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What's the one class at Taylor School every student should take?
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Enrollment
336
Elementary
DISTRICT 549 · STATE 491
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DAVIS DISTRICT·NCES 490021000125
Taylor School
293 E PAGES LN, CENTERVILLE, UT 84014 · (801) 402-1500 · Davis County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL336 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.7:1 · STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
16%
55 students
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 33%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 4 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 42 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 45 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 49 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 48 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 54 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 48 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 46 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (42) is 9% smaller than its 6th grade class (46).
Student demographics
36%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
46.5%
UT avg 41.4% . -2.2pp since 2023
Math
46.2%
UT avg 41.8% . +3.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Utah schools, those numbers are about 41 and 42. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 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 | 46.5% | 46.2% |
| 2023-24 | 48.7% | 43.0% |
% 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
48.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.8%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Taylor School
Taylor School's state test result (48.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor School this school | 336 | 16.4% | 48.0% |
| Tolman School BOUNTIFUL | 363 | 17.1% | 56.2% |
| Ranches Academy EAGLE MOUNTAIN | 360 | 14.7% | 61.0% |
| Northridge School OREM | 397 | 16.9% | 57.0% |
| Willard School WILLARD | 267 | 18.4% | N/A |
| Jeremy Ranch School PARK CITY | 392 | 12.0% | 75.7% |
Matched among Utah elementary 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 Taylor School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Davis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #269 of 562 | #45 of 67 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.2% | #271 of 578 ▲ 59 | #37 of 68 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.5% | #238 of 578 ▲ 15 | #42 of 68 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 336 | #508 of 613 | #68 of 70 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.0:1 | #78 of 556 | #6 of 69 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.0% | #354 of 559 | #32 of 70 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 16.4% | #469 of 582 | #37 of 70 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.8% | #136 of 388 | #15 of 57 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
336
-59 (-15%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 499
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 | 336 | 18.7 | 18.0:1 | 16% (55) |
| 2023-24 | 349 | 17.2 | 20.3:1 | 17% (60) |
| 2022-23 | 414 | 16 | 25.9:1 | 16% (68) |
| 2020-21 | 395 | N/A | N/A | 13% (53) |
| 2017-18 | 435 | N/A | N/A | 19% (81) |
| 2015-16 | 370 | N/A | N/A | 21% (77) |
| 2010-11 | 422 | 14 | 30.1:1 | 25% (104) |
| 2000-01 | 419 | 20 | 20.9:1 | 11% (45) |
| 1990-91 | 499 | 18 | 27.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Taylor School.
About Taylor School
Taylor School is a small elementary school in CENTERVILLE, Utah, one of the schools in Davis District. A total of 336 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 6. Against the 491-student average for elementary schools in Utah, enrollment here is 32% lower.
Besides Taylor School, Davis District runs 94 other schools. The district enrolls 71,703 students.
Taylor School is 79% White by enrollment. Other students are 8% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 4% Pacific Islander. Pick two students at random and there is a 36% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
At Taylor School, 18.7 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 18.0:1. That is lower than the 21.8:1 average for elementary schools in Utah. Roughly 16% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. That tracks the 19% average for public schools in Davis County.
Taylor School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 48.0% is 3.9 points below the 51.8% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Taylor School is located in Davis County, where the median household income is $110,884, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 39%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Besides Taylor School, Davis County has 117 other public schools.
Of nearby public schools, Centerville Jr High is the closest, at about 0.3 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Taylor School. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Taylor School ranks 6th on average proficiency.
Federal data place Taylor School in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal data show a 15% enrollment decrease, from 395 in 2020-21 to 336 in 2024-25.
Community posts for Taylor School can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. 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 CENTERVILLE
- Centerville Jr HighMiddle · 971 students
- Stewart SchoolElementary · 524 students
- Reading SchoolElementary · 444 students
- Centerville SchoolElementary · 386 students
Other Taylor schools
One other US public school is named Taylor. Taylor School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Taylor SchoolPAYSON, UT · 424 students
Nearby schools
- Centerville Jr High0.3 mi · 971
- Tolman School0.4 mi · 363
- Viewmont High0.6 mi · 1,568
- Bountiful Jr High1.0 mi · 630
- Centerville School1.0 mi · 386
- Meadowbrook School1.0 mi · 366
Frequently asked questions
About Taylor SchoolHow large is Taylor School?
Taylor School enrolls approximately 336 students in grades PK-06.
Is Taylor School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Taylor School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Taylor School have?
Taylor School employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Taylor School?
At Taylor School, the student body is approximately 79% White, 8% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Taylor School in?
Taylor School is part of Davis District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.