The top reported proficiency rate is 63% in Science. The lowest is 50% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Ellison Park School
Ellison Park School is a public elementary school in Layton, Utah, serving pre-kindergarten through sixth grade as part of Davis District. Located in a largely residential area of the city, it draws its enrollment from the surrounding neighborhoods. Layton itself has evolved from a farming town into a suburban city that blends residential streets with a major retail and commercial corridor anchored by Hill Air Force Base just to the north, making the area a significant employment hub as well as a bedroom community for commuters to Salt Lake City and Ogden.
The school enrolls a student body that is predominantly White, with a sizable Hispanic minority and smaller shares of students who identify as multiracial, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, Asian, or Black. A relatively small share of students qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a largely middle-income population. The school’s size is typical for an elementary school serving six grades. Data on students with disabilities and English learners was not available in the records reviewed.
On state assessments, results show a mixed but generally solid picture. In English language arts, roughly half of tested students met proficiency benchmarks in the most recent testing cycle. In math, the proportion was also around half. Science performance was notably higher, with close to two-thirds of students reaching proficiency. Overall proficiency across the three subjects places the school above the midpoint when compared with other districts across Davis County. Layton sits within a county where district-level performance spans a wide range, and Ellison Park sits comfortably in the upper half of that distribution. Parents interested in year-over-year trends should note that the state changed its ELA cut scores in a recent year, making direct comparisons with earlier results unreliable.
The housing market in the area reflects Layton’s attractiveness as a place to live and work. Home values are elevated relative to national medians and have continued to rise modestly. Rents are moderate for the region but have held steady recently. For a family considering the area, the cost of buying a home is substantially higher than renting, a pattern common across many parts of Utah. The city’s growth has been steady, driven in large part by expansion at Hill Air Force Base, including new F-35 squadrons and a software facility that brought hundreds of jobs and significant construction investment.
The school is part of Davis District, which recently opened Farmington High School to relieve overcrowding at Davis High and other nearby high schools — a change that will affect feeder patterns for families whose children eventually move up through the system. The district also offers optional full-day kindergarten across its elementary schools, a statewide expansion that took effect starting with the 2023-24 school year, giving families an early-childhood option that was not universally available before.
Ellison Park does not serve high school grades, so there is no graduation rate to report, and no chronic absenteeism data was available. The school’s relatively low share of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch suggests a community with above-average economic resources. For a family seeking a solid, mid-sized elementary school in a suburban setting with good science outcomes and a neighborhood feel, Ellison Park is a straightforward option within a larger district that has made recent investments in both early childhood and high school capacity.
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