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C. E. Utt Middle

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C. E. Utt Middle ranks 1441 st of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1441^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 48% of California middle schools

Summary

C. E. Utt Middle is a public school serving about 550 students in grades 6-8 within the Tustin Unified School District, currently ranked in the middle tier of California schools.

The school faces significant challenges, particularly with academic performance and student attendance. Test scores in English, math, and science are notably lower than at other district middle schools like Hewes Middle and Pioneer Middle, and its chronic absenteeism rate is more than double theirs. A key factor is that over 80% of Utt's students come from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, a much higher percentage than at Hewes or Pioneer. This creates a noticeable performance divide within Tustin Unified, where schools with higher poverty rates, including Columbus Tustin Middle, tend to have lower scores and higher absenteeism.

Despite receiving higher per-student funding than some higher-performing schools in the district, Utt's outcomes have declined over the past decade from a previously high ranking. There are some signs of recent stabilization, and the school shows particular strength in supporting English Language Learners. However, significant work remains to close the achievement gap with other schools in the area and to improve support for all student subgroups.

554

Students ?

22.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,604

Per pupil spending ?

82.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

13601 Browning Ave.
Tustin, CA 92780-5212

(714) 730-7573

District: Tustin Unified

Students who attend C. E. Utt Middle usually attend:

High:

Tustin High

Feeder schools for C. E. Utt Middle:

Elementary:

Barbara Benson Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

78.9%

Asian:

9.2%

White:

7.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 80th percentile in 2013 → 48th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (34% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 32 percentile points since 2013

!Near the bottom of Tustin Unified's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg56%

California avg41%

1,441^st of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 48%▼ down 15 pts since 2015

From top 37% (2015) to bottom 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Middle Schools in the Tustin Unified

420^th of 1,543Tustin Unified among California 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	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.8	1441 of 2761	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.8	1221 of 2783	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.7	1405 of 2781	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.4	1417 of 2740	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.5	1010 of 2715	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.0	962 of 2480	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	65.8	757 of 2508	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	61.9	819 of 2497	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	57.4	914 of 2477	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	74.4	473 of 2379	80.1%	★★★★☆
2012	80.2	294 of 2259	87.0%	★★★★☆
2011	79.9	297 of 2236	86.7%	★★★★☆
2010	77.4	364 of 2179	83.3%	★★★★☆
2009	74.8	401 of 2063	80.6%	★★★★☆
2008	69.1	503 of 2005	74.9%	★★★★☆
2007	60.1	676 of 1999	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	54.8	728 of 1804	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	51.5	776 of 1777	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2004	56.7	646 of 1769	63.5%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	74.6	121 of 643	81.2%	★★★★☆
2018	47.0	287 of 600	52.2%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	53.1	387 of 715	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.1	358 of 745	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.8	437 of 700	37.6%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	42.9	687 of 1531	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.4	616 of 1491	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.6	584 of 1369	57.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	47.1	516 of 1478	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.6	592 of 1521	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.1	369 of 1540	76.0%	★★★★☆
2019	60.2	298 of 1442	79.3%	★★★★☆
2018	44.7	522 of 1364	61.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.4	1608 of 2533	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.7	1492 of 2551	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.3	1408 of 2531	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.7	1384 of 2509	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.6	943 of 2380	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.8	913 of 2262	59.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.6	1157 of 2395	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.7	1076 of 2388	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.4	1317 of 2374	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.0	1187 of 2359	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.0	733 of 2213	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.6	740 of 2072	64.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.9	1146 of 2542	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.3	1133 of 2579	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.7	1213 of 2531	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.1	1297 of 2458	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.9	757 of 2369	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.9	804 of 2230	63.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.8	1093 of 2534	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.0	904 of 2552	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.0	1198 of 2538	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.3	1206 of 2527	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.5	926 of 2407	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.4	931 of 2273	59.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.5	861 of 1566	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.0	434 of 1552	72.0%	★★★★☆
2023	51.2	540 of 1531	64.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.3	720 of 1520	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.7	335 of 1537	78.2%	★★★★☆
2023	72.1	377 of 1543	75.6%	★★★★☆
2022	60.0	589 of 1555	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.9	548 of 1602	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.3	366 of 1496	75.5%	★★★★☆

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)

African American (2019)81st percentile+18 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)65th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)57th percentile+9 vs school

Disabled (2022)55th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)55th percentile+7 vs school

White (2025)53rd percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)52nd percentile+4 vs school

Asian (2023)46th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)45th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)37th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy43%-6 vs state

