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Enrollment
862
Middle
DISTRICT 933 · STATE 831
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BOX ELDER DISTRICT·NCES 490009000239
Harris Intermediate
515 N 800 W, TREMONTON, UT 84337 · (435) 515-5000 · Box Elder County
GRADES 06–07MIDDLE32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL862 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
23.6:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.0:1 · STATE 21.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
300 students
DISTRICT 34% · STATE 33%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 441 | 51% |
| Grade 7 | 420 | 49% |
| Grade 12 | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · STATE 47% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
RISE / Utah Aspire+ 2024-25 . % Proficient + Highly ProficientEnglish Language Arts
34.0%
UT avg 41.4% . -0.4pp since 2023
Math
41.0%
UT avg 41.8% . +2.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Utah schools, those numbers are about 41 and 42. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.0% | 41.0% |
| 2023-24 | 34.4% | 39.0% |
% Proficient + Highly Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: RISE / Utah Aspire+. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
38.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.8%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% typical for Utah schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Utah's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Harris Intermediate
Harris Intermediate's state test result (38.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harris Intermediate this school | 862 | 34.8% | 38.4% |
| Vernal Middle VERNAL | 842 | 36.9% | 44.5% |
| Young Intermediate BRIGHAM CITY | 1,003 | 33.3% | 44.6% |
| Cedar Middle CEDAR CITY | 1,139 | 34.1% | 51.8% |
| Mt. Nebo Middle PAYSON | 1,034 | 33.7% | 33.7% |
| South Cache Middle School HYRUM | 1,143 | 31.1% | 57.3% |
Matched among Utah middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Harris Intermediate ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Utah |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.4% | #93 of 136 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #69 of 140 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #102 of 140 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 862 | #71 of 144 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.6:1 | #97 of 137 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.4% | #119 of 137 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.8% | #54 of 141 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.4% | #17 of 46 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
862
+66 (+8%) vs 2020
+25% since 2000-01, when it was 692
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 862 | 36.6 | 23.6:1 | 35% (300) |
| 2023-24 | 835 | 40.3 | 20.7:1 | 34% (287) |
| 2022-23 | 813 | 38.5 | 21.1:1 | 31% (256) |
| 2020-21 | 796 | N/A | N/A | 30% (236) |
| 2017-18 | 788 | N/A | N/A | 43% (342) |
| 2015-16 | 726 | N/A | N/A | 45% (326) |
| 2010-11 | 703 | 30 | 23.4:1 | 47% (332) |
| 2000-01 | 692 | 36 | 19.2:1 | 34% (237) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Harris Intermediate.
About Harris Intermediate
Harris Intermediate is a medium-sized middle school serving families in TREMONTON, Utah. School enrollment was 862 students in 2024-25, in grades 6 through 7.
Box Elder District enrolls 12,554 students, and its 22 schools include Harris Intermediate.
Harris Intermediate enrolls a student body that is 86% White. Other reported shares: 11% Hispanic. The White share in Box Elder County as a whole is similar, at about 88%. Harris Intermediate has a diversity index of 24%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 23.6:1, with 36.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among middle schools in Utah is 21.7:1, lower than at this school. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 35% of enrollment. Across public schools in Box Elder County, the average is about the same, 32%.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Harris Intermediate falls in the middle 80% of Utah schools: 38.4% actual against 42.8% predicted.
In the county around the school, Box Elder County, median household income is about $84,550, about 27% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. A total of 24 public schools operate in Box Elder County, serving about 12,997 students.
The nearest public school is North Park School, at about 0.6 miles. Harris Intermediate has 5 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 45.3% proficiency; Harris Intermediate posts 38.4%.
The federal government classifies Harris Intermediate's location as Town: Distant.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count climbed from 796 to 862.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Box Elder County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
61,246
Census ACS
Median income
$84,550
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
12,997 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Box Elder District
- Box Elder HighHigh · 1,641 students
- Bear River HighHigh · 1,194 students
- Box Elder MiddleHigh · 1,124 students
- Young IntermediateMiddle · 1,003 students
- Golden Spike ElementaryElementary · 924 students
- Bear River MiddleHigh · 841 students
Other schools in TREMONTON
- North Park SchoolElementary · 661 students
- Mckinley SchoolElementary · 586 students
Nearby schools
- North Park School0.6 mi · 661
- Bear River High0.9 mi · 1,194
- Mckinley School0.9 mi · 586
- Bear River Middle1.1 mi · 841
- Garland School1.4 mi · 658
- Fielding School7.4 mi · 574
Frequently asked questions
About Harris IntermediateWhat is the total enrollment at Harris Intermediate?
Harris Intermediate enrolls approximately 862 students in grades 06-07.
Is Harris Intermediate an elementary, middle, or high school?
Harris Intermediate is a middle school covering grades 06-07.
How many teachers does Harris Intermediate have?
Harris Intermediate employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Harris Intermediate?
Student demographics at Harris Intermediate are roughly 86% White, 11% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Harris Intermediate public or private?
Harris Intermediate is a public K-12 school, overseen by Box Elder District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.