Summary
Mont Harmon Middle is a public school serving grades 6–8 in Price, Utah, with 614 students and a relatively diverse economic mix; it is part of Carbon District, which ranks around the 38th percentile statewide.
The school’s statewide standing has improved, rising from the 44th percentile in 2022–2023 to the 57th percentile in 2025–2026, when it ranked 93rd of 217 schools and received three stars. Academic results vary considerably by grade. Eighth grade is the clearest strength: students exceeded state proficiency rates in English language arts, mathematics, and science, with results of 52.8%, 51.4%, and 61.4%, respectively. Seventh grade is the main area needing attention, especially mathematics, where 37.8% proficiency was below the state’s 46.2%. Overall, science is stronger than ELA or mathematics, but performance is not consistent across the school.
Compared with nearby Helper Middle, Mont Harmon is much larger—614 students versus 199—and has a higher student-teacher ratio, 21:1 versus 15.9:1. Helper currently ranks higher statewide and has stronger overall ELA and science results, while Mont Harmon is slightly ahead in mathematics and substantially stronger in eighth-grade mathematics. Mont Harmon’s chronic absenteeism rate is a concern at 31.7%, compared with 24.2% at Helper and 23.8% statewide. On the positive side, nearly half of Mont Harmon students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and the school ranks in the 79th percentile statewide for serving students from low-income backgrounds. Overall, it appears to be an improving school with notable eighth-grade and student-support strengths, alongside attendance and seventh-grade academic challenges.
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