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Utterback Middle School

Public Grades 6-8

Summary

Utterback Middle School is a public middle school in Tucson, Arizona, serving 263 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the Tucson Unified District, which is ranked 207 out of 288 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Utterback Middle School consistently performs below the state and district averages in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 26% of 7th-grade students and 20% of 8th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state averages of 41% and 35%, respectively. In mathematics, the proficiency rates were even lower, with only 12% of 7th-graders and 15% of 8th-graders meeting or exceeding the standards, compared to the state averages of 30% and 28%. Utterback Middle School has also experienced relatively high dropout rates, ranging from 0.6% to 3.0% over the past several years, which is higher than the state average.

When comparing Utterback Middle School to nearby schools within the Tucson Unified District, such as Alice Vail Middle School and Mansfeld Middle Magnet School, Utterback consistently performs worse academically. Additionally, Utterback Middle School's per-student spending has decreased from $13,413 in 2018-2019 to $11,475 in 2019-2020, which is lower than the nearby Alice Vail Middle School ($6,045 per student) and Mansfeld Middle Magnet School ($5,124 per student), suggesting that Utterback may be facing resource constraints that could be impacting its academic performance.

270

Students ?

12.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

79.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3233 S Pinal Vis
Tucson, AZ 85713-6554

(520) 225-3500

District: Tucson Unified District

Students who attend Utterback Middle School usually attend:

High:	University High School
Alternative:	Tucson Unified Virtual Academy

Feeder schools for Utterback Middle School:

Elementary:	C E Rose Elementary School
	Cavett Elementary School
	Holladay Intermediate Magnet School
	Hollinger K-8 School
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	Mission View Elementary School
	Pueblo Gardens Elementary
	Van Buskirk Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

80.0%

African American:

8.9%

White:

7.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 19th percentile in 2021 → 14th in 2024

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Arizona average (14% vs 34% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 19th-percentile peak (2021) to 14th (2024)

!English Language Arts scores 23 pts below the Arizona average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school14%

District avg20%

Arizona avg34%

Not ranked this year

Utterback Middle School did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

208^th of 289Tucson Unified District among Arizona 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	Arizona percentile	Rating
2024	15.1	475 of 550	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	699 of 854	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.4	563 of 605	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.3	672 of 832	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.6	597 of 605	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.1	683 of 711	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.2	667 of 695	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.4	667 of 677	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	8.1	518 of 521	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	10.0	650 of 690	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	21.8	685 of 787	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	21.2	669 of 772	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	16.4	611 of 685	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	28.8	539 of 692	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	30.9	488 of 663	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	40.8	230 of 400	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.6	196 of 573	65.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	41.7	560 of 606	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	21.4	652 of 806	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.1	636 of 820	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.6	575 of 624	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	23.6	596 of 760	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.3	608 of 802	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.8	373 of 387	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.2	534 of 543	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	33.9	139 of 257	45.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2024	16.2	292 of 320	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.3	623 of 717	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	18.5	689 of 810	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.7	702 of 818	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.1	610 of 617	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	92.5	4 of 143	97.2%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	16.5	570 of 650	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	28.3	309 of 390	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2021	46.5	311 of 789	60.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Arizona percentile	Rating
2023	27.8	504 of 675	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.7	635 of 780	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Military Connected (2021)97th percentile+78 vs school

Special Education (2021)61st percentile+41 vs school

Homeless (2021)46th percentile+27 vs school

African American (2023)42nd percentile+24 vs school

White (2023)25th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2023)22nd percentile+3 vs school

Native American (2021)21st percentile~ school

Female (2023)19th percentile~ school

Male (2023)15th percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2021)12th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)9th percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2021)8th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs Arizona (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts17%-23 vs state

