Sunset School

Set in SUNSET, Utah, Sunset School is a cozy elementary-level community, one of the schools within Davis District. It educates 386 students across grades pre-K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 491 students per school, that is 21% leaner than typical.

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

On demographics, Sunset School records that the most-represented group is White (53%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder reads as 35% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 4% Pacific Islander. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 84%.

Looking at school resources, The school currently runs with 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 23.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 21.8:1, putting Sunset School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 46% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is north of Davis County's rate of about 19%.

After controlling for student poverty, Sunset School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 37.1%; this one delivers 29.7%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Davis County indicate median household earnings sit near $110,884, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Davis County's 118 public schools (combined enrollment of about 81,110 students), Sunset School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Sunset Jr High, roughly 0.4 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Sunset School. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Sunset School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 37.2%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Sunset School has fell 4%, going from 403 students in 2018 to 386 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 70% to 53%.

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