About Daybreak Elementary
Daybreak Elementary is found in the Kennecott Land Development Community located near the Oquirrh Mountains. This school serves students from kindergarten to sixth grade who live in the southwest corner of the Salt Lake Valley. Daybreak Elementary is a modernized school offering a combination of community enclosed classrooms and the latest technology. We have a unique partnership with Kennecott and the University of Utah in which we have a culture of inquiry and collaboration. Our school’s focus is Literacy, Writing and Language Arts. In partnership with Kennecott, we have access to a large fitness recreational center.  This enables our teachers to promote physical fitness and well-being.  

DolphinsThe school day for grades 1-6 begins at 8:25 a.m. and ends at 3:25 p.m. except on Fridays, when school is dismissed at 1:25 p.m. to allow for teacher planning time.

Kindergarten students will attend either a morning session or afternoon session. Morning kindergarten sessions begin at 8:25 a.m. and ends at 11:18 a.m. Friday’s schedule for morning kindergarten starts at 8:25 a.m. and ends at 10:30 a.m. Afternoon kindergarten afternoon session begins at 12:37 p.m. and ends at 3:25 p.m.   Friday’s schedule for afternoon kindergarten starts at 11:25 a.m. and ends at 1:25 p.m.  

Student Achievement

Criterion Referenced Tests (CRT)
The Core Criterion Referenced Tests (CRTs) are administered at the end of each school year to help assess how well students have mastered the standards and objectives set forth in the State of Utah Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science core curricula.   Student achievement is reported as the percent of students reaching “proficient” by earning a Level 3 or Level 4 performance on the Core CRT.

Year
1st Lang. Arts
1st Math
2nd Lang. Arts
2nd Math
3rd Lang. Arts
3rd Math
2005-06
86%
83%
84%
84%
79%
76%
2006-07
79%
73%
86%
80%
83%
78%
2007-08
86%
81%
82%
79%
Year
4th Lang. Arts
4th Math
4th Science
5th Lang. Arts
5th Math
5th Science
2005-06
86%
85%
87%
80%
79%
79%
2006-07
84%
82%
82%
84%
81%
75%
2007-08
86%
74%
67%
93%
87%
90%
Year
6th Lang. Arts
6th Math
6th Science
2005-06
89%
82%
68%
2006-07
82%
74%
69%
2007-08
78%
75%
68%
Detailed Core CRT results by student subgroups PDF

IOWA Tests
The IOWA Test of Basic Skills provides a comparison of achievement to students across the United States in reading, language arts, math, science and social studies.  The IOWA test is given each fall to students in grades 3, 5, and 8.  The Jordan School District School also administers the IOWA to students in grade 6.  Results are reported as the average percentile rank.  The national average is the 50th percentile in each area.

 3rd Grade
Norms
Year
Reading
Language
Math
Core Total
Soc. Studies
Science
Total Composite
2005 Norms*
2006-07
67
58
59
61
69
73
67
2005 Norms*
2007-08
56
54
47
52
63
62
61
 5th Grade
Norms
Year
Reading
Language
Math
Core Total
Soc. Studies
Science
Total Composite
2005 Norms*
2006-07
74
71
67
71
72
79
74
2005 Norms*
2007-08
64
64
60
63
57
69
64
 6th Grade
Norms
Year
Reading
Language
Math
Total Survey
2005 Norms*
2006-07
63
59
64
63
2005 Norms*
2007-08
52
60
56
55
* It is not appropriate to formally compare school results between the old norms and the new norms.

Direct Writing Assessment (DWA)
The Direct Writing Assessment (DWA) is designed to assess the writing skills of 6th and 9th grade students in February and March each year.  The following six components of writing are assessed: ideas & content, organization, voice, word choice, sentence fluency, and conventions.
 
 Grade 6 Average Points Earned
Year
Ideas / Content
Organization
Voice
Word Choice
Sentence Fluency
Conventions
Composite
2006/07
3.3
3.3
3.4
3.3
3.1
3.1
19.5
2007/08*
2.9
2.9
3.0
3.0
2.9
2.9
17.6
* Each year the direct writing prompt changes, therefore caution should be used in making year to year conclusions.
 
Boundary Description

BinghamBegin at West County/District Line and 11400 S.; east along 11400 S. (south side) to Daybreak View Parkway, continuing east on Daybreak View Pkwy. to 11400 S. and Bangerter Hwy.; south along Bangerter Hwy. (west side) to 11800 S.; west along 11800 S. (north side) to West County/District Line; north along West County/District Line (east side) to 11400 S.

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