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Highland Junior High

Q: Is Highland Junior High a good school?

Highland Junior High ranks in the bottom 0.0% of Utah middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Highland Junior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 649 students attended Highland Junior High.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Highland Junior High?

Students at Highland Junior High are 62% Hispanic, 30% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% African American.

Q: What high school do graduates of Highland Junior High attend?

Students who attend Highland Junior High usually go on to attend Ben Lomond High

Public Grades 7-9

182^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 182 Utah Middle Schools

Better than 0% of Utah middle schools

Summary

Highland Junior High is a public middle school located in Ogden, Utah, serving grades 7-9 with a total enrollment of 665 students. The school is part of the Ogden City School District, which is ranked 82 out of 93 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Highland Junior High has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing middle schools in Utah, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade.

Highland Junior High consistently performs significantly below the state and district averages in all core subject areas, including English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 15.9% of 7th-grade students and 7.6% of 8th-grade students were proficient or better in RISE Mathematics, compared to the state averages of 45.4% and 40.3%, respectively. The school also has extremely high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 23.8% to 39.2% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state and district averages. Additionally, Highland Junior High serves a high-poverty student population, with 68.27% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year, much higher than the surrounding schools in the Ogden City and Weber School Districts.

When comparing Highland Junior High to other middle schools in the area, the performance gap is stark. For example, Mount Ogden Junior High, which is just 3.66 miles away, outperforms Highland Junior High by a wide margin in all subject areas and grade levels. Highland Junior High has been a persistently low-performing school for many years, with its statewide ranking consistently in the bottom 10% of Utah middle schools, suggesting that the school is struggling to make meaningful improvements and address the underlying challenges facing its student population.

649

Students ?

18.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,507

Per pupil spending ?

68.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

325 Gramercy Ave
Ogden, UT 84404

(801) 737-7700

District: Ogden City District

Students who attend Highland Junior High usually attend:

High:

Ben Lomond High

Feeder schools for Highland Junior High:

Elementary:	Bonneville School
	Heritage School
	Lincoln School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

62.4%

White:

29.7%

Two or more races:

3.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 5th percentile in 2015 → <1st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Utah average (14% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (<1st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (42% vs 24% Utah)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school14%

District avg27%

Utah avg45%

182^nd of 182

Utah public middle schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 5% (2015) to bottom 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Middle Schools in the Ogden City District

82^nd of 93Ogden City District among Utah districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2025	2.3	182 of 182	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.4	209 of 210	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.7	215 of 216	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.6	204 of 209	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.5	211 of 213	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.2	219 of 222	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.5	155 of 172	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	7.3	191 of 206	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.0	193 of 209	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	9.4	199 of 210	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	4.9	181 of 185	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2024	28.1	48 of 54	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2025	15.4	75 of 79	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.1	104 of 106	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.8	99 of 99	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.4	99 of 100	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2025	9.8	103 of 108	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.0	140 of 141	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.4	136 of 138	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.5	124 of 133	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2025	1.0	159 of 159	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	0.8	183 of 183	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	1.9	190 of 191	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.9	182 of 191	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2024)11th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)5th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile+5 vs school

White (2025)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Utah (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts14%-31 vs state

