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Enrollment
649
Middle
DISTRICT 671 · STATE 831
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OGDEN CITY DISTRICT·NCES 490072001294
Highland Junior High
325 GRAMERCY AVE, OGDEN, UT 84404 · (801) 737-7700 · Weber County
GRADES 07–09MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL649 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.2:1 · STATE 21.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
69%
445 students
DISTRICT 57% · 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 7 | 217 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 224 | 35% |
| Grade 9 | 208 | 32% |
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
14.4%
UT avg 41.4% . +0.1pp since 2023
Math
10.5%
UT avg 41.8% . +5.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 14 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 11 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 5 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 14.4% | 10.5% |
| 2023-24 | 14.3% | 5.2% |
% 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
12.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.3%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 12% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 Highland Junior High
Highland Junior High's state test result (12.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highland Junior High this school | 649 | 68.6% | 12.4% |
| Mound Fort Junior High OGDEN | 561 | 75.6% | 23.4% |
| Kearns Jr High KEARNS | 732 | 69.0% | 18.8% |
| West Lake Jr High WEST VALLEY CITY | 724 | 64.2% | 23.4% |
| John F. Kennedy Jr High WEST VALLEY CITY | 772 | 64.2% | 17.5% |
| Scott M Matheson Jr High MAGNA | 1,051 | 52.3% | 17.4% |
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 Highland Junior High ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Weber County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 12.4% | #136 of 136 | #13 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.5% | #139 of 140 ▲ 1 | #13 of 13 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 14.4% | #140 of 140 ▼ 1 | #13 of 13 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 649 | #102 of 144 | #10 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.3:1 | #19 of 137 | #3 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.0% | #37 of 137 | #3 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.6% | #7 of 141 | #2 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.0% | #10 of 77 | #1 of 10 |
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
649
-54 (-8%) vs 2020
-25% since 2010-11, when it was 871
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 | 649 | 35.4 | 18.3:1 | 69% (445) |
| 2023-24 | 665 | 37.3 | 17.8:1 | 68% (454) |
| 2022-23 | 715 | 35.6 | 20.1:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 703 | N/A | N/A | 100% (700) |
| 2017-18 | 877 | N/A | N/A | 81% (707) |
| 2015-16 | 862 | N/A | N/A | 81% (700) |
| 2010-11 | 871 | 37 | 23.5:1 | 88% (764) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Highland Junior High.
About Highland Junior High
In OGDEN, Utah, Highland Junior High is a low-enrollment middle school. The school enrolls 649 students in grades 7 through 9. On average, middle schools in Utah enroll around 831, and this school is 22% below that mark.
Highland Junior High is part of a district of 18 schools: Ogden City District, with 10,244 students.
The student body at Highland Junior High is 62% Hispanic. After that, the student body is 30% White, 4% multiracial, and 2% Black. Among all residents of Weber County, the Hispanic share is about 19%. A diversity index of 52% means there is a 52% chance two randomly chosen students at Highland Junior High are from different groups.
Highland Junior High reported 35.4 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 18.3:1. The gap from the 21.7:1 average for middle schools in Utah is 3.3 students per teacher. Roughly 69% of students at Highland Junior High can receive free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 35% average for public schools in Weber County, the school's rate is higher.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Highland Junior High falls in the middle 80% of Utah schools: 12.4% actual against 26.3% predicted.
The school is in Weber County, where median household income comes to about $90,005, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Weber County's 95 public schools enroll about 49,670 students and include Highland Junior High.
Highland Junior High is about 0.2 miles from Bonneville School, its nearest public school. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Highland Junior High ranks 5th of 5 nearby schools, at 12.4% versus a 23.4% average.
In the federal locale system, Highland Junior High is coded City: Small, for schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Highland Junior High had a net loss of 54 students, or 8%.
Highland Junior High has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Weber County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
269,648
Census ACS
Median income
$90,005
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
95
49,670 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Ogden City District
- Ben Lomond HighHigh · 1,180 students
- Ogden HighHigh · 1,127 students
- Mount Ogden Junior HighMiddle · 803 students
- East Ridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 714 students
- New Bridge SchoolElementary · 665 students
- Heritage SchoolElementary · 647 students
Other schools in OGDEN
- Weber HighHigh · 2,002 students
- Bonneville HighHigh · 1,373 students
- Davinci AcademyCombined · 1,271 students
- West Field High SchoolHigh · 1,257 students
- Ben Lomond HighHigh · 1,180 students
- Ogden HighHigh · 1,127 students
Other Highland Junior High schools
One other US public school is named Highland Junior High. Highland Junior High is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Highland Jr High SchoolMESA, AZ · 961 students
Nearby schools
- Bonneville School0.2 mi · 442
- Leadership Learning Academy - Ogden0.4 mi · 385
- Ben Lomond High0.6 mi · 1,180
- Kenneth Burdett School0.8 mi · 64
- North Region Blind0.8 mi · 18
- Canyon View Preschool0.8 mi · 42
Frequently asked questions
About Highland Junior HighHow many students attend Highland Junior High?
Highland Junior High enrolls approximately 649 students in grades 07-09.
What grades does Highland Junior High serve?
Highland Junior High serves grades 07-09.
How many teachers does Highland Junior High have?
Highland Junior High employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Highland Junior High?
Student demographics at Highland Junior High are roughly 30% White, 62% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Highland Junior High in?
Highland Junior High is part of Ogden City District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.