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Central Davis Junior High

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Central Davis Junior High ranks 154 th of 217 Utah middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-9

154^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 217 Utah Middle Schools

Better than 29% of Utah middle schools

Summary

Central Davis Junior High is a public school in Layton, Utah, serving 879 students in grades 7–9 within the Davis District. The school ranks 154th out of 217 Utah middle schools, placing it in the 29th statewide percentile with two stars. Its ranking has declined from the middle of the state rankings in earlier years, including the 45th percentile in 2024–2025, so the recent trend is an important consideration for families.

Academic results vary considerably by grade. In grades 7 and 8, proficiency is below both district and state averages in English language arts, math, and science. Math is the clearest concern: 35.8% of seventh graders and 31.3% of eighth graders are proficient, compared with 43.3% of ninth graders. Ninth-grade math is above both district and state averages, while ninth-grade science reaches 53.0%, slightly above the district and clearly above the state. Compared with nearby schools, Sunset Junior High has a similar overall ranking, while Syracuse Junior High ranks somewhat higher. The gap is much larger with Shoreline Junior High and Kaysville Junior High, both of which rank above the 80th percentile and outperform Central Davis in every reported tested subject.

Attendance and staffing are relative strengths. Chronic absenteeism was 17.0%, below both district and Utah rates, and the student-teacher ratio was 22.4 to 1, lower than most nearby schools. Families may also want to ask how the school supports students receiving special education services and those from lower-income households, since these subgroup effectiveness rankings are currently low. Overall, Central Davis shows promising ninth-grade results and better attendance than many comparison schools, but its main priorities are improving grades 7–8 math, understanding the contrast between younger and older grades, and extending stronger outcomes to all student groups.

879

Students ?

22.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,178

Per pupil spending ?

31.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

663 Church St
Layton, UT 84041

(801) 402-7100

District: Davis District

Students who attend Central Davis Junior High usually attend:

High:

Layton High

Feeder schools for Central Davis Junior High:

Elementary:	Crestview School
	East Layton School
	King School
	Whitesides School

Racial breakdown:

White:

71.7%

Hispanic:

19.3%

Two or more races:

5.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 46th percentile in 2016 → 29th in 2026

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 17 percentile points since 2016

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Near the bottom of Davis District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school41%

District avg46%

Utah avg45%

154^th of 217

Utah public middle schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 17 pts since 2016

From bottom 46% (2016) to bottom 29% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^th of 16Middle Schools in the Davis District

45^th of 92Davis District among Utah districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2026	31.4	154 of 217	29.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.7	101 of 182	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.1	123 of 210	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.1	141 of 216	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.1	100 of 209	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.9	80 of 213	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.4	100 of 222	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.7	91 of 172	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	55.3	99 of 206	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	49.9	113 of 209	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	44.1	123 of 210	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	55.9	85 of 185	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	49.3	162 of 243	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	56.4	140 of 238	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	62.2	89 of 222	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	50.9	118 of 201	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	50.4	129 of 205	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	54.4	106 of 200	47.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2026	37.0	67 of 106	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	15.5	74 of 79	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	26.8	85 of 106	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.6	69 of 99	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.7	60 of 100	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2026	23.3	113 of 139	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	40.6	60 of 108	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.1	98 of 141	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.0	98 of 138	29.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.8	71 of 133	46.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2026	24.0	41 of 47	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	77.9	10 of 47	78.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2026	25.0	148 of 186	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	52.1	76 of 159	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.5	96 of 183	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.8	129 of 191	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.9	93 of 191	51.3%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Hispanic (2026)37th percentile+8 vs school

White (2026)20th percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)19th percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2026)13th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Utah (2025-2026) ?

Science42%-8 vs state

English Language Arts38%-7 vs state

Mathematics34%-9 vs state

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by a parent
Saturday, January 17, 2015

