Utterback 4-6

Located at 24 2nd Avenue Southwest, in Conrad, Montana, Utterback 4-6 is a small intermediate school that teaches 115 students (grades 4 through 6), part of Conrad Elem.

Conrad Elem runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 340 students. Utterback 4-6 is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Utterback 4-6 logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (84%). The remainder is composed of 4% Hispanic, 4% Native American, 3% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, Utterback 4-6 logs 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.2:1. The state averages around 11.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 57% of students at Utterback 4-6 qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Pondera County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $52,338 per year, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Pondera County's 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 820 students), Utterback 4-6 is one campus in the mix.

Utterback 7-8 is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Utterback 4-6.

Utterback 4-6 operates from a low-density location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Utterback 4-6 has declined 5%, going from 121 students in 2018 to 115 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 89% to 84% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 15.7:1 in 2018 to 13.2:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.