The top reported proficiency rate is 68% in Science. The lowest is 57% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Knowlton School
Knowlton School is a public elementary school in Farmington, Utah, serving preschool through sixth grade as part of Davis District. The school is a large one for its grade span, and it sits in a community where housing costs are elevated relative to both the state and national benchmarks, with home values running substantially higher than the state median and well above the national median. Rents in the area also run high, though they have eased slightly recently. Buying a home here requires a notably larger share of income than renting does, a pattern that points to the area’s premium on homeownership.
The student body is heavily white, with one of the lowest rates of economic disadvantage seen in any school setting; only a small share of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Hispanic students form the largest minority group, and the school serves very small numbers of students from other racial and ethnic backgrounds. The data on students with disabilities and English learners was not provided, so a parent looking for those program supports would need to ask the school directly.
Academically, Knowlton performs well above the typical peer school in Davis County. The school’s overall proficiency across tested subjects—math, English language arts, and science—places it in the top quarter among all district elementary schools in the county. Math and science proficiency rates are notably stronger than the ELA rate, though all three subjects clear the county median by a clear margin. The state testing program, RISE, was administered in grades three through six, and the school’s results reflect a solid academic foundation for its students. There is no high school grade range at Knowlton, so graduation and college readiness metrics are not applicable.
The district itself has made two recent changes that bear on a family’s decision. A new comprehensive high school, Farmington High School, opened in 2022 to relieve overcrowding across the district, which reshaped the feeder patterns and school boundaries for students in the Farmington and Kaysville area. That means that the middle and high school pathway for a Knowlton student is part of a newer, shifting set of attendance zones, and families should confirm which secondary schools feed from Knowlton. At the elementary level, Utah’s 2023 expansion of optional full-day kindergarten took effect in the district for the 2023-24 school year, giving Knowlton families access to free full-day kindergarten, an expansion that is now a permanent option.
There is no publicly reported information on the school’s staffing, discipline rates, or chronic absenteeism, and the school’s Title I status was not provided, which fits with the low share of students in poverty. A parent wanting to understand class sizes, teacher retention, or the school’s approach to behavior and attendance would need to follow up with Knowlton directly. The school’s programs and course offerings were also not available in the data, so there is no list of specials, electives, or enrichment activities to report.
For a family, Knowlton School offers a high-performing academic environment in an affluent, high-cost housing market. The school is large, the student body is economically privileged and overwhelmingly white, and the peer setting is one of solid proficiency across the core subjects. It is a school that fits a family who values strong tested outcomes and who can afford the area’s elevated home prices. The recent district changes mean that the secondary school pathway is newer and worth investigating, but for the elementary years, Knowlton presents a straightforward story of above-average results in a stable, resourced community.
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