Mathematics12%-15 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				AASA English Language Arts (2025)					AASA Mathematics (2025)					AzSCI Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2022)
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	AASA English Language Arts 4th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 5th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 6th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 7th Grade	AASA English Language Arts 8th Grade	AASA Mathematics 4th Grade	AASA Mathematics 5th Grade	AASA Mathematics 6th Grade	AASA Mathematics 7th Grade	AASA Mathematics 8th Grade	AzSCI Science 5th Grade	AzSCI Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel Spending from Federal Funds	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Personnel Spending from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Sub-total Spending from State and Local Funds
Utterback Middle School	Public	6-8	3233 S Pinal Vis	Tucson	85713	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 225-3500	270	22	12.3		20 (7.4%)	24 (8.9%)	216 (80.0%)	5 (1.9%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)								(n/a)					17.0					12.0				$00			$00
Future Investment Middle School	Public, Charter	6-8	1854 S Alvernon Way	Tucson	85711	Pima County	Griffin Foundation Inc. The	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 790-8400	32	5	6.4		2 (6.3%)	2 (6.3%)	26 (81.3%)	1 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.1%)								(n/a)													$23,339	$2,150	$5,097	$9,398	$11,112	$4,979	$16,091
Las Puertas Community School	Public, Charter	6-10	100 W 37th St	Tucson	85713	Pima County	StrengthBuilding Partners	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 546-9296	40	5	7.4		1 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (60.0%)	1 (2.5%)	14 (35.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)														$00			$00
Wakefield Middle School	Public	6-8	101 W 44th St	Tucson	85713	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 225-6280	295	21	13.9		29 (9.8%)	3 (1.0%)	243 (82.4%)	2 (0.7%)	14 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	57.7	194^th of 552 public middle schools	64.9%		42.9	265^th of 550 public middle schools	51.8%	71			57.0	50.0	53.0			42.0	18.0	36.0		46.0		$00			$00
Mansfeld Middle Magnet School	Public	6-8	1300 E 6th St	Tucson	85719	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 225-1800	794	48	16.6		138 (17.4%)	57 (7.2%)	541 (68.1%)	11 (1.4%)	21 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.3%)	25.2	375^th of 552 public middle schools	32.1%		26.6	362^nd of 550 public middle schools	34.2%	13			30.0	32.0	32.0			27.0	18.0	17.0		28.0		$00			$00
Apollo Middle School	Public	6-8	265 West Nebraska Street	Tucson	85706	Pima County	Sunnyside Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 545-4500	480	33	14.5		7 (1.5%)	6 (1.3%)	442 (92.1%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	7.8	547^th of 552 public middle schools	0.9%		9.6	529^th of 550 public middle schools	3.8%	18				17.0	17.0				6.0			9.0	$8,739	$942	$65	$1,950	$7,035	$697	$7,732
Paulo Freire Freedom School - Downtown	Public, Charter	6-8	47 E Pennington St	Tucson	85701	Pima County	CITY Center for Collaborative Learning	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 352-0057	54	4	13.5		18 (33.3%)	1 (1.9%)	27 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (9.3%)								(n/a)													$8,340	$1,073	$622	$2,769	$6,428	$217	$6,644
Gallego Intermediate Fine Arts Magnet School	Public	4-8	3700 E Alvord Rd	Tucson	85706	Pima County	Sunnyside Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 545-4700	768	36	21.3		15 (2.0%)	8 (1.0%)	729 (94.9%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.8%)	24	384^th of 552 public middle schools	30.4%		17.4	450^th of 550 public middle schools	18.2%	66	45.0	27.0	31.0	46.0	32.0	40.0	37.0	13.0	21.0	16.0	23.0	14.0	$6,089	$470	$14	$955	$5,212	$393	$5,605
Paulo Freire Freedom School - University	Public, Charter	6-8	300 E. University Blvd.	Tucson	85705	Pima County	CITY Center for Collaborative Learning	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 624-7552	73	8	9.7		37 (50.7%)	4 (5.5%)	27 (37.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.1%)	72.5	118^th of 552 public middle schools	78.6%		69.6	132^nd of 550 public middle schools	76.0%	14			50.0		55.0							55.0	$9,564	$1,107	$520	$2,734	$6,850	$1,087	$7,937
Alice Vail Middle School	Public	6-8	5350 E 16th St	Tucson	85711	Pima County	Tucson Unified District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(520) 584-5400	573	40	14.5		155 (27.1%)	64 (11.2%)	286 (49.9%)	12 (2.1%)	12 (2.1%)	10 (1.7%)	34 (5.9%)	29.2	341^st of 552 public middle schools	38.2%		25.6	369^th of 550 public middle schools	32.9%	28			35.0	40.0	35.0			26.0	25.0	16.0		23.0		$00			$00

Frequently Asked Questions about Utterback Middle School

What high school do graduates of Utterback Middle School attend?

Students who attend Utterback Middle School usually go on to attend University High School

How many students attend Utterback Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 270 students attended Utterback Middle School.

What district is Utterback Middle School in?

Tucson Unified District

What is the racial makeup of Utterback Middle School?

Students at Utterback Middle School are 80% Hispanic, 9% African American, 7% White, 2% Asian, 1% American Indian.

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