 24% (178) |
| 2000-01 | 497 | 22 | 22.6:1 | 16% (78) |
| 1990-91 | 546 | 21 | 26.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Plain City School.
About Plain City School
Plain City School, located in PLAIN CITY, Utah, is a medium-sized elementary school. Students in pre-K through 6 attend the school, which enrolls 640 students. For comparison, elementary schools in Utah average about 491 students.
Weber District counts 52 schools and 32,054 students, including Plain City School.
At Plain City School, White students make up 93% of the student body. After that, the student body is 5% Hispanic. Among all residents of Weber County, the White share is about 83%. By the diversity index, Plain City School comes in at 13%.
Staffing totals 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 23.7:1. That ratio is over the 21.8:1 average for elementary schools in Utah. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Plain City School is 15%. The gap from the 35% average for public schools in Weber County is 20 points.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 63.6%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 52.6%.
Plain City School is located in Weber County, where median household income is about $90,005, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 95 public schools in Weber County, with a combined enrollment of about 49,670.
The closest public school to Plain City School is Fremont High, about 1.3 miles away. Within five miles of Plain City School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 63.6% is above the 43.4% average for nearby schools.
Plain City School is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
Plain City School had 668 students in 2020-21 and 640 in 2024-25, a 4% decrease.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Weber County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
269,648
Census ACS
Median income
$90,005
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
95
49,670 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Weber District
- Weber HighHigh · 2,002 students
- Roy HighHigh · 1,661 students
- Fremont HighHigh · 1,448 students
- Bonneville HighHigh · 1,373 students
- West Field High SchoolHigh · 1,257 students
- Wahlquist Jr HighMiddle · 1,033 students
Nearby schools
- Fremont High1.3 mi · 1,448
- Wahlquist Jr High1.6 mi · 1,033
- Silver Ridge Elementary1.7 mi · 602
- Farr West School1.9 mi · 704
- Venture Academy3.4 mi · 802
- West Weber School3.5 mi · 632
Frequently asked questions
About Plain City SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Plain City School?
Plain City School enrolls approximately 640 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Plain City School serve?
Plain City School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Plain City School?
Approximately 23.7:1 students per teacher at Plain City School.
How diverse is Plain City School?
Plain City School reports a student body of 93% White, 5% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Plain City School?
Plain City School is overseen by Weber District in Weber County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.