Science14%-34 vs state

Mathematics12%-31 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Utah Aspire Plus English Language Arts (2025)	Utah Aspire Plus Mathematics (2025)	Utah Aspire Plus Science (2025)	RISE Mathematics (2025)		RISE Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Utah Aspire Plus English Language Arts 9th Grade	Utah Aspire Plus Mathematics 9th Grade	Utah Aspire Plus Science 9th Grade	RISE Mathematics 7th Grade	RISE Mathematics 8th Grade	RISE Science 7th Grade	RISE Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Highland Junior High	Public	7-9	325 Gramercy Ave	Ogden	84404	Weber County	Ogden City District	No	No	No	Yes	(801) 737-7700	649	35	18.3	68.6%	193 (29.7%)	16 (2.5%)	405 (62.4%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	4 (0.6%)	25 (3.9%)	2.3	182^nd of 182 public middle schools	0.0%		1.4	209^th of 210 public middle schools	0.5%	27	14.4	12.3	17.1	15.9	7.6	17.6	10.2	$9,507	$1,507	$8,000
Mound Fort Junior High	Public	7-9	1396 Liberty Ave	Ogden	84404	Weber County	Ogden City District	No	No	No	Yes	(801) 737-7800	561	33	16.9	75.6%	190 (33.9%)	9 (1.6%)	319 (56.9%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.8%)	6 (1.1%)	26 (4.6%)	8.1	168^th of 182 public middle schools	7.7%		10.2	193^rd of 210 public middle schools	8.1%	25	32.0	32.0	28.9	17.3	19.6	27.1	26.8	$10,026	$1,578	$8,448
Weber Online 7-8	Public, Virtual	7-8	330 N 975 W	Pleasant View	84414	Weber County	Weber District	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(801) 622-3580	0	0	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Orion Junior High	Public	7-9	370 W 2000 N	Harrisville	84414	Weber County	Weber District	No	No	No	No	(801) 452-4700	1,000	44	22.7	25.4%	788 (78.8%)	8 (0.8%)	166 (16.6%)	15 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (2.1%)	28.3	134^th of 182 public middle schools	26.4%		43.7	125^th of 210 public middle schools	40.5%	9	49.4	48.0	51.0	40.4	19.9	38.1	41.3	$7,627	$381	$7,246
Mount Ogden Junior High	Public	7-9	3260 Harrison Blvd	Ogden	84403	Weber County	Ogden City District	No	No	No	Yes	(801) 737-8600	803	36	22.1	40.7%	412 (51.3%)	15 (1.9%)	332 (41.3%)	6 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	34 (4.2%)	27.1	137^th of 182 public middle schools	24.7%		24.4	163^rd of 210 public middle schools	22.4%	26	47.0	41.5	46.0	39.1	30.3	38.6	30.4	$8,958	$1,245	$7,713
North Ogden Junior High	Public	7-9	575 E 2900 N	Ogden	84414	Weber County	Weber District	No	No	No	No	(801) 452-4800	862	38	22.8	23.8%	723 (83.9%)	4 (0.5%)	100 (11.6%)	9 (1.0%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	23 (2.7%)	29.3	132^nd of 182 public middle schools	27.5%		40.1	135^th of 210 public middle schools	35.7%	3	45.2	38.3	52.9	40.2	29.6	39.0	34.6	$8,112	$376	$7,736
Mountain View Junior High	Public	7-9	2054 S 2700 West	West Haven	84401	Weber County	Weber District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(801) 476-7800	797	34	23.2	25.1%	618 (77.5%)	11 (1.4%)	135 (16.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (0.9%)	23 (2.9%)								(n/a)
Wahlquist Junior High	Public	7-9	2656 N 2400 W	Farr West	84404	Weber County	Weber District	No	No	No	No	(801) 452-4640	1,033	42	24.6	14.9%	943 (91.3%)	8 (0.8%)	58 (5.6%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	19 (1.8%)	51.4	92^nd of 182 public middle schools	49.5%		48.4	109^th of 210 public middle schools	48.1%	17	46.2	46.8	43.3	59.4	29.1	49.9	42.1	$7,453	$394	$7,060
T.H. Bell Junior High	Public	7-9	165 W 5100 S	Ogden	84405	Weber County	Weber District	No	No	No	No	(801) 452-4600	607	31	19.5	50.7%	388 (63.9%)	12 (2.0%)	173 (28.5%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.8%)	19 (3.1%)	6	175^th of 182 public middle schools	3.8%		9.3	196^th of 210 public middle schools	6.7%	21	28.7	19.8	26.2	22.2	18.9	18.0	19.8	$9,013	$406	$8,607
Sand Ridge Junior High	Public	7-9	2075 W 4600 S	Roy	84067	Weber County	Weber District	No	No	No	No	(801) 476-5320	695	35	19.6	43.0%	459 (66.0%)	8 (1.2%)	173 (24.9%)	10 (1.4%)	3 (0.4%)	9 (1.3%)	33 (4.7%)	10.9	165^th of 182 public middle schools	9.3%		15.3	179^th of 210 public middle schools	14.8%	14	26.3	16.4	28.9	22.8	17.8	28.6	32.7	$8,354	$526	$7,828

Frequently Asked Questions about Highland Junior High

Is Highland Junior High a good school?

Highland Junior High ranks in the bottom 0.0% of Utah middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Highland Junior High?

Students at Highland Junior High are 62% Hispanic, 30% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% African American.

How many students attend Highland Junior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 649 students attended Highland Junior High.

What high school do graduates of Highland Junior High attend?

Students who attend Highland Junior High usually go on to attend Ben Lomond High

What district is Highland Junior High in?

Ogden City District

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