Original Research by School Decision on Renaissance Academy
Renaissance Academy is a small public school in Kaysville serving kindergarten through twelfth grade under the Davis District. The school sits toward the lower end of the size spectrum for a K-12 campus, with an enrollment that, for most grade levels, is very small. The student body is predominantly white, with a substantial Hispanic population and a very small number of Black students and students of two or more races represented. Just over a third of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a share that places the school in a middle range economically within the district.
State testing results are suppressed, so standard measures of academic proficiency are not available for public reporting. This suppression often occurs when the number of tested students is too small to reliably report without risking individual student identification, which is a common situation for a school of this size. A parent considering Renaissance Academy will want to ask the school directly about how its students perform on state assessments, because the public data does not provide that picture. No graduation rate data was available, and for a school with a small senior class that may also be suppressed.
The school sits within Davis District, one of the larger districts in Utah, which recently opened Farmington High School in 2022 to relieve overcrowding in the Kaysville and Farmington area. That boundary change matters for families in this attendance zone because it altered feeder patterns. The district also expanded optional full-day kindergarten beginning in the 2023-24 school year following a statewide policy change, so families with young children have access to that option.
Kaysville is a primarily residential city along the Wasatch Front between Salt Lake City and Ogden. The city describes itself as family-oriented and maintains a historic Main Street as its commercial core. Housing values in the area are elevated, with the typical home price well above the national figure, and rents also sit above the national median. This is a relatively expensive market to buy into. The city has grown steadily and has a very low vacancy rate in housing, which points to a tight market. Residents have access to commuter rail through FrontRunner, and the city is near major employers including Hill Air Force Base, though specific employer data for Kaysville was not found in available records.
For a family evaluating Renaissance Academy, the central fact is the school's size. It is a place where a student will be in very small classes, especially in the middle and upper grades, and where state achievement data is not publicly shareable. A parent who wants a close-knit, small-school environment in a growing suburban district may find this appealing, but will need to gather information directly from the school about academic outcomes, course offerings at the high school level, and how the school supports students through to graduation. The district's recent high school boundary change also means it is worth confirming which high school a student in this attendance zone would attend if they do not stay at Renaissance Academy for the full K-12 span.
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