South Ogden Jr High
Public middle school, grades 7 to 9 · Ogden, Utah
South Ogden Jr High in Ogden, Utah enrolled 799 students in 2024-25 with 37.3 full-time teachers, 21.4 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, 27% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Utah: 40.2%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 6% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 7%
846 students in 2022-23, 799 students in 2023-24, 799 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 40.3 to 37.3.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 846 | 40.3 | 21.0 |
| 2023-24 | 799 | 41.4 | 19.3 |
| 2024-25 | 799 | 37.3 | 21.4 |
21.4 students per teacher, a lower 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.
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 292 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection South Ogden Jr High enrolled 877 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 58 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses1
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 292 of the 877 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions58
- Chronically absent40.8% (2022-23)
Who attends
74.5% of students were White, 18.1% Hispanic, 3.4% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White74.5%
- Hispanic18.1%
- Two or more races3.4%
- Pacific Islander1.6%
- Black1.5%
- Asian0.8%
- American Indian0.1%
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 South Ogden Jr High scored proficient or above: 27% 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.
| Subject | This school | Its district | Utah |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 27% | not published | 40.2% |
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.
Middle schools in Ogden
6 public middle schools in Ogden report 2024-25 enrollment; South Ogden Jr High is number 3 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Ogden Jr High | 862 | 22.8 | 17.3% |
| Mount Ogden Junior High | 803 | 22.2 | 34.2% |
| South Ogden Jr High | 799 | 21.4 | 29.5% |
| Highland Junior High | 649 | 18.3 | 65.9% |
| T.H. Bell Jr High | 607 | 19.6 | 41.2% |
| Mound Fort Junior High | 561 | 17.0 | 71.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about South Ogden Jr High
- T.H. Bell Jr HighThe nearest public middle school, 1.1 miles away: 607 students, 19.6 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
- Mount Ogden Junior HighThe next nearest public middle school, 3.2 miles away: 803 students, 22.2 per teacher (2024-25).3.2 mi
- Compare South Ogden Jr High with T.H. Bell Jr HighStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- 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
- The largest public schools in UtahSouth Ogden Jr High is the number 82 by size of 142 Utah middle schools open in 2024-25.#82 of 142
- Utah schools by students per teacher21.4 students per teacher here against the Utah median of 22.3 for middle schools.21.4:1
- 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 South Ogden Jr High
How many students attend South Ogden Jr High?
799 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 846 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Ogden, UT.What is the student-teacher ratio at South Ogden Jr High?
21.4 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.Is South Ogden Jr High a Title I school?
South Ogden Jr High was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at South Ogden Jr High do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at South Ogden Jr High scored proficient or above: 27% 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.What district is South Ogden Jr High in?
Weber School District, NCES district ID 4901200. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 490120000638 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
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.