Rocky Mountain Jr High

As a middle-of-the-pack junior high in WEST HAVEN CITY, Utah, Rocky Mountain Jr High instructs 795 students from grades 7 through 9, overseen by Weber District.

Weber District comprises 52 schools with combined enrollment of 32,054 students; Rocky Mountain Jr High is among them.

On the student-mix side, Rocky Mountain Jr High reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (82%). The remainder consists of 13% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Rocky Mountain Jr High has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 24.5:1. The state averages around 21.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 22% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Weber County (around 35%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Rocky Mountain Jr High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 49.2%; this one delivers 37.0%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Weber County shows median household earnings sit near $90,005, about 29% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Weber County runs 95 public schools (combined enrollment of about 49,670 students), of which Rocky Mountain Jr High is one.

The closest other public school is Country View School, roughly 0.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Rocky Mountain Jr High ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 40.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Over the past 7-year window. Rocky Mountain Jr High's enrollment has decreased 25% since 2018, when it stood at 1,066 (now 795). The White share of enrollment declined from 89% to 82% over that span.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Rocky Mountain Jr High community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.