Utterback Middle School

Utterback Middle School is a compact junior high in TUCSON, Arizona, operated by Tucson Unified District (4403). The school hosts 270 students in grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 45% smaller than the state mean of about 494.

Tucson Unified District (4403) comprises 88 schools with combined enrollment of 40,316 students; Utterback Middle School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Utterback Middle School records that nearly all students (80%) are Hispanic. Other groups include 9% Black, 7% White. By comparison, Pima County as a whole is about 36% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.8:1 average.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Pima County put median household earnings sit near $70,315, 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Utterback Middle School is one of 398 public schools in Pima County (combined enrollment of about 140,692 students).

The closest other public school is Cavett Elementary School, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Utterback Middle School.

Utterback Middle School operates from an urban location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Utterback Middle School has fell 31%, going from 391 students in 2018 to 270 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the Utterback Middle School community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Members of the school community can share what they know.