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Best High Schools in Layton, UT

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Top rankedNo. UT. Acad. for Math Engineering & Science2^nd of 138 Utah high schools

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Summary:

The city of Layton, Utah is home to 4 high schools serving grades 9-12, including Layton High, Northridge High, No. UT. Acad. for Math Engineering & Science, and Davis Connect 7-12. These schools are located within the Davis District and the No. UT. Acad. for Math Engineering & Science district.

The standout school in the Layton area is the No. UT. Acad. for Math Engineering & Science, a public magnet charter school that consistently ranks among the top 2 high schools in Utah. This school has exceptional academic performance, with 10th-grade proficiency rates far exceeding the state and district averages in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. In contrast, the other traditional public high schools in Layton, Layton High and Northridge High, have more modest academic performance, ranking in the bottom half of Utah high schools.

While all four high schools have similar 4-year graduation rates around 88.8%, the dropout rates at Layton High and Northridge High are higher at 9.4% compared to 9.4% for Davis Connect 7-12. Additionally, all schools have relatively high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 23.8% to 26.45%. The No. UT. Acad. for Math Engineering & Science stands out with the lowest free/reduced lunch rate at 11.5% and the lowest student-teacher ratio at 23:1, while Davis Connect 7-12 has the lowest student-teacher ratio at 13.6:1.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Utah Aspire Plus English Language Arts (2025)	Utah Aspire Plus Mathematics (2025)	Utah Aspire Plus Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Utah Aspire Plus English Language Arts 10th Grade	Utah Aspire Plus Mathematics 10th Grade	Utah Aspire Plus Science 10th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
No. UT. Acad. for Math Engineering & Science	Public, Magnet, Charter	9-12	2750 N University Park Blvd	Layton	84041	Davis County	No. UT. Acad. for Math Engineering & Science	Yes	Yes	No	No	(801) 395-3350	667	32	20.9	3.7%	479 (71.8%)	11 (1.6%)	103 (15.4%)	29 (4.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	42 (6.3%)	99.2	2^nd of 138 public high schools	98.6%		99.9	1^st of 138 public high schools	99.3%	1	83.8	65.8	65.5	$8,517	$190	$8,327
Northridge High	Public	10-12	2430 N Hillfield Rd	Layton	84041	Davis County	Davis District	No	No	No	No	(801) 402-8500	1,984	79	25.1	26.8%	1,322 (66.6%)	34 (1.7%)	494 (24.9%)	19 (1.0%)	12 (0.6%)	21 (1.1%)	82 (4.1%)	27.2	105^th of 138 public high schools	23.9%		34.2	91^st of 138 public high schools	34.1%	14	45.6	18.8	28.9	$9,006	$391	$8,616
Layton High	Public	10-12	440 Lancer Ln	Layton	84041	Davis County	Davis District	No	No	No	No	(801) 402-4800	2,231	83	26.7	16.5%	1,738 (77.9%)	21 (0.9%)	366 (16.4%)	18 (0.8%)	9 (0.4%)	18 (0.8%)	61 (2.7%)	27.6	103^rd of 138 public high schools	25.4%		44	77^th of 138 public high schools	44.2%	26	42.0	23.0	28.7	$8,778	$420	$8,358
Davis Connect 7-12	Public, Virtual	7-12	2195 University Park Blvd	Layton	84041	Davis County	Davis District	No	No	Yes	No	(801) 402-5266	262	22	12.1	22.5%	198 (75.6%)	3 (1.1%)	34 (13.0%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.1%)	16 (6.1%)								(n/a)

Cities Near Layton

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Kaysville	2.21 mi	19	21^st
South Weber	3.7 mi	2	78^th
Farmington	5.27 mi	11	27^th
Clearfield	5.51 mi	8	110^th
Ogden	5.65 mi	59	111^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Utah State Board of Education.

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