Sunset Jr High

As a mid-sized 6-8 campus in SUNSET, Utah, Sunset Jr High instructs 926 students from grades 7 through 9, run under Davis District.

Within Davis District, which oversees 95 schools and 71,703 students, Sunset Jr High is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Sunset Jr High lists that 75% of the student body identifies as White; the rest reads as 17% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 84% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Sunset Jr High has 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 24.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 21.7:1 average. Around 27% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably above Davis County's rate of about 19%.

After controlling for student poverty, Sunset Jr High tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 46.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 36.1%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Davis County put the typical household earns roughly $110,884 per year, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Davis County's 118 public schools (combined enrollment of about 81,110 students), Sunset Jr High is one campus in the mix.

Sunset School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Sunset Jr High comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 36.7%.

Sunset Jr High operates from a suburban location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count showed little movement: 926 students in 2018 compared to 926 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 80% to 75% across the same window.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.