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Sand Springs School

Q: Is Sand Springs School a good school?

Sand Springs School ranks 280 th of 563 Utah elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Sand Springs School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 682 students attended Sand Springs School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Sand Springs School?

Students at Sand Springs School are 80% White, 12% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

Q: What schools do graduates of Sand Springs School attend?

Students who attend Sand Springs School usually go on to attend: Middle : Legacy Junior High High : Layton High

Public Grades PK, KG-6

280^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 563 Utah Elementary Schools

Better than 50% of Utah elementary schools

Summary

Sand Springs School is a PK–6 elementary school in Layton, Utah, serving 682 students in the Davis District, an area with several nearby elementary-school options and a district ranked around the middle of Utah statewide. Sand Springs currently ranks 280th out of 563 Utah elementary schools, or about the 50th percentile, with a three-star rating. That is a notable change from 2021–2022, when it ranked 96th of 551 schools and was in the 83rd percentile. Its current standing is similar to Syracuse School and Bluff Ridge School, but below Sunburst School, Ellison Park School, Heritage School, and Cook School.

The latest academic results are mixed. Science is Sand Springs’ strongest subject, with about 56.8% of tested students proficient, including a particularly good fourth-grade result of 60.6%, above district and state averages. English language arts averaged 46.6%, while mathematics averaged 44.6%, both slightly below district results. Sixth grade is the clearest concern: proficiency was 39.2% in ELA and 33.3% in math. Those results trail stronger nearby schools such as Ellison Park and Heritage, although Sand Springs is not the lowest-performing school in the area. Fifth grade offers an encouraging contrast, with 56.5% ELA proficiency—higher than the district and state averages—and comparatively solid math and science results.

Several school conditions provide a strong foundation for improvement. Chronic absenteeism was just 10.0% in 2024–2025, well below the district’s 18.6% and Utah’s 23.8%, and down from 20.3% in 2021–2022. The student-teacher ratio also improved substantially, from 25.3 to 20.0, while 7.77% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch—among the lowest rates in this comparison group. These strengths make the academic decline especially worth examining. For parents, the key questions are how the school can restore earlier academic performance, strengthen sixth-grade instruction, and extend the practices behind its relatively successful fifth-grade results.

682

Students ?

20.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$6,456

Per pupil spending ?

7.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

242 N 3200 W
Layton, UT 84041

(801) 402-3850

District: Davis District

Students who attend Sand Springs School usually attend:

Middle:	Legacy Junior High
High:	Layton High

Racial breakdown:

White:

80.1%

Hispanic:

11.6%

Two or more races:

5.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 84th percentile in 2016 → 50th in 2026

Strengths

✓Above the Utah median (50th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 34 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school49%

District avg51%

Utah avg48%

280^th of 563

Utah public elementary schools ?

Top 50%▼ down 34 pts since 2016

From top 16% (2016) to top 50% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

34^th of 59Elementary 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	51.7	280 of 563	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	65.8	183 of 547	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.7	147 of 561	73.8%	★★★★☆
2023	77.1	111 of 561	80.2%	★★★★☆
2022	79.3	96 of 551	82.6%	★★★★☆
2021	70.6	150 of 559	73.2%	★★★★☆
2019	66.6	182 of 572	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	76.7	98 of 528	81.4%	★★★★☆
2017	80.4	72 of 526	86.3%	★★★★☆
2016	78.3	85 of 533	84.1%	★★★★☆
2015	75.3	106 of 537	80.3%	★★★★☆
2014	73.5	109 of 509	78.6%	★★★★☆
2013	73.8	125 of 576	78.3%	★★★★☆
2012	72.8	137 of 579	76.3%	★★★★☆
2011	72.6	144 of 563	74.4%	★★★★☆
2010	77.8	80 of 518	84.6%	★★★★☆
2009	71.8	134 of 509	73.7%	★★★★☆
2008	79.7	69 of 498	86.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2026	40.1	267 of 416	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	49.8	215 of 408	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.7	166 of 429	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.8	110 of 428	74.3%	★★★★☆
2022	70.9	114 of 435	73.8%	★★★★☆

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)

White (2026)36th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Utah (2025-2026) ?

