Orion Jr High

Public middle school, grades 7 to 9 · Harrisville, Utah

Orion Jr High in Harrisville, Utah enrolled 1,000 students in 2024-25 with 43.9 full-time teachers, 22.8 students per teacher against the Utah middle-school median of 22.3. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 42% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Utah: 40.2%).

Enrollment fell 6% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 5%

1,063 students in 2022-23, 1,006 students in 2023-24, 1,000 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 46.2 to 43.9.

Students enrolled at Orion Jr High by school year2022-23: 1,063, 2023-24: 1,006, 2024-25: 1,00005001k1.5k2022-231,0632023-241,0062024-251,000
Students enrolled at Orion Jr High by school year2022-23: 1,063, 2023-24: 1,006, 2024-25: 1,00005001k1.5k2022-231,0632023-241,0062024-251,000
Students enrolled at Orion Jr High by school year2022-23: 1,063, 2023-24: 1,006, 2024-25: 1,00005001k1.5k2022-231,0632023-241,0062024-251,000
Students enrolled at Orion Jr High by school year2022-23: 1,063, 2023-24: 1,006, 2024-25: 1,00005001k1.5k2022-231,0632023-241,0062024-251,000
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,06346.223.0
2023-241,00648.620.7
2024-251,00043.922.8

22.8 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 58 of every 100 Utah middle schools

Among the 142 Utah middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 22.3; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Utah middle schools, 2024-25142 values from 12.4 to 28.8; Orion Jr High 22.8; state median 22.3.102030students per full-time teacherOrion Jr High 22.8state median 22.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Utah middle schools, 2024-25142 values from 12.4 to 28.8; Orion Jr High 22.8; state median 22.3.102030students per full-time teacherOrion Jr High 22.8state median 22.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Utah middle schools, 2024-25142 values from 12.4 to 28.8; Orion Jr High 22.8; state median 22.3.102030students per full-time teacherOrion Jr High 22.8state median 22.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Utah middle schools, 2024-25142 values from 12.4 to 28.8; Orion Jr High 22.8; state median 22.3.102030students per full-time teacherOrion Jr High 22.8state median 22.3U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

1 AP courses and one counselor per 372 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Orion Jr High enrolled 1,117 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 36 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses1
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 372 of the 1,117 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions36
  • Chronically absent35.0% (2022-23)

Who attends

78.8% of students were White, 16.6% Hispanic, 2.1% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White78.8%
  2. Hispanic16.6%
  3. Two or more races2.1%
  4. Asian1.5%
  5. Black0.8%
  6. American Indian0.1%
  7. Pacific Islander0.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at Orion Jr High scored proficient or above: 42% in math, against 40.2% in math across Utah. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Utah, not across states. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtUtah
Math42%not published40.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express; for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

What to look at next about Orion Jr High

  1. North Ogden Jr HighThe nearest public middle school, 1.8 miles away: 862 students, 22.8 per teacher (2024-25).1.8 mi
  2. Wahlquist Jr HighThe next nearest public middle school, 2.7 miles away: 1,033 students, 24.6 per teacher (2024-25).2.7 mi
  3. Compare Orion Jr High with North Ogden Jr HighStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Weber School District spends per student$9,770 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$9,770
  5. The largest public schools in UtahOrion Jr High is the number 47 by size of 142 Utah middle schools open in 2024-25.#47 of 142
  6. Utah schools by students per teacher22.8 students per teacher here against the Utah median of 22.3 for middle schools.22.8:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Orion Jr High

  1. How many students attend Orion Jr High?
    1,000 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,063 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Harrisville, UT.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Orion Jr High?
    22.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Utah median for middle schools is 22.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Orion Jr High a Title I school?
    Orion Jr High was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Orion Jr High do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Orion Jr High scored proficient or above: 42% in math, against 40.2% in math across Utah. Utah's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Orion Jr High in?
    Weber School District, NCES district ID 4901200. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 490120000967 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22