Utterback 4-6

Utterback 4-6 is a public middle school in Conrad, MT, serving grades 4-6 with a total enrollment of 115 students. It is part of the Conrad Elementary School District, which is ranked 121 out of 387 school districts in Montana and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Utterback 4-6 consistently outperforms the Conrad Elementary district and the state of Montana in academic proficiency across various subjects. In the 2024-2025 school year, Utterback 4-6 had 55.24% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 47.77% for the Conrad Elementary district and 43.09% for the state. Similarly, in Mathematics, Utterback 4-6 had 48.57% proficiency, compared to 49.55% for the district and 36.77% for the state. In Science, Utterback 4-6 had a 50% proficiency rate, outperforming the district's 46.05% and the state's 38.16%. However, Utterback 4-6 has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, with 56.52% in the 2024-2025 school year.

Comparing Utterback 4-6 to the nearby Utterback 7-8 school, the upper grades show a decline in academic performance, with Utterback 7-8 having lower proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. Additionally, Utterback 7-8 has a lower percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients (43.21%) compared to Utterback 4-6, indicating that the student population at the upper grades may be more economically advantaged. The Valier 7-8 school, located approximately 16.81 miles from Utterback 4-6, significantly underperforms Utterback 4-6 and the state of Montana in academic proficiency across all subjects.