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Highmark Charter School
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Utah public K-12 schools
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 43 | 6% |
| Grade 1 | 41 | 6% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 51 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 55 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 61 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 103 | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 91 | 14% |
| Grade 9 | 104 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (43) is 53% smaller than its 8th grade class (91).
Test scores
RISE / Utah Aspire+ 2024-25 . % Proficient + Highly ProficientWhat this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Utah schools, those numbers are about 41 and 42. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.0% | 36.9% |
| 2023-24 | 39.1% | 28.6% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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%.
Schools most like Highmark Charter School
Highmark Charter School's state test result (44.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highmark Charter School this school | 668 | 0.6% | 44.0% |
| Mountainville Academy ALPINE | 716 | 3.4% | 57.8% |
| Lakeview Academy SARATOGA SPRINGS | 1,061 | 12.4% | 48.9% |
| Maria Montessori Academy OGDEN | 402 | 8.5% | 19.1% |
| Lincoln Academy PLEASANT GROVE | 911 | 16.1% | 60.4% |
| Ascent Academies of Utah Lehi LEHI | 646 | 15.8% | 60.3% |
Where Highmark Charter School ranks
Among K-12 schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Davis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #17 of 31 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.9% | #17 of 29 ▲ 4 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #16 of 29 ▲ 4 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 668 | #17 of 53 | #4 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.2:1 | #11 of 34 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 32.8% | #32 of 34 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 0.6% | #41 of 41 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.2% | #17 of 19 | N/A |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 668 | 36.7 | 18.2:1 | 1% (4) |
| 2023-24 | 664 | 34.8 | 19.1:1 | 3% (20) |
| 2022-23 | 677 | 34.6 | 19.6:1 | 2% (12) |
| 2020-21 | 659 | N/A | N/A | 2% (15) |
| 2017-18 | 676 | N/A | N/A | 14% (93) |
| 2015-16 | 674 | N/A | N/A | 16% (108) |
About Highmark Charter School
Highmark Charter School is a public combined-grade school run by Highmark Charter School in SOUTH WEBER, Utah. Its 668 students are spread across kindergarten through 9.
Federal records list Highmark Charter School as its own district.
Federal enrollment data show Highmark Charter School is 81% White. Other groups make up 13% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. County-wide, about 84% of residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is a 33% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.2:1 at Highmark Charter School, with 36.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. On average, combined schools in Utah have 19.9:1, compared with 18.2:1 here. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 1% of enrollment. Public schools in Davis County average 19%.
allk12 grades Highmark Charter School a B-. The grade compares the school only with Utah public K-12 schools, because each state gives its own test.
A school with Highmark Charter School's lunch-eligibility share in Utah is predicted to score 59.5%. Highmark Charter School scores 44.0%, 15.6 points below that line.
Census estimates describe Davis County this way: the median household income is $110,884, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 39%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Besides Highmark Charter School, Davis County has 117 other public schools.
Nearest public school: Mountain View School, about 1.7 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Highmark Charter School ranks 6th of 9 on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Highmark Charter School is Suburb: Large. Highmark Charter School is one of the charter schools in Utah.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 659 in 2020-21, 668 in 2024-25.
Community posts for Highmark Charter School can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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