Is Hugh R Jones Elementary School a good school?

Hugh R Jones Elementary School ranks 1573 rd of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Hugh R Jones Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 383 students attended Hugh R Jones Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Hugh R Jones Elementary School?

Students at Hugh R Jones Elementary School are 44% White, 20% Hispanic, 18% African American, 9% Two or more races, 8% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Hugh R Jones Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Hugh R Jones Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Senator James H Donovan Middle School High : Thomas R Proctor High School

Hugh R Jones Elementary School

Summary:

Hugh R Jones Elementary School is a public magnet school located in Utica, New York, serving grades K-6 with a student population of 405. The school is part of the Utica City School District, which is ranked 770 out of 865 school districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Hugh R Jones Elementary School consistently outperforms the Utica City School District in proficiency rates for English Language Arts (ELA) and Math across all grade levels, its performance in Science is relatively weaker, with only 17.39% of 5th-grade students proficient in 2023-2024, compared to the district's 21.23% and the state's 35%. The school's diverse student population exhibits significant performance gaps, with Asian and African American students struggling the most. Interestingly, when compared to schools in the neighboring New Hartford Central School District, such as Myles Elementary, Robert L Bradley Elementary, and Hughes Elementary, Hugh R Jones Elementary School lags significantly in academic performance.

Despite the school's challenges, it appears to receive a relatively high level of funding, with a per-student spending of $12,335 in 2022-2023, which is higher than the state average. However, the school's student-teacher ratio of 11.6 in 2022-2023 is lower than the nearby schools, suggesting that the additional funding may not be effectively translated into smaller class sizes or other resources that could directly benefit student learning. Overall, the analysis of Hugh R Jones Elementary School suggests that the school faces significant challenges in providing a high-quality education to its students, and the Utica City School District as a whole may need to re-evaluate its approach to supporting and improving its underperforming schools.

Detail:

Public, Magnet K-6

2630 Remington Rd
Utica, NY 13501-6397

(315) 368-6740

District: Utica City School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
1573^rd of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $12,335

Students who attend Hugh R Jones Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Senator James H Donovan Middle School
High:	Thomas R Proctor High School

Student/teacher ratio: 10.0

Number of students: 383

Racial breakdown:

White:

43.6%

Hispanic:

20.1%

African American:

18.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 60.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Hugh R Jones Elementary School ranks worse than 64.3% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks first among 10 ranked elementary schools in the Utica City School District! (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 35.78. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Hugh R Jones Elementary School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (43.6%), Hispanic (20.1%), African American (18.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 60.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the Utica City School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Hugh R Jones Elementary School is 10, which is the lowest among 10 elementary schools in the Utica City School District! (See more...)

Compare Hugh R Jones Elementary School employs 37.9 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Hugh R Jones Elementary School is $12,335. 7 elementary schools in the Utica City School District spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Hugh R Jones Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Hugh R Jones Elementary School 1573^rd of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See Hugh R Jones Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Utica City School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Utica City School District 770^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Hugh R Jones Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Hugh R Jones Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	67.75	823^rd	2206	62.7%
2007	72.82	631^st	2219	71.6%
2008	70.24	721^st	2227	67.6%
2009	65.57	893^rd	2257	60.4%
2010	52.33	1231^st	2263	45.6%
2011	39.52	1530^th	2286	33.1%
2012	37.82	1599^th	2320	31.1%
2013	32.73	1641^st	2325	29.4%
2014	38.10	1510^th	2345	35.6%
2015	42.47	1384^th	2352	41.2%
2016	38.96	1480^th	2366	37.4%
2017	29.94	1729^th	2386	27.5%
2018	31.60	1708^th	2395	28.7%
2019	39.25	1446^th	2413	40.1%
2021	47.76	1130^th	2201	48.7%
2022	36.12	1589^th	2434	34.7%
2023	51.51	1117^th	2439	54.2%
2024	35.78	1573^rd	2445	35.7%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Hugh R Jones Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	19.51	245^th	289	15.2%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Hugh R Jones Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	49.95	386^th	938	58.8%
2019	40.52	445^th	860	48.3%
2024	40.56	574^th	1066	46.2%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Hugh R Jones Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	14.93	1932^nd	1941	0.5%
2019	18.63	1786^th	1859	3.9%
2022	41.41	1059^th	2031	47.9%
2023	31.41	1388^th	2016	31.2%
2024	28.45	1604^th	2110	24.0%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Hugh R Jones Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	22.80	1759^th	2045	14.0%
2019	36.69	1291^st	2032	36.5%
2021	44.69	906^th	1678	46.0%
2022	33.15	1455^th	2099	30.7%
2023	42.11	1117^th	2041	45.3%
2024	26.48	1626^th	2078	21.8%

