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Utica Elementary Mid School

Public Grades PK, KG-8
358th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 377 Mississippi Elementary Schools
Better than 5% of Mississippi elementary schools
Summary

Utica Elementary Mid School is a small PK-8 school in Utica, Mississippi, serving 304 students and part of the Hinds County School District. The school currently ranks 358th out of 377 Mississippi schools (0 stars), a steep drop from its 2021-2022 ranking in the 51st percentile. This decline is broad-based across nearly every grade and subject, with just 12.9% of 3rd graders proficient in math versus 48.8% statewide.

While early-grade performance is concerning, Utica shows a notable bright spot in middle-school math. In 2025-2026, 7th graders posted 51.7% math proficiency, above the district average, and 8th graders hit 54.5%, exceeding both district and state averages. When compared with Bolton-Edwards Elementary Middle School, a similar high-poverty PK-8 school, Utica actually did better in 7th and 8th grade math. However, 5th-grade science proficiency was just 27.2%, far below Gary Road Intermediate's 68.4%.

Utica's chronic absenteeism rate of 20.6% is higher than most nearby schools, and its student-teacher ratio of 12.6 is low, yet results lag. This suggests the challenges are more about instructional quality and support than class sizes. High-poverty peers like Bovina Elementary and Beechwood Elementary achieve far better rankings under similar conditions. Utica ranked in the 51st percentile as recently as 2021-2022, showing the school is capable of improvement and that targeted interventions could help reverse its current trajectory.

304
Students ?
12.6
Student/teacher ratio ?
$12,149
Per pupil spending ?
100%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 260 Hwy 18 & 27
       Utica, MS  39175

(601) 885-8765

District: Hinds County School District


Students who attend Utica Elementary Mid School usually attend:

High:    Raymond High School
Racial breakdown:

African American:
82.6%
Hispanic:
8.6%
White:
6.6%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 33rd percentile in 2016 → 5th in 2026
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Mississippi average (32% vs 52% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 28 percentile points since 2016
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school32%
District avg45%
Mississippi avg52%
Elementary school
358th of 377
Mississippi public elementary schools ?
Bottom 5%▼ down 28 pts since 2016
From bottom 33% (2016) to bottom 5% (2026)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
171st of 263
Mississippi public middle schools ?
Bottom 35%▼ down 18 pts since 2016
From top 47% (2016) to bottom 35% (2026)
See the entire ranking list of Mississippi Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
3rd of 3Elementary Schools in the Hinds County School District
92nd of 133Hinds County School District among Mississippi districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMississippi percentileRating
20269.8358 of 3775.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202530.0280 of 38326.9%★☆☆☆☆
202444.9220 of 39043.6%★★☆☆☆
202337.2249 of 37734.0%★★☆☆☆
202249.8189 of 38250.5%★★★☆☆
202141.5219 of 38142.5%★★☆☆☆
201951.4200 of 39749.6%★★★☆☆
201838.3258 of 40436.1%★★☆☆☆
201727.8302 of 40625.6%★☆☆☆☆
201632.0263 of 39433.2%★★☆☆☆
201537.1244 of 40239.3%★★☆☆☆
201435.8272 of 39431.0%★★☆☆☆
201325.2333 of 40818.4%★☆☆☆☆
201219.4378 of 4148.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201122.6361 of 41813.6%★☆☆☆☆
201019.4356 of 40311.7%★☆☆☆☆
200910.9376 of 3924.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20089.8382 of 3943.0%☆☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankMississippi percentileRating
202635.3171 of 26335.0%★★☆☆☆
202561.7103 of 26661.3%★★★☆☆
202444.9146 of 26444.7%★★☆☆☆
202346.7121 of 24350.2%★★★☆☆
202261.2105 of 25759.1%★★★☆☆
202142.9142 of 25744.7%★★☆☆☆
201937.4163 of 26438.3%★★☆☆☆
201847.1132 of 25247.6%★★☆☆☆
201745.7150 of 27244.9%★★☆☆☆
201652.3121 of 26053.5%★★★☆☆
201531.0178 of 26633.1%★★☆☆☆
201425.7201 of 26423.9%★☆☆☆☆
201325.5212 of 26921.2%★☆☆☆☆
201221.3227 of 27015.9%★☆☆☆☆
201131.1207 of 26421.6%★☆☆☆☆
201030.1195 of 25523.5%★☆☆☆☆
200937.4167 of 24732.4%★★☆☆☆
200831.2180 of 24426.2%★☆☆☆☆
By subject vs Mississippi (2025-2026) ?
Science38%-26 vs state
Mathematics33%-18 vs state
English Language Arts28%-19 vs state

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Students at Utica Elementary Mid School are 83% African American, 9% Hispanic, 7% White, 2% Two or more races.

Students who attend Utica Elementary Mid School usually go on to attend:

High : Raymond High School

In the 2024-25 school year, 304 students attended Utica Elementary Mid School.

Utica Elementary Mid School ranks in the bottom 5.0% of Mississippi elementary schools.

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Latest Mississippi data All new data »
2025–26 MAAP test scoresAug 21, 2026
2023–24 school spending dataSep 26, 2025
2023–24 through 2024–25 attendance data & graduation ratesSep 26, 2025
2023–24 graduation ratesSep 23, 2025


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Mississippi Department of Education.

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