Best Public Schools in Utica, NY

Summary:

The city of Utica, New York is home to 15 schools, including 11 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, 1 high school, and 1 alternative school. These schools serve a diverse student population and face varying levels of academic performance and economic challenges.

Among the standout schools in Utica is Hugh R. Jones Elementary School, which has the highest overall performance in the district, ranking 3 out of 5 stars on the SchoolDigger scale. It boasts the highest proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Math across all grade levels compared to the Utica City School District and New York state averages. Another high-performing school is Deerfield Elementary School, which is not part of the Utica district but rather the Whitesboro Central School District. Deerfield has strong academic performance, ranking 3 out of 5 stars on SchoolDigger, with significantly higher proficiency rates in ELA and Math compared to the state averages.

However, the data also reveals stark differences in performance across the Utica schools. Kernan Elementary School and John F. Hughes Elementary School struggle academically, with lower proficiency rates on state assessments. Additionally, Thomas R. Proctor High School, the only high school in the data set, has a concerning 70.2% four-year graduation rate, which is lower than the state average. The high chronic absenteeism rate of 55.9% at Proctor High School may be contributing to this challenge.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2023)				Ranking (2022)				Regents Algebra I (2023)	Regents Chemistry (2023)	Regents Algebra II (2023)	Regents English (2023)	Regents Geometry (2023)	Regents Earth Science (2023)	Regents Global History and Geography (2023)	Regents Living Environment (2023)	Regents Physics (2023)	Regents U.S. History and Government (2023)	NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2023)						NY State Assessments Math (2023)						NY State Assessments Science (2023)	% Completely Immunized (2020)	% Polio (2020)	% Measles (2020)	% Mumps (2020)	% Rubella (2020)	% Diphtheria (2020)	% Hepatitis B (2020)	% Varicella (2020)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2023)
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 (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	SchoolDigger Rating (2023)	Average Standard Score (2022)	Statewide Rank (2022)	State Percentile (2022)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Chemistry End of Course	Regents Algebra II End of Course	Regents English End of Course	Regents Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth Science End of Course	Regents Global History and Geography End of Course	Regents Living Environment End of Course	Regents Physics End of Course	Regents U.S. History and Government End of Course	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th Grade	% Completely Immunized All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Diphtheria All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Mohawk Valley Psychiatric Center For Children & Youth	Public, Alternative	1-11	1400 Noyes St	Utica	13502	Oneida County	New York State Office Mental Health (Omh)	No	No	No	No	(315) 738-3745	10				7 (70.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (20.0%)								(n/a)
Christopher Columbus Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-6	934 Armory Dr	Utica	13501	Oneida County	Utica City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(315) 368-6520	639	44	14.3	82.2%	118 (18.5%)	113 (17.7%)	186 (29.1%)	177 (27.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (7.0%)	34.2	1611^th of 2439 public elementary schools	33.9%		34.1	1654^th of 2434 public elementary schools	32.0%	43											22.1	36.5	32.3	47.6			23.2	48.0	41.4	47.1				98.7	99.7	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.7	99.9	99.1	$12,605	$3,383	$9,222
Watson Williams Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-6	107 Elmwood Pl	Utica	13501	Oneida County	Utica City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(315) 368-6780	630	46	13.6	88.3%	54 (8.6%)	218 (34.6%)	99 (15.7%)	207 (32.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	51 (8.1%)	19.5	2053^rd of 2439 public elementary schools	15.8%		20.1	2043^rd of 2434 public elementary schools	16.1%	10											20.5	18.0	30.6	33.0			18.6	23.9	32.2	39.6				98.9	99.4	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.2	99.7	99.5	$12,455	$3,772	$8,683
Albany Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-6	1151 Albany St	Utica	13501	Oneida County	Utica City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(315) 368-6500	513	40	12.8	75.4%	229 (44.6%)	77 (15.0%)	93 (18.1%)	80 (15.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (6.4%)	34.9	1589^th of 2439 public elementary schools	34.9%		39.4	1478^th of 2434 public elementary schools	39.3%	111											34.9	41.7	31.5	34.7			43.9	57.9	30.1	36.2				99.1	99.3	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.3	99.7	99.5	$12,257	$3,548	$8,709
General Herkimer Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-6	420 Keyes Rd	Utica	13502	Oneida County	Utica City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(315) 368-6600	597	49	12.1	75.9%	200 (33.5%)	146 (24.5%)	120 (20.1%)	93 (15.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.2%)	31.8	1692^nd of 2439 public elementary schools	30.6%		29.3	1788^th of 2434 public elementary schools	26.5%	96											33.3	33.7	37.4	25.7			52.5	42.4	38.1	33.8				99.5	99.9	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.9	99.7	$12,439	$3,935	$8,504
