The top reported proficiency rate is 49% in English language arts. The lowest is 46% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Taylor School
Taylor School serves students from pre-kindergarten through sixth grade in Centerville, a residential community in Davis County that functions largely as a bedroom suburb of the Salt Lake City metropolitan area. The school is part of Davis District, a large public school system that recently opened a new comprehensive high school and expanded full-day kindergarten district-wide. For a family considering this school, the key question is what kind of early-to-middle-elementary experience the school offers and how it fits into the broader community landscape.
Academically, Taylor School’s state assessment results place the school above the midpoint among elementary schools in Davis County when looking at overall proficiency across tested subjects and grade levels. The school’s proficiency rates in math, English language arts, and science all cluster in a similar range, suggesting a consistent academic profile rather than a subject-area strength or weakness. A parent should note that Utah changed its cut scores for English language arts in a recent year, which can make year-to-year comparisons tricky; the school’s numbers reflect the current standards. For a school serving only through sixth grade, there is no graduation rate to report, and the school has no high school course access data.
The student body is predominantly white, with Hispanic students making up a noticeable share and smaller representations of students who are Asian, Black, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, American Indian or Alaska Native, or of two or more races. A modest share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school did not report counts for students with disabilities or English learners in the available data, so a parent with a child in either of those groups may want to ask the school directly about its special education and language support programs. Enrollment is distributed fairly evenly across kindergarten through sixth grade, with a tiny pre-kindergarten program.
Centerville itself is a car-oriented suburb with a commercial corridor along Parrish Lane and broad access to parks, open space, and trail systems including the Legacy Parkway Trail and Bonneville Shoreline Trail. The city has no traditional downtown; schools and civic facilities are spread through the residential fabric. I-15 runs through town, and commuter rail stations in neighboring Farmington and Woods Cross provide regional transit options. The population is growing, and the area is considered increasingly desirable for families. Housing values in the school’s ZIP code are above the state benchmark, and renting a home costs a meaningful share of a typical household’s income, making the area a significant investment for most families.
The district made a lasting change to its high school landscape by opening Farmington High School in 2022, which created a new feeder pattern for some elementary schools, though Taylor School’s students would feed into a junior high and then a high school within the district’s existing structure. The statewide expansion of full-day kindergarten took effect in the 2023-24 school year, so families with incoming kindergartners now have access to a free full-day program.
For a parent weighing this school, Taylor offers a solid academic baseline relative to other elementary schools in the county, in a growing suburban setting where housing costs are elevated and the commute to Salt Lake City is a standard part of life. A family that values a school above the midpoint in its county and wants a neighborhood elementary school in a bedroom community with regional trail access may find this a good match. A parent concerned about specific support services for English learners or students with disabilities will need to gather more information from the school, as the available data does not cover those areas.
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