The top reported proficiency rate is 48% in Science. The lowest is 37% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Clinton School
Clinton School serves kindergarten through sixth grade in the Davis School District, drawing from the primarily residential suburban community of Clinton in northern Davis County. The school’s grade band means it does not offer high school programs such as Advanced Placement or career and technical education pathways, and it has no graduation rate to report because it does not serve those grades.
The student body is predominantly white, with a Hispanic population forming the next largest group, and smaller shares of students identifying as two or more races, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, or Black. About a quarter of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a measure that gives a sense of the economic range families bring. Data on the share of students with disabilities and English learners were not available, a gap a parent may want to clarify with the school directly.
On Utah’s RISE state assessments, Clinton School’s proficiency rates sit below the midpoint when compared with other elementary and middle schools across Davis County. In math, just over a third of students scored proficient or above, and in English language arts the figure was close to four in ten. Science, typically tested in a narrower set of grades, showed a stronger result, with nearly half of students reaching proficiency. These are the most recent available results, though participation rates were not reported, and the state adjusted cut scores for the English language arts test in a recent year, which can make comparisons with prior years less straightforward. A parent looking closely at these numbers may want to ask the school about trends over time and how the school supports students who are still working toward grade-level standards.
Clinton itself is a community that has grown rapidly since the 1990s, transforming from a farm town into a low-density suburb of single-family homes. Most residents commute to work by car, and no traditional downtown exists; the primary commercial corridor runs along a state highway. The area’s housing market has seen substantial appreciation, and rents have risen as well, reflecting the region’s broader demand. The typical home value in the area is above the national average, and the monthly cost of owning a home is meaningfully higher than renting, which may shape which families can afford to buy in the neighborhood. The city has infrastructure projects underway to keep up with growth, and major employers in the region, including Hill Air Force Base, draw many commuters.
Davis School District has made a couple of notable changes in recent years. A new comprehensive high school opened in 2022, which relieved crowding and altered some feeder patterns, though that affects high school attendance, not Clinton’s elementary grade band. Utah also expanded optional full-day kindergarten statewide starting in the 2023-24 school year, giving Clinton families access to that option. No other district-level shifts of immediate relevance to this elementary school were reported.
Missing information may matter to a family considering this school. There were no discipline records, no staffing ratios, no chronic absenteeism figures, and no course access data reported. Whether the school receives Title I funding was not stated. A parent may want to ask the school directly about class sizes, teacher experience, and the kinds of academic interventions or enrichment available to students, since the available data does not answer those questions. For a family looking at an elementary school in a growing suburban community with middle-of-the-pack test results relative to the county, Clinton School fits the profile of a neighborhood school serving its local area.
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