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Rank History for Female students at Hugh R Jones Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	38.84	1517^th	2338	35.1%
2019	42.50	1347^th	2357	42.9%
2021	47.52	1022^nd	1955	47.7%
2022	34.41	1638^th	2401	31.8%
2023	51.26	1123^rd	2403	53.3%
2024	42.29	1374^th	2413	43.1%

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Rank History for Male students at Hugh R Jones Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	27.11	1836^th	2340	21.5%
2019	37.57	1479^th	2358	37.3%
2021	44.52	1101^st	1961	43.9%
2022	39.33	1471^st	2400	38.7%
2023	52.14	1103^rd	2400	54.0%
2024	30.88	1727^th	2411	28.4%

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Rank History for Asian students at Hugh R Jones Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	12.61	551^st	601	8.3%
2019	22.21	473^rd	548	13.7%
2022	26.52	544^th	671	18.9%
2024	26.46	526^th	662	20.5%

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Rank History for African American students at Hugh R Jones Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2022	33.55	633^rd	936	32.4%
2023	20.43	724^th	857	15.5%
2024	26.93	713^th	927	23.1%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Hugh R Jones Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	13.20	1324^th	1392	4.9%
2019	43.14	712^th	1315	45.9%
2021	53.33	347^th	818	57.6%
2022	58.33	534^th	1503	64.5%
2023	61.56	449^th	1429	68.6%
2024	36.77	979^th	1531	36.1%

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Rank History for White students at Hugh R Jones Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	38.38	938^th	1408	33.4%
2019	35.41	919^th	1338	31.3%
2021	35.94	838^th	1224	31.5%
2022	27.54	1093^rd	1399	21.9%
2023	53.60	642^nd	1337	52.0%
2024	42.43	817^th	1392	41.3%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: NY State Education Department

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Enrollment information for Hugh R Jones Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	151	15	2	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	169
1990	151	13	5	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	169
1991	142	26	3	2	0	n/a	n/a	0	173
1992	362	76	4	13	1	n/a	n/a	0	456
1993	371	80	17	42	0	n/a	n/a	0	510
1994	419	63	10	29	0	n/a	n/a	0	521
1995	319	55	7	23	0	n/a	n/a	0	404
1996	319	55	7	23	0	n/a	n/a	0	404
1997	308	68	8	19	5	n/a	n/a	0	408
1998	319	63	9	24	1	n/a	n/a	0	416
1999	364	90	11	27	1	n/a	n/a	0	493
2000	392	78	9	25	3	n/a	n/a	0	507
2001	375	76	8	33	8	n/a	n/a	0	500
2002	420	67	8	35	0	n/a	n/a	0	530
2003	420	67	8	35	0	n/a	n/a	0	530
2004	427	69	17	34	1	n/a	n/a	0	548
2005	351	41	12	29	0	n/a	n/a	0	433
2006	322	55	13	19	0	n/a	n/a	0	409
2007	303	53	23	25	0	n/a	n/a	0	404
2008	320	45	25	31	0	n/a	n/a	3	424
2009	323	52	28	29	0	n/a	n/a	6	438
2010	325	76	32	41	1	n/a	n/a	0	475
2011	316	51	28	38	0	0	26	0	459
2012	342	59	31	46	0	1	34	0	513
2013	292	46	35	63	0	1	27	0	464
2014	291	37	48	63	0	0	30	0	469
2015	285	45	43	70	0	0	30	0	473
2016	265	37	45	63	0	0	30	0	440
2017	260	44	44	75	4	0	31	0	458
2018	256	55	45	77	5	0	35	0	473
2019	237	61	49	89	2	0	32	0	470
2020	242	67	44	79	1	1	36	0	470
2021	225	61	35	69	1	0	32	0	423
2022	195	61	35	65	2	0	34	0	392
2023	193	66	32	81	2	0	31	0	405
2024	167	70	32	77	2	0	35	0	383

