Summary:
Ogden City District has four high schools serving grades 7–12 or 10–12 and approximately 2,623 students in the Ogden area. Most students attend the two large comprehensive schools, Ben Lomond High and Ogden High, while George Washington High serves grades 7–12 and Malan's Peak Secondary is a very small grades 7–12 school. Overall, the district ranks relatively low statewide, and chronic absenteeism is a concern at every school compared with Utah’s statewide rate.
Ogden High is the strongest overall performer in the available data. It has the highest graduation rate, at 94.9%, and the lowest dropout rate, at 5.1%. It also led Ben Lomond High in 10th-grade English, math, and science results in 2025–26. The two schools are similar in size, grade span, staffing ratio, and absenteeism, making their outcome differences notable. Ben Lomond’s graduation rate was 86.2%, its dropout rate was 11.9%, and its latest test results declined in all three subjects. Mathematics is the most urgent academic weakness at both schools, especially at Ben Lomond, where only 8.3% of tested students met the reported standard.
George Washington High has a solid 87.4% graduation rate and a 9.2% dropout rate, but its 74.3% chronic absenteeism rate is by far the highest in the group and should be a major focus for families and school leaders. Malan's Peak Secondary reported the lowest absenteeism rate, 37.1%, and an unusually low student–teacher ratio, but its enrollment of just 35 students makes direct comparisons difficult. Its very high free/reduced-price lunch rate also reflects a substantially different student population and school setting. Parents comparing these schools should consider attendance supports, academic interventions—particularly in math—and the completeness of available school-level data.
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