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What's the most underrated thing about South Clearfield School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
703
Elementary
DISTRICT 549 · STATE 491
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DAVIS DISTRICT·NCES 490021000141
South Clearfield School
990 E 700 S, CLEARFIELD, UT 84015 · (801) 402-2500 · Davis County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL703 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.4:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.7:1 · STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
365 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 | 13 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 90 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 112 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 94 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 99 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 109 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 93 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 93 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (90) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (93).
Student demographics
61%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
28.7%
UT avg 41.4% . -3.5pp since 2023
Math
24.3%
UT avg 41.8% . +0.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 28.7% | 24.3% |
| 2023-24 | 32.2% | 24.3% |
% 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
30.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.4%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 South Clearfield School
South Clearfield School's state test result (30.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Clearfield School this school | 703 | 51.9% | 30.3% |
| Westvale School WEST JORDAN | 462 | 54.3% | 33.1% |
| Midvalley School MIDVALE | 635 | 46.9% | 36.1% |
| Woodruff School LOGAN | 560 | 51.8% | 37.9% |
| Nibley Park School SALT LAKE CITY | 483 | 54.9% | 33.8% |
| North Park School ROY | 523 | 58.7% | 40.9% |
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 South Clearfield School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Davis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.3% | #470 of 562 | #59 of 67 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.3% | #492 of 578 ▲ 6 | #60 of 68 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.7% | #473 of 578 ▼ 14 | #62 of 68 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 703 | #92 of 613 | #11 of 70 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.4:1 | #219 of 556 | #22 of 69 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.4% | #46 of 559 | #2 of 70 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.9% | #114 of 582 | #3 of 70 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +17.4% | #36 of 128 | #2 of 8 |
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
703
+257 (+58%) vs 2020
+27% since 1990-91, when it was 554
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 | 703 | 34.4 | 20.4:1 | 52% (365) |
| 2023-24 | 717 | 33.3 | 21.5:1 | 51% (369) |
| 2022-23 | 714 | 27.8 | 25.7:1 | 49% (352) |
| 2020-21 | 446 | N/A | N/A | 50% (224) |
| 2017-18 | 599 | N/A | N/A | 50% (300) |
| 2015-16 | 639 | N/A | N/A | 56% (356) |
| 2010-11 | 645 | 27 | 23.9:1 | 68% (441) |
| 2000-01 | 566 | 26 | 21.8:1 | 54% (307) |
| 1990-91 | 554 | 21 | 26.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South Clearfield School.
About South Clearfield School
South Clearfield School is an elementary school in CLEARFIELD, Utah, reachable at (801) 402-2500. The latest federal count shows 703 students in pre-K through 6. The average for elementary schools in Utah is about 491 students, so this school is 43% larger than average.
South Clearfield School is one school in Davis District, a system of 95 schools with 71,703 students.
Roughly 52% of students at South Clearfield School are White. Other reported shares: 34% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Asian, and 3% Pacific Islander. Davis County's residents are about 84% White, 32 points above the school's share. Pick two students at random and there is a 61% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Its 34.4 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 20.4:1. This ratio sits 1.4 below the 21.8:1 average for elementary schools in Utah. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 52%. The gap from the 19% average for public schools in Davis County is 33 points.
Compared with Utah schools that have similar shares of low-income students, South Clearfield School's results are 4.1 points below predicted: 30.3% against 34.4%.
In Davis County (population about 370,924), the median household income is $110,884, roughly 39% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. There are 118 public schools in Davis County, enrolling about 81,110 students in all.
The shortest distance from South Clearfield School to another public school is about 0.2 miles, to North Davis Jr High. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. South Clearfield School comes in 5th of 7 nearby schools on average 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.
In 2020-21 the school reported 446 students, and in 2024-25 it reported 703. Grade changes, mergers, or boundary shifts can explain gaps this large.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 CLEARFIELD
- Clearfield HighHigh · 2,041 students
- North Davis Jr HighMiddle · 941 students
- Antelope SchoolElementary · 667 students
- Leadership Academy of UtahHigh · 497 students
- Wasatch SchoolElementary · 482 students
- Hill Field SchoolElementary · 470 students
Nearby schools
- North Davis Jr High0.2 mi · 941
- Clearfield High0.2 mi · 2,041
- Hill Field School0.4 mi · 470
- Leadership Academy of Utah0.9 mi · 497
- Wasatch School1.0 mi · 482
- Davis Connect 7-121.2 mi · 262
Frequently asked questions
About South Clearfield SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at South Clearfield School?
South Clearfield School enrolls approximately 703 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does South Clearfield School serve?
South Clearfield School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many teachers does South Clearfield School have?
South Clearfield School employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.4:1.
What is the student diversity at South Clearfield School?
Student demographics at South Clearfield School are roughly 52% White, 34% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is South Clearfield School in?
South Clearfield School is part of Davis District.
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