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Highland Junior High

Public Grades 7-9

212^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 217 Utah Middle Schools

Better than 2% of Utah middle schools

Summary

Highland Junior High is a public school serving 649 students in grades 7–9 in an Ogden, Utah, neighborhood within the Ogden City District. The school serves a higher-need community, with 68.57% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, and its student-teacher ratio is 18.3:1.

The most important concern is academic performance. In 2025–26, proficiency was below both district and state averages in all nine reported assessment areas, averaging approximately 18.9%. The weakest results were 9th-grade math at 9.9%, 9th-grade science at 10.1%, and 8th-grade math at 13.3%; the strongest was 8th-grade ELA at 28.4%. There are some encouraging gains, including increases in 7th-grade math, 8th-grade math, 8th-grade science, and 9th-grade ELA. However, 9th-grade math and science declined, making high school readiness a particular concern. The school ranked 212th of 217 Utah schools in 2025–26, in the 2nd percentile.

Attendance is another major challenge: 42.3% of students were chronically absent in 2024–25, compared with 32.0% at Mount Ogden Junior High and 47.2% at Mound Fort Junior High. Mount Ogden also has substantially stronger academic results, while Mound Fort generally performs somewhat better despite serving a similarly high-need population. Nearby Wahlquist Junior High has much lower chronic absenteeism at 11.8% and stronger achievement. A relative bright spot is Highland’s English learner subgroup, ranked 40th of 56 schools statewide. Overall, families should expect a school working through significant academic and attendance challenges, with some recent subject-level improvement but a need for sustained support.

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

62.4%

White:

29.7%

Two or more races:

3.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 8th percentile in 2016 → 2nd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Utah average (19% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school19%

District avg29%

Utah avg45%

212^th of 217

Utah public middle schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 5 pts since 2016

From bottom 8% (2016) to bottom 2% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

81^st of 92Ogden 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
2026	5.9	212 of 217	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	34.9	40 of 56	28.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.1	48 of 54	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Utah percentile	Rating
2026	23.6	91 of 106	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	20.6	121 of 139	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	7.1	180 of 186	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
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 (2026)29th percentile+26 vs school

Hispanic (2026)14th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)13th percentile+11 vs school

White (2026)3rd percentile~ school

By subject vs Utah (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts24%-21 vs state

Science21%-28 vs state

Mathematics19%-24 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Utah Aspire Plus English Language Arts (2026)	Utah Aspire Plus Mathematics (2026)	Utah Aspire Plus Science (2026)	RISE English Language Arts (2026)		RISE Mathematics (2026)		RISE Science (2026)		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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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 English Language Arts 7th Grade	RISE English Language Arts 8th 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%)	5.9	212^th of 217 public middle schools	2.3%		2.3	182^nd of 182 public middle schools	0.0%	30	21.7	9.9	10.1	19.9	28.4	24.4	13.3	19.0	23.5	$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%)	8.7	201^st of 217 public middle schools	7.4%		8.1	168^th of 182 public middle schools	7.7%	33	35.4	22.9	32.3	26.9	24.7	20.8	18.0	26.1	31.8	$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%)	36.3	141^st of 217 public middle schools	35.0%		28.3	134^th of 182 public middle schools	26.4%	7	50.4	40.5	54.2	33.8	44.4	48.4	27.6	36.0	46.9	$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%)	38.7	132^nd of 217 public middle schools	39.2%		27.1	137^th of 182 public middle schools	24.7%	5	39.1	34.5	40.0	42.4	39.0	45.9	38.7	41.9	33.9	$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%)	39.3	130^th of 217 public middle schools	40.1%		29.3	132^nd of 182 public middle schools	27.5%	2	43.9	34.9	53.4	35.2	42.7	47.7	37.3	36.2	46.2	$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%)	31.6	153^rd of 217 public middle schools	29.5%					(n/a)	40.6	39.1	51.2	41.6	31.4	48.1	14.4	47.2	33.7
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%)	52.4	97^th of 217 public middle schools	55.3%		51.4	92^nd of 182 public middle schools	49.5%	5	50.3	50.1	57.7	42.8	42.1	64.4	40.1	45.0	45.4	$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%)	8.8	199^th of 217 public middle schools	8.3%		6	175^th of 182 public middle schools	3.8%	24	26.8	23.0	36.2	25.3	25.2	31.8	15.6	25.4	21.6	$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%)	12.5	191^st of 217 public middle schools	12.0%		10.9	165^th of 182 public middle schools	9.3%	26	32.7	19.0	36.4	30.6	25.0	30.1	15.5	33.5	29.2	$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 2.3% 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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