My son is now in the 8th grade and the school has gone away from the traditional 7 period schedule he was on last year to a 5x5 A/B block schedule. I was very skeptical about this change and the principal assured me that this would be a change for the betterment of the school as a whole. I had trust in his experience and love of the students and his faculty and so I was willing to watch, observe, and ask my child questions. It has been two terms now and my son and his teacher love this new schedule. My son has been able to take extra elective classes and is also in a homework class where he can work on his school work during the day. This has been so helpful. Thank you Principal Tanner and all of the great teachers at Central Davis for making this a remarkable school year! Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Utah Aspire Plus English Language Arts (2026)	Utah Aspire Plus Mathematics (2026)	Utah Aspire Plus Science (2026)	RISE English Language Arts (2026)		RISE Mathematics (2026)		RISE Science (2026)		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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Utah Aspire Plus English Language Arts 9th Grade	Utah Aspire Plus Mathematics 9th Grade	Utah Aspire Plus Science 9th Grade	RISE English Language Arts 7th Grade	RISE English Language Arts 8th Grade	RISE Mathematics 7th Grade	RISE Mathematics 8th Grade	RISE Science 7th Grade	RISE Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Central Davis Junior High	Public	7-9	663 Church St	Layton	84041	Davis County	Davis District	No	No	No	No	(801) 402-7100	879	39	22.4	31.3%	630 (71.7%)	8 (0.9%)	170 (19.3%)	10 (1.1%)	6 (0.7%)	10 (1.1%)	45 (5.1%)	31.4	154^th of 217 public middle schools	29.0%		45.7	101^st of 182 public middle schools	44.5%	53	44.4	43.3	53.0	35.6	40.2	35.8	31.3	39.2	44.3	$8,178	$516	$7,663
North Layton Junior High	Public	7-9	1100 W Antelope Dr	Layton	84041	Davis County	Davis District	No	No	No	No	(801) 402-6600	959	47	20.3	31.6%	593 (61.8%)	24 (2.5%)	251 (26.2%)	20 (2.1%)	2 (0.2%)	16 (1.7%)	52 (5.4%)	14.1	184^th of 217 public middle schools	15.2%		15.4	156^th of 182 public middle schools	14.3%	28	35.8	24.0	33.5	29.1	21.9	37.9	17.8	33.3	26.4	$8,081	$483	$7,599
Fairfield Junior High	Public	7-9	951 N Fairfield Rd	Kaysville	84037	Davis County	Davis District	No	No	No	No	(801) 402-7000	972	36	26.8	18.6%	785 (80.8%)	4 (0.4%)	144 (14.8%)	7 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	28 (2.9%)	78.2	39^th of 217 public middle schools	82.0%		72.9	44^th of 182 public middle schools	75.8%	5	56.8	38.4	60.6	55.9	54.8	67.1	56.5	52.4	56.4	$8,259	$529	$7,730
Shoreline Junior High	Public	7-9	1150 S Westside Drive	Layton	84041	Davis County	Davis District	No	No	No	No	(801) 402-7700	1,225	42	28.8	7.3%	1,099 (89.7%)	5 (0.4%)	78 (6.4%)	10 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.5%)	27 (2.2%)	79.5	35^th of 217 public middle schools	83.9%		82.7	28^th of 182 public middle schools	84.6%	7	57.8	57.6	54.8	51.8	57.8	56.2	58.7	56.5	62.8
Kaysville Junior High	Public	7-9	100 E 350 S	Kaysville	84037	Davis County	Davis District	No	No	No	No	(801) 402-7200	858	34	24.9	12.4%	779 (90.8%)	4 (0.5%)	41 (4.8%)	3 (0.3%)	5 (0.6%)	5 (0.6%)	21 (2.4%)	78.3	38^th of 217 public middle schools	82.5%		84.7	22^nd of 182 public middle schools	87.9%	16	57.8	62.7	60.8	51.2	58.2	59.9	55.8	51.9	63.6	$8,022	$325	$7,697
Legacy Junior High	Public	7-9	411 N 3200 W	Layton	84041	Davis County	Davis District	No	No	No	No	(801) 402-4700	1,125	41	27.1	10.0%	948 (84.3%)	14 (1.2%)	103 (9.2%)	13 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.6%)	40 (3.6%)	57.8	86^th of 217 public middle schools	60.4%		45.8	100^th of 182 public middle schools	45.1%	14	49.1	38.8	57.3	48.5	46.2	53.3	43.9	49.0	46.4	$7,275	$396	$6,878
Centennial Junior High	Public	7-9	740 S Sunset Dr	Kaysville	84037	Davis County	Davis District	No	No	No	No	(801) 402-0100	956	37	26.0	5.5%	868 (90.8%)	14 (1.5%)	38 (4.0%)	12 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.5%)	19 (2.0%)	77.3	42^nd of 217 public middle schools	80.6%		76.6	38^th of 182 public middle schools	79.1%	4	54.9	50.7	62.6	62.2	50.8	67.1	45.7	60.5	55.9	$7,106	$356	$6,750
North Davis Junior High	Public	7-9	835 S State	Clearfield	84015	Davis County	Davis District	No	No	No	Yes	(801) 402-6500	941	47	19.8	49.2%	581 (61.7%)	15 (1.6%)	259 (27.5%)	12 (1.3%)	7 (0.7%)	31 (3.3%)	36 (3.8%)	11.1	194^th of 217 public middle schools	10.6%		15.4	155^th of 182 public middle schools	14.8%	39	36.1	29.0	35.8	30.0	26.8	24.0	12.0	33.7	30.6	$9,262	$1,101	$8,161
Syracuse Junior High	Public	7-9	1450 S 2000 W	Syracuse	84075	Davis County	Davis District	No	No	No	No	(801) 402-6800	1,216	49	24.8	14.4%	1,005 (82.6%)	16 (1.3%)	128 (10.5%)	6 (0.5%)	3 (0.2%)	11 (0.9%)	47 (3.9%)	38.4	133^rd of 217 public middle schools	38.7%		36.6	116^th of 182 public middle schools	36.3%	17	46.1	27.3	55.6	36.1	41.8	30.0	25.0	45.3	62.8	$8,009	$390	$7,619
Sunset Junior High	Public	7-9	1610 N 250 W	Sunset	84015	Davis County	Davis District	No	No	No	No	(801) 402-6700	926	38	24.5	26.9%	699 (75.5%)	7 (0.8%)	155 (16.7%)	10 (1.1%)	4 (0.4%)	13 (1.4%)	38 (4.1%)	32.2	152^nd of 217 public middle schools	30.0%		39.9	112^th of 182 public middle schools	38.5%	40	38.1	24.1	42.1	34.5	40.8	37.6	35.9	33.3	45.8	$8,273	$509	$7,763

Frequently Asked Questions about Central Davis Junior High

What district is Central Davis Junior High in?

Davis District

How many students attend Central Davis Junior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 879 students attended Central Davis Junior High.

Is Central Davis Junior High a good school?

Central Davis Junior High ranks 154^th of 217 Utah middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Central Davis Junior High?

Students at Central Davis Junior High are 72% White, 19% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 1% Asian, 1% Pacific Islander.

What high school do graduates of Central Davis Junior High attend?

Students who attend Central Davis Junior High usually go on to attend Layton High

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