The top reported proficiency rate is 42% in Math. The lowest is 34% in English language arts.
Original Research by School Decision on Harris Intermediate
Harris Intermediate serves sixth and seventh graders in Tremonton, a small city at the I-15/I-84 junction that functions as a regional shopping and services hub for the Bear River Valley. The school is a public, non-charter intermediate school within the Box Elder District. Because it only spans two middle-school grades, there is no graduation rate or high school pathway data to report, and the state testing results come from assessments designed for the grade band it covers.
The student body is predominantly White, with a Hispanic population making up a notable share. A modest portion of students qualify for free or reduced-price meals, giving a sense of the economic mix within the school. The enrollment is at a size typical for a consolidated district intermediate school. No information on special education or English learner populations was available, nor were there data on discipline, staffing, chronic absenteeism, or course access. A parent looking into these supports would need to raise them directly with the school.
Academically, Harris Intermediate recorded proficiency rates in math and science that are around two-fifths of students reaching the state’s proficient benchmark, while English language arts proficiency was a bit lower, just over a third. When the school is placed against the two districts in Box Elder County, its overall proficiency index sits above the midpoint of that small set. Two districts is a narrow comparison, so that “above the midpoint” position indicates the school is outperforming one of the pair, but the meaning is limited by the size of the cohort. The 2023-24 ELA results come from a year when Utah had changed cut scores for that subject, which can affect year-over-year comparability; the math and science results for 2024-25 are from a year without a cut-score change, so those are more straightforward.
Tremonton itself has been experiencing fast population growth, with a steady increase in housing and services. The city’s downtown grid centers on Main and Tremont Streets, where city offices, a public library, a park, and a senior center are located. The area draws on regional employers such as a steel plant, a chemical manufacturer, and health care services. Median home values and rents, while not specified here, reflect a market that is dynamic with the growth trend. The city’s position at the junction of two interstates makes it a convenient stop for travelers and a base for commuting to larger employment sites.
No recent lasting-impact changes at the district level were found in available publicly reported information, so the overall context for Harris Intermediate appears stable from that perspective.
For a family weighing this school, the core takeaway is that it is a mid-sized intermediate school in a fast-growing small city, with a student body that is largely White and with a moderate level of economic diversity. Academic proficiency is uneven across subjects, with math and science closer to half proficient and ELA lagging behind, and the school ranks above the midpoint among a very small set of county districts. Because this is a grade 6-7 school, the natural next step would be to look at the high school that Harris Intermediate feeds into, to understand the full secondary pathway. The available data is thin on classroom-level supports and student behavior, so a conversation with school staff about those areas is probably necessary for a complete picture.
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