Lake View School

Lake View School is a public K–5 school in Brigham City, Utah, serving 573 students in the Box Elder District. It serves a relatively high-need student population, with 53.05% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. Lake View currently ranks 395th of 563 Utah schools, placing it in the 30th percentile with a 2-star rating. Its nearby same-district comparison schools generally rank higher, including Three Mile Creek School at the 64th percentile, Golden Spike Elementary at the 60th, Discovery School at the 47th, and Century School at the 44th.

Attendance is Lake View’s most notable challenge. In 2024–25, 48.2% of students were chronically absent—16.2 percentage points above the district and 24.4 points above Utah’s rate. The rate has remained high for several years rather than appearing to be a one-year anomaly. Academic results are also below district and state averages in every reported subject and grade. Third grade is the clearest area of concern: 29.2% of students were proficient in English language arts and 33.3% in mathematics. Mathematics was the school’s weakest subject overall, averaging approximately 36.8% proficiency across grades 3–5, while science was relatively stronger at approximately 47.3%.

There are encouraging signs of progress. Lake View’s statewide percentile rose from 17th in 2022–23 to 30th in 2025–26, and average mathematics proficiency improved from approximately 26.5% to 36.8% over the same period. Its student-teacher ratio of 21.2 is broadly comparable with nearby schools, so staffing levels alone do not explain the achievement differences. Lake View’s low socioeconomic status subgroup ranked at the 47th percentile statewide, considerably higher than the school’s overall ranking, although this measure has declined from prior years. For families evaluating the school, the most important issues to investigate are attendance supports, third-grade literacy and math interventions, and how the school is building on its recent academic gains.