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What's something C. E. Utt Middle does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
554
Middle
DISTRICT 759 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TUSTIN UNIFIED·NCES 064015003488
C. E. Utt Middle
13601 Browning Ave., Tustin, CA 92780 · (714) 730-7573 · Orange County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL554 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 60% of California public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public middle schools
Student : Teacher
22.4:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.4:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
455 students
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 171 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 184 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 199 | 36% |
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
42.9%
CA avg 49.1% . -3.1pp since 2014
Math
27.3%
CA avg 37.7% . -2.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 12.8% | 30.1% | 25.7% | 31.4% |
| Math | 11.7% | 15.6% | 29.7% | 42.9% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.9% | 27.3% |
| 2023-24 | 42.8% | 28.6% |
| 2022-23 | 39.5% | 25.7% |
| 2021-22 | 43.3% | 22.9% |
| 2018-19 | 53.6% | 34.5% |
| 2017-18 | 50.2% | 37.8% |
| 2016-17 | 56.3% | 41.8% |
| 2015-16 | 52.0% | 35.0% |
| 2014-15 | 46.0% | 30.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
35.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like C. E. Utt Middle
C. E. Utt Middle's state test result (35.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| C. E. Utt Middle this school | 554 | 82.1% | 35.3% |
| John Sutter Middle Fowler | 579 | 82.0% | 37.4% |
| Magnolia Junior High Chino | 541 | 83.4% | 31.6% |
| Columbus Tustin Middle Tustin | 583 | 85.6% | 37.4% |
| Edgewood Middle West Covina | 597 | 82.4% | 27.5% |
| Burton Middle Porterville | 586 | 83.6% | 37.0% |
Matched among California middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where C. E. Utt Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Orange County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.3% | #624 of 1,224 | #69 of 85 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.3% | #660 of 1,227 ▼ 77 | #67 of 85 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.9% | #643 of 1,227 ▼ 56 | #67 of 85 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.0pp | #634 of 1,214 | #45 of 84 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 554 | #844 of 1,377 | #65 of 88 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.4:1 | #888 of 1,279 | #49 of 87 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.3% | #868 of 1,278 | #65 of 87 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.1% | #482 of 1,329 | #30 of 88 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -42.0% | #23 of 930 | #2 of 74 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
554
-244 (-31%) vs 2020
-28% since 2000-01, when it was 772
Student : Teacher
22.4:1
was 22.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 554 | 24.7 | 22.4:1 | 82% (455) |
| 2023-24 | 567 | 25.8 | 22.0:1 | 77% (436) |
| 2022-23 | 610 | 27.5 | 22.2:1 | 75% (460) |
| 2020-21 | 798 | 35 | 22.8:1 | 61% (486) |
| 2017-18 | 955 | 35.1 | 27.3:1 | 64% (613) |
| 2015-16 | 949 | 36 | 26.4:1 | 63% (601) |
| 2010-11 | 947 | N/A | N/A | 57% (541) |
| 2000-01 | 772 | 32 | 24.1:1 | 33% (254) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for C. E. Utt Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 42% (955 to 554); teachers down 30% (35.1 to 24.7).
About C. E. Utt Middle
C. E. Utt Middle is a public middle-grades school run by Tustin Unified in Tustin, California. The grade span is 6 through 8, and enrollment is 554 students.
Tustin Unified has 28 schools; together they serve 21,220 students.
By race and ethnicity, C. E. Utt Middle is 79% Hispanic. The school is also 9% Asian, 7% White, and 3% multiracial. That is higher than the 34% Hispanic share among all Orange County residents. By the diversity index, C. E. Utt Middle comes in at 36%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 22.4:1, with 24.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among middle schools in California is 20.7:1, lower than at this school. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 82% of enrollment. For comparison, public schools in Orange County average 55%.
The allk12 Grade for C. E. Utt Middle is B. Compared with California public middle schools, the school scored higher than 60% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
C. E. Utt Middle is 3.9 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (35.3% versus 31.4%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in California.
Orange County has these Census figures: median household income is about $116,289, about 44% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. C. E. Utt Middle is among the 649 public schools in Orange County.
The closest other public school is Hillview High (Continuation), about 0.3 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: C. E. Utt Middle ranks 4th of 6 nearby schools, at 35.3% versus a 48.7% average.
The federal government classifies C. E. Utt Middle's location as City: Small.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 554 was 31% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 798.
Community posts for C. E. Utt Middle can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Orange County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
3,165,820
Census ACS
Median income
$116,289
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
44%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
649
430,458 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Tustin Unified
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- Pioneer MiddleMiddle · 971 students
Other schools in Tustin
- Tustin HighHigh · 1,627 students
- Sycamore Magnet AcademyElementary · 1,085 students
- Pioneer MiddleMiddle · 971 students
- Legacy Magnet AcademyHigh · 964 students
- Columbus Tustin MiddleMiddle · 583 students
- Heritage ElementaryElementary · 567 students
Nearby schools
- Hillview High (Continuation)0.3 mi · 142
- Tustin Connect0.8 mi · 268
- Tustin High0.8 mi · 1,627
- W. R. Nelson Elementary0.8 mi · 460
- Benjamin F. Beswick Elementary0.9 mi · 426
- Tustin Memorial Elementary0.9 mi · 613
Frequently asked questions
About C. E. Utt MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at C. E. Utt Middle?
C. E. Utt Middle enrolls approximately 554 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does C. E. Utt Middle serve?
C. E. Utt Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many teachers does C. E. Utt Middle have?
C. E. Utt Middle employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.4:1.
What is the student diversity at C. E. Utt Middle?
Student demographics at C. E. Utt Middle are roughly 7% White, 79% Hispanic, 1% Black, 9% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is C. E. Utt Middle in?
C. E. Utt Middle is part of Tustin Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.