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What's the biggest difference between South Davis Jr High and what you expected?
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Enrollment
953
Middle
DISTRICT 1,011 · STATE 831
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DAVIS DISTRICT·NCES 490021000142
South Davis Jr High
298 W 2600 S, BOUNTIFUL, UT 84010 · (801) 402-6400 · Davis County
GRADES 07–09MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL953 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
23.1:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.7:1 · STATE 21.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
213 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 | 304 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 308 | 32% |
| Grade 9 | 341 | 36% |
Student demographics
41%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
36.4%
UT avg 41.4% . +2.8pp since 2023
Math
39.8%
UT avg 41.8% . +2.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Utah schools, those numbers are about 41 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.4% | 39.8% |
| 2023-24 | 33.6% | 37.3% |
% 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
34.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.9%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Davis Jr High
South Davis Jr High's state test result (34.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Davis Jr High this school | 953 | 22.4% | 34.5% |
| Clarke N. Johnsen Jr High TOOELE | 840 | 18.6% | 43.3% |
| Orion Jr High HARRISVILLE | 1,000 | 25.4% | 42.2% |
| South Hills Middle RIVERTON | 1,181 | 21.3% | 37.0% |
| Sunset Jr High SUNSET | 926 | 26.9% | 36.1% |
| Hidden Valley Middle BLUFFDALE | 935 | 19.6% | 45.2% |
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 South Davis Jr High ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Davis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.5% | #106 of 136 | #15 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.8% | #73 of 140 ▲ 12 | #12 of 17 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.4% | #89 of 140 ▲ 17 | #13 of 17 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 953 | #57 of 144 | #11 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.1:1 | #85 of 137 | #5 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.3% | #63 of 137 | #5 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.4% | #91 of 141 | #6 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.5% | #28 of 77 | #3 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
953
-64 (-6%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 1,012
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 | 953 | 41.2 | 23.1:1 | 22% (213) |
| 2023-24 | 977 | 43.9 | 22.3:1 | 24% (231) |
| 2022-23 | 1,095 | 42.6 | 25.7:1 | 25% (274) |
| 2020-21 | 1,017 | N/A | N/A | 23% (229) |
| 2017-18 | 1,114 | N/A | N/A | 26% (288) |
| 2015-16 | 1,105 | N/A | N/A | 26% (286) |
| 2010-11 | 931 | 37 | 25.2:1 | 25% (236) |
| 2000-01 | 910 | 40 | 22.8:1 | 18% (168) |
| 1990-91 | 1,012 | 38 | 26.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South Davis Jr High.
About South Davis Jr High
South Davis Jr High is a public middle school in BOUNTIFUL, Utah. Its grade span covers grades 7 through 9, with 953 students on the rolls.
South Davis Jr High falls under Davis District, which has 95 schools enrolling 71,703 students.
More than half of the students at South Davis Jr High are White (75%). The remaining shares are 17% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 2% Pacific Islander. Census estimates put the White share of Davis County's population at about 84%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, South Davis Jr High scores 41%.
With 41.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 23.1:1. Middle schools in Utah have an average ratio of 21.7:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at South Davis Jr High, 22% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for South Davis Jr High is 48.9%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 34.5%.
For the population of Davis County, median household income comes to about $110,884, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Davis County's 118 public schools enroll about 81,110 students and include South Davis Jr High.
Measured in a straight line, Boulton School is about 0.2 miles from South Davis Jr High. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, South Davis Jr High ranks 8th on proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Suburb: Large. That means it sits in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 6% decrease, from 1,017 to 953.
On allk12, people connected to South Davis Jr High can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 BOUNTIFUL
- Viewmont HighHigh · 1,568 students
- Bountiful HighHigh · 1,550 students
- Mueller Park Jr HighMiddle · 1,090 students
- Millcreek Jr HighMiddle · 673 students
- Bountiful Jr HighMiddle · 630 students
- Muir SchoolElementary · 596 students
Nearby schools
- Boulton School0.2 mi · 466
- Woods Cross High0.6 mi · 1,555
- Bountiful School0.8 mi · 474
- Muir School0.9 mi · 596
- Adelaide School1.0 mi · 415
- Woods Cross School1.2 mi · 532
Frequently asked questions
About South Davis Jr HighHow many students attend South Davis Jr High?
South Davis Jr High enrolls approximately 953 students in grades 07-09.
What grades does South Davis Jr High serve?
South Davis Jr High serves grades 07-09.
What is the student-teacher ratio at South Davis Jr High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at South Davis Jr High is approximately 23.1:1 (41 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at South Davis Jr High?
At South Davis Jr High, the student body is approximately 75% White, 17% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is South Davis Jr High in?
South Davis Jr High is part of Davis District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.