Science57%~ state avg

English Language Arts47%~ state avg

Mathematics45%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				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	RISE English Language Arts 3rd Grade	RISE English Language Arts 4th Grade	RISE English Language Arts 5th Grade	RISE English Language Arts 6th Grade	RISE Mathematics 3rd Grade	RISE Mathematics 4th Grade	RISE Mathematics 5th Grade	RISE Mathematics 6th Grade	RISE Science 4th Grade	RISE Science 5th Grade	RISE Science 6th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Sand Springs School	Public	PK, KG-6	242 N 3200 W	Layton	84041	Davis County	Davis District	No	No	No	No	(801) 402-3850	682	34	20.0	7.8%	546 (80.1%)	6 (0.9%)	79 (11.6%)	12 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	36 (5.3%)	51.7	280^th of 563 public elementary schools	50.3%		65.8	183^rd of 547 public elementary schools	66.5%	97	44.6	46.2	56.5	39.2	51.5	49.0	44.4	33.3	60.6	55.5	54.2	$6,456	$315	$6,141
Sunburst School	Public	PK, KG-6	2504 W Sunburst Drive	Layton	84041	Davis County	Davis District	No	No	No	No	(801) 402-8750	871	36	24.4	13.8%	719 (82.5%)	10 (1.1%)	106 (12.2%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.9%)	23 (2.6%)	69.9	151^st of 563 public elementary schools	73.2%		56.4	250^th of 547 public elementary schools	54.3%	99	68.0	56.5	47.4	49.1	68.9	68.2	48.3	42.8	67.6	51.7	64.6
Bluff Ridge School	Public	PK, KG-6	2680 S Bluff Ridge Dr	Syracuse	84075	Davis County	Davis District	No	No	No	No	(801) 402-2850	915	44	21.0	11.9%	732 (80.0%)	4 (0.4%)	112 (12.2%)	9 (1.0%)	3 (0.3%)	7 (0.8%)	48 (5.2%)	52.2	273^rd of 563 public elementary schools	51.5%		62.8	206^th of 547 public elementary schools	62.3%	67	43.6	43.7	50.0	44.6	50.4	48.1	57.7	36.0	49.2	64.6	51.2	$6,735	$231	$6,504
Ellison Park School	Public	PK, KG-6	800 N Coldcreek Way	Layton	84041	Davis County	Davis District	No	No	No	No	(801) 402-7300	565	29	19.4	15.0%	461 (81.6%)	2 (0.4%)	76 (13.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	19 (3.4%)	68.7	164^th of 563 public elementary schools	70.9%		67.4	175^th of 547 public elementary schools	68.0%	11	35.6	52.9	59.3	60.8	46.1	54.1	62.9	51.4	56.5	66.7	75.4	$6,794	$457	$6,337
Antelope School	Public	PK, KG-6	1810 S Main	Clearfield	84015	Davis County	Davis District	No	No	No	Yes	(801) 402-2100	667	30	22.3	42.1%	421 (63.1%)	20 (3.0%)	140 (21.0%)	8 (1.2%)	4 (0.6%)	43 (6.4%)	31 (4.6%)	41.1	354^th of 563 public elementary schools	37.1%		35.7	364^th of 547 public elementary schools	33.5%	10	42.6	49.4	35.4	32.9	48.6	54.4	38.4	29.3	56.1	40.4	56.2	$7,850	$975	$6,875
Vae View School	Public	PK, KG-6	1750 W 1600 N	Layton	84041	Davis County	Davis District	No	No	No	Yes	(801) 402-2800	394	20	20.2	45.9%	182 (46.2%)	7 (1.8%)	176 (44.7%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.3%)	11 (2.8%)	11 (2.8%)	14.7	478^th of 563 public elementary schools	15.1%		6.7	525^th of 547 public elementary schools	4.0%	47	22.5	< 20%	10–29%	31.8	20–38%	< 21%	< 20%	18.6	< 20%	10–29%	45.4	$9,940	$1,715	$8,225
Heritage School	Public	PK, KG-6	1354 W Weaver Ln	Layton	84041	Davis County	Davis District	No	No	No	No	(801) 402-1200	623	32	19.7	8.7%	531 (85.2%)	2 (0.3%)	40 (6.4%)	12 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.1%)	31 (5.0%)	66.8	178^th of 563 public elementary schools	68.4%		52.8	269^th of 547 public elementary schools	50.8%	91	67.8	47.8	51.2	54.4	66.2	54.4	44.2	44.4	58.3	57.0	65.5	$6,916	$377	$6,538
Cook School	Public	PK, KG-6	1175 W 1350 S	Syracuse	84075	Davis County	Davis District	No	No	No	No	(801) 402-2200	657	30	21.7	21.2%	530 (80.7%)	9 (1.4%)	76 (11.6%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.2%)	30 (4.6%)	62.8	204^th of 563 public elementary schools	63.8%		58.4	231^st of 547 public elementary schools	57.8%	27	62.9	60.1	33.6	50.4	68.5	61.3	41.6	36.8	57.6	55.9	65.4	$7,076	$448	$6,628
Layton School	Public	PK, KG-6	369 W Gentile	Layton	84041	Davis County	Davis District	No	No	No	Yes	(801) 402-3500	552	26	21.2	30.1%	367 (66.5%)	6 (1.1%)	145 (26.3%)	6 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.3%)	20 (3.6%)	45.3	325^th of 563 public elementary schools	42.3%		45.2	308^th of 547 public elementary schools	43.7%	17	54.7	43.3	43.4	30.3	47.6	59.2	37.6	29.8	52.7	50.0	55.9	$8,119	$865	$7,254
Syracuse School	Public	PK, KG-6	1503 S 2000 W	Syracuse	84075	Davis County	Davis District	No	No	No	No	(801) 402-2600	865	39	22.1	13.6%	700 (80.9%)	11 (1.3%)	88 (10.2%)	12 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.0%)	45 (5.2%)	51.9	276^th of 563 public elementary schools	51.0%		51.3	274^th of 547 public elementary schools	49.9%	2	53.0	40.5	44.6	49.3	44.9	58.7	42.7	30.9	57.4	47.5	65.2	$6,857	$379	$6,478

Frequently Asked Questions about Sand Springs School

What is the racial makeup of Sand Springs School?

Students at Sand Springs School are 80% White, 12% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Sand Springs School attend?

Students who attend Sand Springs School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Legacy Junior High
High : Layton High

Is Sand Springs School a good school?

Sand Springs School ranks 280^th of 563 Utah elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Sand Springs School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 682 students attended Sand Springs School.

What district is Sand Springs School in?

Davis District

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