The top reported proficiency rate is 52% in Science. The lowest is 40% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on East Layton School
East Layton School serves students from prekindergarten through sixth grade, making it an elementary and middle-grades feeder within the Davis District. The school sits in a part of the county that was once its own small city, a residential area that grew quickly alongside Hill Air Force Base and later merged with Layton to gain municipal services. The neighborhood around the school is almost entirely suburban homes, with no commercial core and no downtown. Families who live here rely on Layton’s shopping corridors and civic infrastructure, and the area remains densely populated and affluent by regional standards. Housing values in the zip code that covers East Layton run well above the national median, and while rents are not cheap, they come in below the cost of a mortgage here, a pattern that reflects the area’s desirability and the premium on homeownership.
Academically, the school’s proficiency rates on Utah’s RISE assessment place it above the midpoint when compared with other Davis County districts — the comparison set used here is other districts in the county, not individual schools. On the subjects tested, the school’s combined performance across math, English language arts, and science lands it in the upper half of that countywide district ranking. That is a solid position for an elementary school in a large and generally well-performing district. The individual subject results show English language arts and science with higher proficiency than math, which is the weaker of the three subjects. A parent considering the school may want to ask about how the school addresses math instruction and whether supports are in place for students who are not yet meeting that bar.
Enrollment at East Layton is modest for its grade band. The student body is predominantly white, with Hispanic students making up the next largest group. A smaller but meaningful share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which places the school’s economic diversity at a level that is lower than many schools in the state but still present. Data on students with disabilities and English learners was not available in the materials reviewed, and a parent with a child who has an individualized education plan or who is learning English may want to follow up directly with the school to understand how those populations are served. No discipline, attendance, or chronic absenteeism data was reported, so the school’s climate picture is incomplete from the evidence at hand.
The school sits inside the Davis District, which has made two recent changes relevant to families. Full-day kindergarten became available across the district starting in the 2023-24 school year, under a statewide expansion. That means a family enrolling a kindergartner at East Layton can expect a full-day program at no charge. The district also opened a new comprehensive high school in Farmington in 2022, which shifted feeder patterns and high school boundaries in the north part of the county. Since East Layton feeds into intermediate and high schools further down the line, families living here should be aware that the high school their child will attend depends on the current boundary map, which changed recently.
The community context for East Layton is shaped by its history as a bedroom suburb tied to the air force base. The area saw explosive residential growth in the 1970s, then merged with Layton to handle the infrastructure demands. Development has continued, but the character remains almost purely residential, with mountain views to the east and a subdivision layout that dates from the 1960s through 1980s. There is no traditional main street or downtown within the former city limits; the school and a nearby park are among the few civic landmarks. The economy of the area is anchored by Hill Air Force Base, and many residents commute there or to other employment centers in Layton and beyond.
For a family looking at this school, the takeaway is a neighborhood elementary that performs above the midpoint of its county’s districts, in an affluent, growing residential area where housing costs are high and the local economy depends heavily on a single military base. The academic profile is solid but not exceptional, with room in math. The missing data on special education and English learner services means a parent with a child needing those supports should ask specific questions. The school’s grade band ends at sixth grade, so the transition to middle school and beyond will depend on the district’s feeder pattern, which has recently changed in the northern part of the county.
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