1
If you had an hour of school board time for Woods Cross High, what would you bring up?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
1,555
High
DISTRICT 1,563 · STATE 980
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DAVIS DISTRICT·NCES 490021000157
Woods Cross High
600 W 2200 S, WOODS CROSS, UT 84087 · (801) 402-4500 · Davis County
GRADES 10–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,555 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 46% of Utah public high schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Utah public high schools
Student : Teacher
23.4:1
66 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.7:1 · STATE 21.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
293 students
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 33%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 10 | 505 | 32% |
| Grade 11 | 512 | 33% |
| Grade 12 | 538 | 35% |
Student demographics
41%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
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
38.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.6%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 Woods Cross High
Woods Cross High's state test result (38.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woods Cross High this school | 1,555 | 18.8% | 38.0% |
| Vista Heights Middle SARATOGA SPRINGS | 1,671 | 17.6% | 46.6% |
| Olympus High SALT LAKE CITY | 2,151 | 16.6% | 43.9% |
| Park City High PARK CITY | 1,177 | 15.8% | 49.6% |
| Green Canyon High School NORTH LOGAN | 1,677 | 19.9% | 50.6% |
| Alta High SANDY | 2,278 | 15.2% | 41.5% |
Matched among Utah high 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 Woods Cross High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Davis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #78 of 149 | #5 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,555 | #55 of 189 | #8 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.4:1 | #80 of 145 | #5 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.3% | #66 of 145 | #5 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.8% | #116 of 169 | #5 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.0% | #61 of 84 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,555
+115 (+8%) vs 2020
+24% since 1990-91, when it was 1,255
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 | 1,555 | 66.3 | 23.4:1 | 19% (293) |
| 2023-24 | 1,613 | 66.8 | 24.1:1 | 18% (285) |
| 2022-23 | 1,567 | 65.1 | 24.1:1 | 16% (244) |
| 2020-21 | 1,440 | N/A | N/A | 16% (236) |
| 2017-18 | 1,453 | N/A | N/A | 20% (293) |
| 2015-16 | 1,512 | N/A | N/A | 22% (332) |
| 2010-11 | 1,312 | 57 | 23.0:1 | 26% (341) |
| 2000-01 | 1,304 | 61 | 21.4:1 | 13% (174) |
| 1990-91 | 1,255 | 55 | 22.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Woods Cross High.
About Woods Cross High
Woods Cross High is a high-enrollment high school in WOODS CROSS, Utah, (ZIP code 84087). Enrollment is 1,555 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 10 through 12. The average for high schools in Utah is about 980 students, so this school is 59% above average.
Davis District runs 95 schools with a combined 71,703 students. Woods Cross High is one of them.
Roughly 75% of students at Woods Cross High are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 15% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, 3% Pacific Islander, and 2% Asian. The White share of the county population is higher, at 84%. Woods Cross High's diversity index is 41%, against a US figure of 70%.
The count of teachers at Woods Cross High is 66.3 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 23.4:1. That is higher than the 21.1:1 average for high schools in Utah. The school counts 293 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 19%. For comparison, public schools in Davis County average 19%.
The allk12 Grade for Woods Cross High is B-. Compared with Utah public high schools, the school scored higher than 46% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 38.0%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 50.6%.
County data help place the school in context: in 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%. Davis County is home to 118 public schools and about 81,110 public school students.
Nearest public school: South Davis Jr High, about 0.6 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Woods Cross High's average proficiency of 38.0% compares with 46.3% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
Enrollment at Woods Cross High climbed 8% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 1,440 to 1,555 students.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 WOODS CROSS
- Legacy Preparatory AcademyCombined · 1,016 students
- Odyssey SchoolElementary · 553 students
- Woods Cross SchoolElementary · 532 students
Nearby schools
- South Davis Jr High0.6 mi · 953
- Woods Cross School0.7 mi · 532
- Bountiful School0.7 mi · 474
- Boulton School0.8 mi · 466
- Legacy Preparatory Academy1.1 mi · 1,016
- Millcreek Jr High1.3 mi · 673
Frequently asked questions
About Woods Cross HighHow large is Woods Cross High?
Woods Cross High enrolls approximately 1,555 students in grades 10-12.
Is Woods Cross High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Woods Cross High is a high school covering grades 10-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Woods Cross High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Woods Cross High is approximately 23.4:1 (66 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Woods Cross High?
At Woods Cross High, the student body is approximately 75% White, 15% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Woods Cross High?
Woods Cross High is overseen by Davis District in Davis County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.