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Enrollment
799
Middle
DISTRICT 781 · STATE 831
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEBER DISTRICT·NCES 490120000638
South Ogden Jr High
650 E 5700 S, OGDEN, UT 84405 · (801) 452-4460 · Weber County
GRADES 07–09MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL799 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 24% of Utah public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
21.4:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.8:1 · STATE 21.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
293 students
DISTRICT 33% · 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 | 271 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 266 | 33% |
| Grade 9 | 262 | 33% |
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 37% · 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
32.0%
UT avg 41.4% . -0.4pp since 2023
Math
24.5%
UT avg 41.8% . -4.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the RISE / Utah Aspire+, Utah's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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 down about 4 points.
RISE / Utah Aspire+ results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 32.0% | 24.5% |
| 2023-24 | 32.4% | 28.6% |
% 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
34.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.9%
based on UT schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 South Ogden Jr High
South Ogden Jr High's state test result (34.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Ogden Jr High this school | 799 | 36.7% | 34.7% |
| Central Davis Jr High LAYTON | 879 | 31.3% | 39.7% |
| Canyon View Middle CEDAR CITY | 948 | 41.1% | 49.7% |
| Roosevelt Jr High ROOSEVELT | 787 | 35.5% | 32.2% |
| Young Intermediate BRIGHAM CITY | 1,003 | 33.3% | 44.6% |
| Mt. Nebo Middle PAYSON | 1,034 | 33.7% | 33.7% |
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 South Ogden Jr High ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Utah | In Weber County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.7% | #105 of 136 | #7 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.5% | #116 of 140 ▼ 6 | #8 of 13 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #108 of 140 ▲ 3 | #6 of 13 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 799 | #82 of 144 | #6 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.4:1 | #53 of 137 | #6 of 13 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.1% | #64 of 137 | #7 of 13 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.7% | #49 of 141 | #7 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.6% | #67 of 77 | #9 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
799
-108 (-12%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 858
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 | 799 | 37.3 | 21.4:1 | 37% (293) |
| 2023-24 | 799 | 41.4 | 19.3:1 | 36% (287) |
| 2022-23 | 846 | 40.3 | 21.0:1 | 27% (232) |
| 2020-21 | 907 | N/A | N/A | 29% (259) |
| 2017-18 | 829 | N/A | N/A | 36% (302) |
| 2015-16 | 837 | N/A | N/A | 39% (327) |
| 2010-11 | 851 | 32 | 26.6:1 | 36% (307) |
| 2000-01 | 824 | 34 | 24.2:1 | 20% (168) |
| 1990-91 | 858 | 33 | 26.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South Ogden Jr High.
About South Ogden Jr High
South Ogden Jr High is a middle school in OGDEN, Utah, and it is part of Weber District. It has an enrollment of 799 students in grades 7 through 9.
The district for South Ogden Jr High is Weber District, with 52 schools and 32,054 students.
The largest group at South Ogden Jr High is White students, at 74%. Other groups include 18% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. By comparison, Weber County residents are about 83% White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 41%.
South Ogden Jr High has 37.3 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.4:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Utah is similar, at 21.7:1. At South Ogden Jr High, 37% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The average for public schools in Weber County is similar, at 35%.
South Ogden Jr High holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 24% of Utah public middle schools.
Compared with Utah schools that have similar shares of low-income students, South Ogden Jr High's results are 7.2 points below predicted: 34.7% against 41.9%.
In the wider Weber County area, median household income comes to about $90,005, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Weber County counts 95 public schools with about 49,670 students.
About 0.2 miles separate South Ogden Jr High from the closest public school, H Guy Child School. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 32.4% on proficiency, and South Ogden Jr High is above that at 34.7%.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
In 2020-21, South Ogden Jr High enrolled 907 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 799.
South Ogden Jr High has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. 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 Weber District
- Weber HighHigh · 2,002 students
- Roy HighHigh · 1,661 students
- Fremont HighHigh · 1,448 students
- Bonneville HighHigh · 1,373 students
- West Field High SchoolHigh · 1,257 students
- Wahlquist Jr HighMiddle · 1,033 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
Nearby schools
- H Guy Child School0.2 mi · 380
- T.H. Bell Jr High1.1 mi · 607
- Roosevelt School1.2 mi · 374
- Bonneville High1.2 mi · 1,373
- Bonneville Preschool1.3 mi · 59
- Shadow Valley School1.5 mi · 594
Frequently asked questions
About South Ogden Jr HighHow large is South Ogden Jr High?
South Ogden Jr High enrolls approximately 799 students in grades 07-09.
What grades does South Ogden Jr High serve?
South Ogden Jr High serves grades 07-09.
What is the student-teacher ratio at South Ogden Jr High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at South Ogden Jr High is approximately 21.4:1 (37 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at South Ogden Jr High?
Student demographics at South Ogden Jr High are roughly 74% White, 18% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is South Ogden Jr High in?
South Ogden Jr High is part of Weber District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.