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What's something Whitesides School does better than most schools?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
396
Elementary
DISTRICT 549 · STATE 491
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DAVIS DISTRICT·NCES 490021000156
Whitesides School
233 N COLONIAL AVE, LAYTON, UT 84041 · (801) 402-3600 · Davis County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL396 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
23.3:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.7:1 · STATE 21.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
171 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 | 35 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 57 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 51 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 44 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 61 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 36 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 53 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 59 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (57) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (59).
Student demographics
49%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
38.0%
UT avg 41.4% . -2.5pp since 2023
Math
30.1%
UT avg 41.8% . -2.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.0% | 30.1% |
| 2023-24 | 40.5% | 32.1% |
% 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
38.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.7%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Whitesides School
Whitesides School's state test result (38.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitesides School this school | 396 | 43.2% | 38.8% |
| Doxey School SUNSET | 375 | 45.3% | 20.7% |
| Cherry Creek School SPRINGVILLE | 455 | 49.7% | 43.4% |
| Wilson School PAYSON | 405 | 47.7% | 30.1% |
| Meadowbrook School BOUNTIFUL | 366 | 41.5% | 40.0% |
| Lincoln School HYRUM | 492 | 45.7% | 51.2% |
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 Whitesides School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Davis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.8% | #393 of 562 | #55 of 67 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.1% | #444 of 578 ▼ 10 | #56 of 68 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #369 of 578 ▲ 4 | #53 of 68 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 396 | #453 of 613 | #60 of 70 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.3:1 | #465 of 556 | #50 of 69 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.3% | #207 of 559 | #20 of 70 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.2% | #193 of 582 | #11 of 70 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.7% | #210 of 388 | #28 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
396
+59 (+18%) vs 2020
-44% since 1990-91, when it was 709
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 | 396 | 17 | 23.3:1 | 43% (171) |
| 2023-24 | 398 | 17 | 23.4:1 | 44% (176) |
| 2022-23 | 421 | 17 | 24.8:1 | 45% (188) |
| 2020-21 | 337 | N/A | N/A | 47% (158) |
| 2017-18 | 470 | N/A | N/A | 51% (240) |
| 2015-16 | 458 | N/A | N/A | 54% (246) |
| 2010-11 | 488 | 23 | 21.2:1 | 56% (273) |
| 2000-01 | 533 | 23 | 23.2:1 | 46% (244) |
| 1990-91 | 709 | 25 | 28.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Whitesides School.
About Whitesides School
Whitesides School is a small elementary school in LAYTON, Utah. The school serves pre-K through 6. Enrollment is 396 students.
Davis District has 95 schools; together they serve 71,703 students.
White students are 66% of those enrolled at Whitesides School. The next largest groups are 25% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. In Davis County overall, about 84% of residents are White. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 49, compared with 70 nationally.
Its ratio of 23.3:1 is based on 17 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Utah is 21.8:1, so this school has more students per teacher. In all, 43% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Davis County, the average is 19%.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Whitesides School is within a point of the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 38.8% actual, 38.7% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Utah.
American Community Survey estimates for Davis County show that the median household earns about $110,884 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 39%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Across Davis County, 118 public schools serve about 81,110 students.
Of the public schools around it, Whitesides School is closest to Layton High, about 0.3 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Whitesides School is 6th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
In the federal locale system, Whitesides School is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's enrollment increased 18% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
This page collects posts and questions about Whitesides School, such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 LAYTON
- Layton HighHigh · 2,231 students
- Northridge HighHigh · 1,984 students
- Shoreline Junior HighMiddle · 1,225 students
- Legacy Jr HighMiddle · 1,125 students
- North Davis Preparatory AcademyCombined · 966 students
- North Layton Jr HighMiddle · 959 students
Nearby schools
- Layton High0.3 mi · 2,231
- Central Davis Jr High0.7 mi · 879
- King School0.8 mi · 442
- Crestview School1.0 mi · 356
- Creekside School1.1 mi · 544
- Layton School1.1 mi · 552
Frequently asked questions
About Whitesides SchoolHow many students attend Whitesides School?
Whitesides School enrolls approximately 396 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Whitesides School serve?
Whitesides School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Whitesides School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Whitesides School is approximately 23.3:1 (17 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Whitesides School?
At Whitesides School, the student body is approximately 66% White, 25% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Whitesides School?
Whitesides School is overseen by Davis District in Davis County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.