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North Layton Junior High

Public Grades 7-9

156^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 182 Utah Middle Schools

Better than 14% of Utah middle schools

Summary

North Layton Junior High is a public middle school serving grades 7-9 in Layton, Utah, with an enrollment of 962 students. The school is part of the Davis School District, which is ranked 42 out of 93 school districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite being part of the Davis School District, North Layton Junior High has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Utah middle schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade. In contrast, several nearby schools like Centennial Junior High, Kaysville Junior High, and Shoreline Junior High have ranked in the top 50 middle schools and received 4-5 star ratings. North Layton Junior High's proficiency rates on state assessments are consistently lower than the Davis District and Utah state averages across all grade levels and subject areas, particularly in math.

The school also faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20-28.6% over the past few years, significantly higher than the state average for middle schools. Additionally, North Layton Junior High has a relatively high percentage of students qualifying for free/reduced-price lunch, around 30% in recent years, and ranks in the bottom quartile of Utah middle schools for its percentage of low socioeconomic status students. Despite spending more per student than the state average, the school has a higher student-teacher ratio than the nearby higher-performing schools.

959

Students ?

20.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,081

Per pupil spending ?

31.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1100 W 2000 N
Layton, UT 84041

(801) 402-6600

District: Davis District

Students who attend North Layton Junior High usually attend:

High:

Northridge High

Feeder schools for North Layton Junior High:

Elementary:	Adams School
	Hill Field School
	Lincoln School
	Mountain View School

Racial breakdown:

White:

61.8%

Hispanic:

26.2%

Two or more races:

5.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 20th percentile in 2015 → 14th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Utah average (28% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg46%

Utah avg45%

156^th of 182

Utah public middle schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 20% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

16^th of 16Middle Schools in the Davis District

42^nd of 93Davis 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
2025	15.4	156 of 182	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	171 of 210	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.8	166 of 216	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.6	136 of 209	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.2	103 of 213	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.8	165 of 222	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.7	123 of 172	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.7	164 of 206	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	19.6	176 of 209	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.5	169 of 210	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	34.3	137 of 185	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	54.5	146 of 243	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	53.4	149 of 238	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	52.5	132 of 222	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	63.8	68 of 201	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	66.3	64 of 205	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	62.3	75 of 200	62.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2024	37.4	38 of 54	29.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2025	15.8	73 of 79	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	92 of 106	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.3	64 of 99	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.9	62 of 100	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2025	7.4	106 of 108	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.5	123 of 141	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	117 of 138	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.5	93 of 133	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2023	17.5	36 of 38	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	56.0	14 of 34	58.8%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2025	13.8	143 of 159	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	150 of 183	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.0	151 of 191	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.6	124 of 191	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)30th percentile+11 vs school

White (2025)10th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)8th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2023)5th percentile-18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Utah (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts32%-14 vs state

Science30%-18 vs state

Mathematics27%-16 vs state

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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)	RISE Mathematics (2025)		RISE 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 9th Grade	Utah Aspire Plus Mathematics 9th Grade	Utah Aspire Plus Science 9th 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
North Layton Junior High	Public	7-9	1100 W 2000 N	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%)	15.4	156^th of 182 public middle schools	14.3%		21.5	171^st of 210 public middle schools	18.6%	15	31.5	19.9	31.4	31.4	22.1	25.6	35.2	$8,081	$483	$7,599
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%)	15.4	155^th of 182 public middle schools	14.8%		24	165^th of 210 public middle schools	21.4%	10	38.1	35.7	42.6	25.1	21.1	31.2	37.2	$9,262	$1,101	$8,161
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%)	45.7	101^st of 182 public middle schools	44.5%		44.1	123^rd of 210 public middle schools	41.4%	22	38.0	42.9	37.8	32.2	40.7	43.5	54.6	$8,178	$516	$7,663
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%)	45.8	100^th of 182 public middle schools	45.1%		48.8	107^th of 210 public middle schools	49.0%	7	39.9	41.8	50.3	44.3	40.1	41.3	46.4	$7,275	$396	$6,878
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%)	82.7	28^th of 182 public middle schools	84.6%		72.8	49^th of 210 public middle schools	76.7%	21	58.0	62.6	69.3	67.9	56.2	59.9	56.3
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%)	72.9	44^th of 182 public middle schools	75.8%		61.3	76^th of 210 public middle schools	63.8%	32	56.6	42.0	61.1	57.5	46.9	55.1	56.4	$8,259	$529	$7,730
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%)	39.9	112^th of 182 public middle schools	38.5%		31.4	147^th of 210 public middle schools	30.0%	35	44.0	29.3	40.6	38.3	39.0	38.6	47.0	$8,273	$509	$7,763
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%)	36.6	116^th of 182 public middle schools	36.3%		44.9	121^st of 210 public middle schools	42.4%	5	49.1	43.2	49.1	31.3	27.2	40.6	55.8	$8,009	$390	$7,619
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%)	76.6	38^th of 182 public middle schools	79.1%		86.2	16^th of 210 public middle schools	92.4%	22	44.0	51.4	64.5	60.8	58.7	46.2	62.5	$7,106	$356	$6,750
South Ogden Junior High	Public	7-9	650 E 5700 S	Ogden	84405	Weber County	Weber District	No	No	No	No	(801) 452-4460	799	37	21.4	36.7%	595 (74.5%)	12 (1.5%)	145 (18.1%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.6%)	27 (3.4%)	25.7	140^th of 182 public middle schools	23.1%		24.9	162^nd of 210 public middle schools	22.9%	22	36.6	24.6	43.2	28.5	18.6	40.6	45.5	$8,025	$408	$7,617

Frequently Asked Questions about North Layton Junior High

What district is North Layton Junior High in?

Davis District

How many students attend North Layton Junior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 959 students attended North Layton Junior High.

What high school do graduates of North Layton Junior High attend?

Students who attend North Layton Junior High usually go on to attend Northridge High

Is North Layton Junior High a good school?

North Layton Junior High ranks in the bottom 14.3% of Utah middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of North Layton Junior High?

Students at North Layton Junior High are 62% White, 26% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 3% African American, 2% Asian, 2% Pacific Islander.

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