Summary:
Sunset, Utah, has two public elementary schools—Sunset School and Doxey School—both serving Pre-K through sixth grade in the Davis District. The schools are similar in size, with 386 students at Sunset and 375 at Doxey, and they serve communities with comparable levels of economic need. Overall, Sunset is the stronger-performing school locally, although both schools rank well below the statewide average and have important areas for improvement.
Sunset School ranks 506th of 563 Utah schools, placing it in the 10th percentile with a one-star rating. It generally posts higher assessment results than Doxey, especially in fifth- and sixth-grade English language arts, mathematics, and science. Its strongest exact 2025–26 result is 37.5% proficiency in fifth-grade science, while mathematics is the clearest concern. Sunset’s chronic absenteeism rate is 23.2%, lower than Doxey’s but still above the Davis District rate of 18.6%. Families should view Sunset as the better local option based on the available data, while recognizing that its results remain below district and state proficiency levels.
Doxey School ranks 540th of 563 schools, in the 4th percentile, with a zero-star rating. Its 27.4% chronic absenteeism rate is notably higher than Sunset’s and above both district and statewide figures, making attendance a major priority. Doxey does have a more favorable student-teacher ratio—19.7 students per teacher compared with Sunset’s 23.3—but that advantage has not translated into stronger academic results. Mathematics is especially weak, including 6.1% proficiency in sixth grade. For both schools, parents may want to ask about attendance supports, upper-grade math instruction, intervention services, and how the schools are addressing recent declines in achievement.
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