Photo: Ntsimp · Public domainSunset’s public schools outscore 69% of Utah districts
The grade covers the public school district serving Sunset, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Utah, not nationally.
From Utah state tests taken in spring 2021, when nearly all of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Sunset’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 145 Utah towns with household incomes within a quarter of Sunset’s, its schools beat 63%, lower than their 69% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $11,329 per student, against $11,467 across Utah (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Two elementary schools, then one middle and nine high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Sunset’s grade
B+: better than 69% of Utah school districts, #49 of 119 Utah towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Utah average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Sunset, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Sunset · depends on your address
Sunset School
Grades PK–6 · 386 students · 23:1 students per teacher
Doxey School
Grades PK–6 · 375 students · 20:1 students per teacher
Kindergarten in Sunset · depends on your address
Sunset School
Grades PK–6 · 386 students · 23:1 students per teacher
Doxey School
Grades PK–6 · 375 students · 20:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Sunset · depends on your address
Sunset School
Grades PK–6 · 386 students · 23:1 students per teacher
Doxey School
Grades PK–6 · 375 students · 20:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Sunset · depends on your address
Sunset School
Grades PK–6 · 386 students · 23:1 students per teacher
Doxey School
Grades PK–6 · 375 students · 20:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Sunset · depends on your address
Sunset School
Grades PK–6 · 386 students · 23:1 students per teacher
Doxey School
Grades PK–6 · 375 students · 20:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Sunset · depends on your address
Sunset School
Grades PK–6 · 386 students · 23:1 students per teacher
Doxey School
Grades PK–6 · 375 students · 20:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Sunset · depends on your address
Sunset School
Grades PK–6 · 386 students · 23:1 students per teacher
Doxey School
Grades PK–6 · 375 students · 20:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Sunset · depends on your address
Sunset School
Grades PK–6 · 386 students · 23:1 students per teacher
Doxey School
Grades PK–6 · 375 students · 20:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Sunset
Sunset Jr High
Grades 7–9 · 926 students · 24:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Sunset
Sunset Jr High
Grades 7–9 · 926 students · 24:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Sunset
Sunset Jr High
Grades 7–9 · 926 students · 24:1 students per teacher
Sunset’s public schools are run by Davis School District. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
How students score
Sunset vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Utah towns that share Sunset’s borders.
Every school in Sunset
12 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Utah’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (Wallace Stegner Academy Sunset).
Questions about Sunset’s schools
Are Sunset’s schools good?
By Utah’s own tests, yes: the public schools Sunset children attend outscore 69% of Utah’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade, #49 of 119 Utah towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 63%. Tests are from 2020–21, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Sunset in?
Davis School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 71,428 students in 94 schools (2024–25).
Where do Sunset kids go to high school?
One of 9 high schools, depending on your address: Syracuse High, Davis High, Layton High, Farmington High, Clearfield High, Northridge High, Viewmont High, Woods Cross High and Bountiful High.
What is Sunset’s graduation rate?
91% of the class of 2023 in Davis School District graduated in four years, against 88% across Utah.
How much does Sunset spend per student?
$11,329 in Davis School District (FY2024), against $11,467 across Utah. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Sunset families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Sunset → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2020–21, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Utah. Stars are from neighbors.