The top reported proficiency rate is 34% in English language arts. The lowest is 27% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on North Davis Jr High
North Davis Jr High serves seventh through ninth graders in Clearfield, a city in Davis County that grew rapidly after the mid-twentieth century with the establishment of Hill Air Force Base and the Freeport Center industrial park. Clearfield is a mix of suburban residential areas, commercial corridors, and warehousing districts, with a relatively young population and a FrontRunner commuter rail station that opened in recent years. The school sits adjacent to the Clearfield Aquatic Center, which opened near the school around the same time.
The school is part of Davis District, the large public school system serving the county. In recent years, the district opened a new comprehensive high school to relieve overcrowding, and it participates in Utah’s statewide expansion of full-day kindergarten, though those changes are several grade levels above or below North Davis's junior high range.
North Davis Jr High enrolls roughly a thousand students, a size typical for its grade band in the area. The student body is majority white, with a substantial Hispanic population and smaller shares of students who identify as two or more races, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, Black, Asian, or American Indian. About half of the students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a marker of the economic diversity in the surrounding community.
On the state’s RISE assessments, which Utah administers to students in the tested grade range, North Davis’s proficiency rates land in the bottom quartile among Davis County’s fourteen school districts when the school’s subjects are averaged together. In math, roughly a quarter of students met the state’s proficiency standard. In English language arts, about a third were proficient. In science, about a third were proficient. These figures place the school below the median for the county in all three subjects. A parent may want to ask the school about its approach to core instruction and what academic supports are available for students who are performing below grade level.
State testing data for prior years was not available in the provided materials, so it is not possible to see whether performance has been trending up or down.
The school serves grades seven through nine, which means it covers the transition from middle school into early high school coursework. No graduation rate data is reported for this school because it does not serve the full high school grade span. For families trying to project the high school pathway, the feeder pattern would depend on the student’s address within the Davis District boundary, and the recent opening of a new high school in Farmington means that catchment areas have changed.
Housing in the zip code that serves the school area is moderately priced relative to the state. The typical home value is below the Utah statewide benchmark, while rents are slightly below what it would cost to buy a comparable home. The local economy has a low unemployment rate, and the median household income nationally sits in the mid-range, though specific local income data was not provided.
No information was available about the school’s course offerings, extracurricular programs, discipline rates, or staffing ratios. The school’s website was not provided, and there were no data on gifted programs, special education staffing, English learner supports, or any advanced coursework such as concurrent enrollment or honors classes. A family considering North Davis would need to gather those details directly from the school office to understand what academic pathways and enrichment options are available.
North Davis Jr High serves a community with a strong industrial and military employment base and a relatively young population. Its test scores are on the lower end within Davis County, and the student body reflects the economic range of the area, with a significant share of households qualifying for income-based meal assistance. The school sits in a district that has been managing growth and rezoning, so families moving into the area should confirm which high school their child would eventually attend.
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