The top reported proficiency rate is 68% in Science. The lowest is 60% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Kaysville School
Kaysville School is a neighborhood elementary school serving students from preschool through sixth grade in the city of Kaysville, part of the Davis School District. The school is located in a primarily residential, family-oriented community midway between Salt Lake City and Ogden along the Wasatch Front. Kaysville describes itself as maintaining a rural atmosphere while being part of one of the state's most populous corridors, with a historic Main Street, nearby family entertainment venues, and the Utah State University Botanical Gardens adding institutional presence.
The student body draws from a community where the median housing value is above the national benchmark. Kaysville's housing supply has been tight, and the area has seen steady growth. The city's households are predominantly married-couple families, and over half include children under 18, reflecting the school's core constituency. A modest share of students at Kaysville School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, placing the school in a context where economic diversity is present but relatively limited.
Academically, Kaysville School's performance on Utah's RISE assessments places the school above many of its peers. The school's overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades sits in the top quartile relative to districts in Davis County. In math, more than six in ten students met the state's proficiency benchmark. In English language arts, nearly six in ten students reached that level, and in science, a larger share exceeded it. These are solid results that consistently outpace the midpoint of the county's districts. The data covers a single year in each subject, so trend information was not available to show whether these scores are rising or stable over time.
The school's enrollment is moderate for a pre-K through sixth-grade building, with a grade-by-grade distribution that is relatively balanced, though some grades have larger cohorts than others. The student population is overwhelmingly white, with Hispanic students making up the next largest group, followed by small numbers of students identifying as two or more races, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, Black, Asian, and American Indian or Alaska Native. Information on the share of students receiving special education services or classified as English learners was not available in the data provided.
Kaysville School is not a charter or magnet school, and its Title I status was not indicated. The school operates as a traditional public elementary within the Davis District. The district opened a new comprehensive high school in 2022 to relieve overcrowding at nearby schools, which has altered the feeder pattern for students in the Kaysville area, including those who will eventually move on from Kaysville School. Additionally, Utah's statewide expansion of optional full-day kindergarten took effect in the 2023-24 school year, giving families at Kaysville School access to free full-day kindergarten.
For a parent considering the school, the academic picture is one of solid, above-average performance on state tests, especially in science. The school sits in an economically stable community with expensive housing, and the student body reflects that affluence in its low rate of economic disadvantage. The class sizes appear manageable based on the enrollment figures. Because this is an elementary-only school, there is no graduation rate to report, and information on chronic absenteeism, discipline, and staffing was not provided, so a parent may want to ask the school directly for details on school climate and teacher experience. The district's recent boundary changes at the high school level mean that families should verify which secondary schools their child would eventually feed into. For families seeking a straightforward neighborhood elementary with above-average test scores in a family-centric suburb, Kaysville School fits that description.
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