The top reported proficiency rate is 51% in Science. The lowest is 36% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Woods Cross School
Woods Cross School serves a suburban community in Davis County, sitting as part of the larger Davis District, one of the state’s larger public school systems. The school enrolls students from prekindergarten through sixth grade, and the building itself is one of two elementary schools in the small city of Woods Cross, a primarily residential suburb along the Wasatch Front. The city has a young population with many households that include children, and its housing stock is dominated by owner-occupied single-family homes with very low vacancy, consistent with an affluent suburban community where the local median household income is well above national averages. The typical home value in the area is high, and with mortgage rates in the mid-single digits, the monthly cost of buying is notably above the cost of renting, a dynamic that matters for families considering relocation.
The school’s enrollment of roughly several hundred students is spread across grades PK through 6, with comparable class sizes at each elementary grade level, and a prekindergarten program that serves a significant number of four-year-olds. The student body is majority white, with a substantial Hispanic population as the next largest group; smaller shares of students are Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, two or more races, black, American Indian, and Asian. About a quarter of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, placing the school in a generally middle-class income context. Information on special education and English learner populations was not available in the data provided.
On state assessments, Woods Cross School’s overall proficiency across tested subjects sits below the midpoint among the districts in Davis County. In math, the share of students scoring proficient or above was below the county median. In reading, proficiency was also below the midpoint. In science, the school performed slightly better though still below the top end of the range. These are single-year snapshots; the state’s testing system changed its cut scores for reading in a recent year, and the effect of that change on comparability is not clear from the data. A parent considering the school may want to ask the school directly about recent trends in student performance and any targeted supports for math and reading.
Because Woods Cross School serves only elementary grades, there is no graduation rate to report, and no data on chronic absenteeism was available.
The district, Davis District, has made two recent changes that affect families. In 2022, a new comprehensive high school opened in Farmington to relieve overcrowding at existing high schools, which shifted feeder patterns for some students. Separately, a 2023 statewide law expanded optional full-day kindergarten across Utah’s public schools, and Davis District adopted that offering starting the 2023-24 school year. Both changes represent lasting adjustments to the options available to families in the district.
Woods Cross itself is a low-density city without a traditional downtown. Schools, including Woods Cross School, are located on separate campuses spread across the city. The commuter rail station provides a connection to Salt Lake City and Ogden, and the Wasatch Mountains to the east offer recreation. The city’s population has been essentially flat since 2020, with very slow growth, and housing vacancy is extremely low, suggesting a tight market. For a family looking at this school, the immediate question is about academic performance in the elementary years relative to other options in the county, and a direct conversation with the school about how it addresses reading and math proficiency would be useful.
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