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South Davis Jr High
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RISE / Utah Aspire+ 2024-25 . % Proficient + Highly ProficientBeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodology7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About South Davis Jr High
South Davis Jr High is one of the reasonably sized 6-8 campuss in BOUNTIFUL, Utah, run under Davis District, with 953 students on its rolls from grades 7 through 9.
South Davis Jr High is one of 95 schools operated by Davis District, a district that instructs 71,703 students overall.
Looking at the student body, South Davis Jr High lists that the largest single group is White, at 75% of enrollment. Other groups include 17% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, 2% Pacific Islander. The wider county runs roughly 84% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.
On the resource side, On paper, South Davis Jr High has 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 23.1:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 21.7:1 average. Around 22% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.
With demographic context factored in, South Davis Jr High tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 34.5%.
In the area at large, community-level numbers for Davis County indicate the typical household earns roughly $110,884 per year, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Davis County runs 118 public schools (combined enrollment of about 81,110 students), of which South Davis Jr High is one.
Boulton School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts South Davis Jr High at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 50.1%.
The campus sits in a residential setting.
Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 14%: 1,114 students in 2018 compared to 953 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 79% to 75% over that span.
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