Summary:
Ogden City District has three middle schools serving grades 7–9 in the Ogden, Utah area, with a combined enrollment of about 2,013 students. The schools operate in a district ranked near the bottom statewide, but their results differ considerably. Mount Ogden Junior High is the clear local leader, while Highland Junior High and Mound Fort Junior High face more significant academic and attendance challenges.
Mount Ogden Junior High ranks highest among the three, at the 39th percentile statewide, and is the only school with a two-star rating. About 39.5% of students were proficient across nine reported assessments, and the school outperformed district comparisons in every category. Its strongest result was seventh-grade mathematics at 45.9%. It also had the lowest chronic absenteeism rate, though 32.0% remains above the Utah rate. Its statewide ranking has improved substantially over the past three years, making it a useful school to consider for families prioritizing the strongest overall academic and attendance indicators in this group.
Highland Junior High had the lowest results, ranking at the 2nd percentile, with average proficiency of about 18.9%. Mathematics was its greatest weakness, especially ninth grade at 9.9%, and chronic absenteeism was high at 42.3%. Mound Fort Junior High ranked at the 7th percentile and averaged about 26.5% proficiency. It performed better than Highland in every assessment category and showed relative strength in science, but had the area’s highest chronic absenteeism rate at 47.2%. Across all three schools, attendance and mathematics—particularly in grades 8 and 9—stand out as important concerns for families to monitor.
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