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Enrollment
926
Middle
DISTRICT 1,011 · STATE 831
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DAVIS DISTRICT·NCES 490021000145
Sunset Jr High
1610 N 250 W, SUNSET, UT 84015 · (801) 402-6700 · Davis County
GRADES 07–09MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL926 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
24.5:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.7:1 · STATE 21.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
249 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 | 309 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 300 | 32% |
| Grade 9 | 317 | 34% |
Student demographics
40%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
40.4%
UT avg 41.4% . +4.2pp since 2023
Math
39.9%
UT avg 41.8% . +4.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 40 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.4% | 39.9% |
| 2023-24 | 36.2% | 35.8% |
% 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
36.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.7%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 Sunset Jr High
Sunset Jr High's state test result (36.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunset Jr High this school | 926 | 26.9% | 36.1% |
| Orion Jr High HARRISVILLE | 1,000 | 25.4% | 42.2% |
| Central Davis Jr High LAYTON | 879 | 31.3% | 39.7% |
| Spanish Fork Jr High SPANISH FORK | 1,070 | 23.7% | 42.6% |
| Pleasant Grove Jr High PLEASANT GROVE | 1,181 | 25.1% | 49.1% |
| Spring Canyon Middle SPRINGVILLE | 1,038 | 28.4% | 46.6% |
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 Sunset Jr High ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Davis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.1% | #100 of 136 | #14 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 39.9% | #72 of 140 ▲ 17 | #11 of 17 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.4% | #72 of 140 ▲ 24 | #10 of 17 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 926 | #63 of 144 | #13 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.5:1 | #108 of 137 | #6 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.0% | #67 of 137 | #6 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.9% | #77 of 141 | #4 of 17 |
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
926
+102 (+12%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 1,088
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 | 926 | 37.8 | 24.5:1 | 27% (249) |
| 2023-24 | 931 | 38.5 | 24.2:1 | 28% (264) |
| 2022-23 | 954 | 39.5 | 24.2:1 | 28% (264) |
| 2020-21 | 824 | N/A | N/A | 27% (224) |
| 2017-18 | 926 | N/A | N/A | 31% (283) |
| 2015-16 | 953 | N/A | N/A | 33% (311) |
| 2010-11 | 927 | 38 | 24.4:1 | 41% (383) |
| 2000-01 | 972 | 45 | 21.6:1 | 28% (269) |
| 1990-91 | 1,088 | 43 | 25.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sunset Jr High.
About Sunset Jr High
As a medium-sized middle school, Sunset Jr High serves students in SUNSET, Utah. The student body numbers 926 students, from grades 7 through 9.
Sunset Jr High sits within Davis District, which has 95 schools and 71,703 students.
Roughly 75% of students at Sunset Jr High are White. Other groups make up 17% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. County-wide, 84% of Davis County residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is a 40% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 24.5:1 at Sunset Jr High, with 37.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. On average, middle schools in Utah have 21.7:1, compared with 24.5:1 here. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 27% of enrollment. It compares with 19% for public schools in Davis County.
Sunset Jr High's average proficiency rate on state tests of 36.1% is 10.5 points below the 46.7% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Within Davis County, the median household income is $110,884, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 39% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. In all, Davis County has 118 public schools and roughly 81,110 students.
Sunset School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles away. The five-mile area around Sunset Jr High holds at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Sunset Jr High at 4th of 8.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Sunset Jr High's enrollment grew from 824 in 2020-21 to 926 in 2024-25.
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 SUNSET
- Sunset SchoolElementary · 386 students
- Doxey SchoolElementary · 375 students
- Fremont SchoolElementary · 275 students
- Wallace Stegner Academy SunsetElementary
Nearby schools
- Sunset School0.4 mi · 386
- Doxey School0.7 mi · 375
- Fremont School0.9 mi · 275
- Clinton School0.9 mi · 580
- Voyage Academy1.4 mi · 528
- Holt School1.4 mi · 463
Frequently asked questions
About Sunset Jr HighWhat is the total enrollment at Sunset Jr High?
Sunset Jr High enrolls approximately 926 students in grades 07-09.
What grades does Sunset Jr High serve?
Sunset Jr High serves grades 07-09.
How many students per teacher at Sunset Jr High?
Approximately 24.5:1 students per teacher at Sunset Jr High.
How diverse is Sunset Jr High?
Sunset Jr High reports a student body of 75% White, 17% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Sunset Jr High in?
Sunset Jr High is part of Davis District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.