Hugh R Jones Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-6	2630 Remington Rd	Utica	13501	Oneida County	Utica City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(315) 368-6740	405	35	11.6	54.8%	193 (47.7%)	66 (16.3%)	81 (20.0%)	32 (7.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (7.7%)	51.5	1117^th of 2439 public elementary schools	54.2%		36.1	1589^th of 2434 public elementary schools	34.7%	472											46.3	37.0	39.0	60.0			55.6	39.1	48.3	67.4				98.3	98.9	99.1	99.1	99.1	99.1	99.1	98.9	$12,335	$4,550	$7,784
John F Hughes Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-6	24 Prospect St	Utica	13501	Oneida County	Utica City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(315) 368-6620	355	33	10.7	81.1%	114 (32.1%)	106 (29.9%)	73 (20.6%)	35 (9.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.0%)	17.9	2102^nd of 2439 public elementary schools	13.8%		18.7	2082^nd of 2434 public elementary schools	14.5%	20											17.7	23.9	28.3	29.3			23.1	29.8	19.2	37.3				99.5	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	99.8	100.0	$14,170	$5,051	$9,119
John F Kennedy Middle School	Public, Magnet	7-8	500 Deerfield Dr E	Utica	13502	Oneida County	Utica City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(315) 368-6641	695	57	12.1	77.0%	225 (32.4%)	168 (24.2%)	132 (19.0%)	120 (17.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (6.9%)	45.5	812^th of 1500 public middle schools	45.9%		32.4	1021^st of 1479 public middle schools	31.0%	209	100.0							98.1							44.3	56.7					49.9	33.3	37.6	99.0	99.3	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	$13,836	$4,218	$9,618
Kernan Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-6	929 York St	Utica	13502	Oneida County	Utica City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(315) 368-6760	566	43	13.2	80.9%	91 (16.1%)	165 (29.2%)	176 (31.1%)	57 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (13.6%)	13.5	2225^th of 2439 public elementary schools	8.8%		16.3	2151^st of 2434 public elementary schools	11.6%	74											20.3	26.5	20.0	22.4			29.6	29.4	16.9	22.2				98.7	99.8	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.8	99.3	98.7	$12,763	$4,686	$8,077
Martin Luther King Junior Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-6	211 Square St	Utica	13501	Oneida County	Utica City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(315) 368-6721	303	27	11.1	90.8%	34 (11.2%)	103 (34.0%)	69 (22.8%)	83 (27.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	13 (4.3%)	28.9	1784^th of 2439 public elementary schools	26.9%		22.4	1979^th of 2434 public elementary schools	18.7%	195											41.9	30.8	18.9	20.9			48.4	36.5	31.5	58.1				98.6	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	$12,658	$4,236	$8,422
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-6	190 Booth St	Utica	13502	Oneida County	Utica City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(315) 368-6700	456	41	10.9	79.8%	136 (29.8%)	105 (23.0%)	124 (27.2%)	66 (14.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.0%)	33.1	1654^th of 2439 public elementary schools	32.2%		21.6	1998^th of 2434 public elementary schools	17.9%	344											30.0	23.1	32.4	39.0			42.0	39.6	41.8	50.9				97.7	99.6	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.3	99.6	99.6	$12,723	$4,586	$8,137
Senator James H Donovan Middle School	Public, Magnet	7-8	1701 Noyes St	Utica	13502	Oneida County	Utica City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(315) 368-6541	730	64	11.3	83.7%	129 (17.7%)	199 (27.3%)	172 (23.6%)	174 (23.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	55 (7.5%)	32.3	1056^th of 1500 public middle schools	29.6%		24.4	1189^th of 1479 public middle schools	19.6%	133	100.0							97.2							45.1	44.4					36.9	25.5	31.0	99.3	99.3	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	$13,930	$3,667	$10,264
Thomas R Proctor High School	Public	9-12	1203 Hilton Ave	Utica	13501	Oneida County	Utica City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 368-6489	2,675	160	16.7	75.9%	682 (25.5%)	680 (25.4%)	582 (21.8%)	576 (21.5%)	6 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	146 (5.5%)	38.2	756^th of 1228 public high schools	38.4%		40.9	709^th of 1190 public high schools	40.4%	47	51.3	63.2	51.2	75.0	36.1	67.5	71.5	45.4	18.8	81.6														99.6	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.9	99.8	99.9	$14,909	$3,137	$11,772
Roscoe Conkling Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-6	1115 Mohawk St	Utica	13501	Oneida County	Utica City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(315) 368-6815	511	42	12.3	75.9%	105 (20.5%)	107 (20.9%)	101 (19.8%)	171 (33.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (5.3%)	15.3	2168^th of 2439 public elementary schools	11.1%		16.7	2141^st of 2434 public elementary schools	12.0%	27											27.3	25.9	15.1	23.8			27.6	25.3	25.0	29.6				99.3	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$11,001	$4,460	$6,541
Deerfield Elementary School	Public	K-5	5604 Trenton Rd	Utica	13502	Oneida County	Whitesboro Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 266-3412	318	27	11.7	35.2%	285 (89.6%)	8 (2.5%)	9 (2.8%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.4%)	63.6	830^th of 2439 public elementary schools	66.0%		73.4	577^th of 2434 public elementary schools	76.3%	253											57.8	52.1	30.0				83.7	72.9	48.9					97.7	97.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$16,211	$944	$15,267

Cities Near Utica

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
New Hartford	2.02 mi	6	114^th
New York Mills	2.91 mi	1
Frankfort	3.34 mi	4	574^th
Whitesboro	3.59 mi	4	333^rd
Marcy	3.93 mi	2	148^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the WNYC and the New York State Department of Health and the NY State Education Department.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.