Highmark Charter School

Highmark Charter School is an average-sized combined-grade school in SOUTH WEBER, Utah, run under Highmark Charter School. The school teaches 668 students in grades K through 9.

Highmark Charter School sits inside Highmark Charter School, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

On demographics, Highmark Charter School logs that 81% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder reads as 13% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Davis County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 18.2:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 19.9:1 average. Roughly 1% of students at Highmark Charter School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is below Davis County's rate of about 19%.

After controlling for student poverty, Highmark Charter School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 59.5%; this one delivers 44.0%.

In the broader community, Davis County reports that median household earnings sit near $110,884, about 39% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Davis County runs 118 public schools (combined enrollment of about 81,110 students), of which Highmark Charter School is one.

The closest other public school is Mountain View School, roughly 1.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Highmark Charter School at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 48.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area. Highmark Charter School is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Looking at the recent track record. Highmark Charter School's enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 676 (now 668). The Hispanic share of enrollment climbed from 7% to 13% over that span.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.