Science27%-5 vs state

Mathematics27%-10 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
C. E. Utt Middle	Public	6-8	13601 Browning Ave.	Tustin	92780	Orange County	Tustin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 730-7573	554	25	22.4	82.1%	40 (7.2%)	8 (1.4%)	437 (78.9%)	51 (9.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	15 (2.7%)	41.8	1441^st of 2761 public middle schools	47.8%		47.8	1221^st of 2783 public middle schools	56.1%	220	27.4	27.4	41.8	41.7	45.0	42.9	24.4	22.5	34.4	27.3	$17,604	$1,946	$15,658
Columbus Tustin Middle	Public	6-8	17952 Beneta Way	Tustin	92780	Orange County	Tustin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 730-7352	583	25	23.6	85.6%	34 (5.8%)	14 (2.4%)	472 (81.0%)	44 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	16 (2.7%)	41.9	1433^rd of 2761 public middle schools	48.1%		56.2	985^th of 2783 public middle schools	64.6%	448	27.0	27.0	31.5	48.3	42.9	40.9	24.4	32.0	31.9	29.5	$16,917	$1,892	$15,025
Pioneer Middle	Public	6-8	2700 Pioneer Rd.	Tustin	92782	Orange County	Tustin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 730-7534	971	37	26.3	39.4%	187 (19.3%)	21 (2.2%)	272 (28.0%)	377 (38.8%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	110 (11.3%)	90.4	268^th of 2761 public middle schools	90.3%		93.6	196^th of 2783 public middle schools	93.0%	72	58.8	58.8	65.1	71.9	74.3	70.6	55.6	62.1	68.3	62.1	$18,621	$1,278	$17,343
Sierra Vista Middle	Public	7-8	2 Liberty	Irvine	92620	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 936-6600	1,282	49	26.1	14.7%	188 (14.7%)	16 (1.2%)	103 (8.0%)	859 (67.0%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	109 (8.5%)	97.8	55^th of 2761 public middle schools	98.0%		97.8	64^th of 2783 public middle schools	97.7%	9	71.1	71.1		82.7	81.2	82.0		81.5	78.7	80.1	$13,176	$394	$12,782
Hewes Middle	Public	6-8	13232 Hewes Ave.	Santa Ana	92705	Orange County	Tustin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 730-7348	929	37	25.2	40.4%	371 (39.9%)	10 (1.1%)	384 (41.3%)	74 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (9.7%)	78.7	502^nd of 2761 public middle schools	81.8%		76.8	551^st of 2783 public middle schools	80.2%	49	46.3	46.3	68.7	53.9	58.2	60.3	64.8	46.9	47.4	53.2	$14,099	$1,391	$12,708
Raymond A. Villa Fundamental Intermediate	Public	6-8	1441 East Chestnut Ave.	Santa Ana	92701	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 558-5100	936	46	20.4	95.3%	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	914 (97.6%)	15 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.4%)	20	2222^nd of 2761 public middle schools	19.5%		18.8	2308^th of 2783 public middle schools	17.1%	86	16.1	16.1	34.3	35.1	28.2	32.5	12.2	10.9	11.2	11.4	$23,520	$827	$22,693
Venado Middle	Public	7-8	4 Deerfield Ave.	Irvine	92604	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 936-6800	506	24	20.9	20.8%	99 (19.6%)	4 (0.8%)	80 (15.8%)	263 (52.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	58 (11.5%)	95.2	148^th of 2761 public middle schools	94.6%		93.7	194^th of 2783 public middle schools	93.0%	46	62.3	62.3		77.1	77.4	77.3		70.5	67.1	68.8	$16,643	$863	$15,780
Lakeside Middle	Public	7-8	3 Lemongrass	Irvine	92604	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 559-1601	629	25	24.8	23.4%	195 (31.0%)	12 (1.9%)	69 (11.0%)	289 (45.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (10.2%)	96.4	107^th of 2761 public middle schools	96.1%		97	90^th of 2783 public middle schools	96.8%	17	63.1	63.1		81.3	75.7	78.5		75.7	75.9	75.8	$15,142	$789	$14,353
Julia C. Lathrop Intermediate	Public	6-8	1111 South Broadway	Santa Ana	92707	Orange County	Santa Ana Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 567-3300	584	33	17.5	96.7%	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	568 (97.3%)	7 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	14.5	2462^nd of 2761 public middle schools	10.8%		13.3	2541^st of 2783 public middle schools	8.7%	79	15.1	15.1	15.7	23.0	24.4	22.0	6.5	12.4	12.0	10.9	$26,753	$1,161	$25,592
Jeffrey Trail Middle	Public	7-8	155 Visions	Irvine	92620	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 936-5000	1,049	42	24.7	18.3%	164 (15.6%)	21 (2.0%)	94 (9.0%)	681 (64.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	85 (8.1%)	96	117^th of 2761 public middle schools	95.8%		96.6	104^th of 2783 public middle schools	96.3%	13	65.4	65.4		78.1	74.7	76.4		76.6	73.4	75.0	$13,657	$405	$13,252

Frequently Asked Questions about C. E. Utt Middle

How many students attend C. E. Utt Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 554 students attended C. E. Utt Middle.

What district is C. E. Utt Middle in?

Tustin Unified

Is C. E. Utt Middle a good school?

C. E. Utt Middle ranks 1441^st of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of C. E. Utt Middle?

Students at C. E. Utt Middle are 79% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 7% White, 3% Two or more races, 1% African American.

What high school do graduates of C. E. Utt Middle attend?

Students who attend C. E. Utt Middle usually go on to attend Tustin High

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