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Hugh R Jones Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	169	16.4	10.3	n/a
1990	169	11.4	14.8	n/a
1991	173	10.4	16.6	n/a
1992	456	30.2	15.0	n/a
1993	510	27.9	18.3	n/a
1994	521	23.0	22.7	26.5
1995	404	23.1	17.5	26.7
1996	404	23.1	17.5	26.7
1997	408	26.1	15.6	31.9
1998	416	24.2	17.2	30
1999	493	30.1	16.4	29.6
2000	507	33.1	15.3	36.3
2001	500	35.0	14.3	36.8
2002	530	35.0	15.1	38.3
2003	530	35.0	15.1	38.3
2004	548	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	433	29.0	14.9	38.1
2006	409	26.0	15.7	40.1
2007	404	27.4	14.7	43.1
2008	424	26.4	16.1	40.6
2009	438	26.4	16.6	43.3
2010	475	31.4	15.1	42.5
2011	459	36.6	12.5	47.9
2012	513	35.4	14.4	48.1
2013	464	33.7	13.7	55
2014	469	29.4	15.9	48.8
2015	473	28.0	16.8	63.6
2016	440	22.0	20.0	64.3
2017	458	25.9	17.6	65.1
2018	473	29.0	16.3	64.5
2019	470	32.0	14.6	66.8
2020	470	39.0	12.0	72.3
2021	423	38.7	10.9	62.4
2022	392	35.9	10.9	62.8
2023	405	34.7	11.6	54.8
2024	383	37.9	10.0	60.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Hugh R Jones Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	169	16.4	10.3	n/a
1990	169	11.4	14.8	n/a
1991	173	10.4	16.6	n/a
1992	456	30.2	15.0	n/a
1993	510	27.9	18.3	n/a
1994	521	23.0	22.7	26.5
1995	404	23.1	17.5	26.7
1996	404	23.1	17.5	26.7
1997	408	26.1	15.6	31.9
1998	416	24.2	17.2	30
1999	493	30.1	16.4	29.6
2000	507	33.1	15.3	36.3
2001	500	35.0	14.3	36.8
2002	530	35.0	15.1	38.3
2003	530	35.0	15.1	38.3
2004	548	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	433	29.0	14.9	38.1
2006	409	26.0	15.7	40.1
2007	404	27.4	14.7	43.1
2008	424	26.4	16.1	40.6
2009	438	26.4	16.6	43.3
2010	475	31.4	15.1	42.5
2011	459	36.6	12.5	47.9
2012	513	35.4	14.4	48.1
2013	464	33.7	13.7	55
2014	469	29.4	15.9	48.8
2015	473	28.0	16.8	63.6
2016	440	22.0	20.0	64.3
2017	458	25.9	17.6	65.1
2018	473	29.0	16.3	64.5
2019	470	32.0	14.6	66.8
2020	470	39.0	12.0	72.3
2021	423	38.7	10.9	62.4
2022	392	35.9	10.9	62.8
2023	405	34.7	11.6	54.8
2024	383	37.9	10.0	60.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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