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, all part of the Utica City School District. The district is ranked 742 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

A few schools stand out in the data. Hugh R. Jones Elementary School has the highest performance on state assessments, with over 50% proficiency in English Language Arts and Math for multiple grade levels. Deerfield Elementary School, which is part of the Whitesboro Central School District, has significantly higher proficiency rates than the Utica schools, with over 70% proficiency in ELA and Math. The two middle schools, Senator James H. Donovan Middle School and John F. Kennedy Middle School, have the highest Algebra I Regents exam proficiency rates, with 96% and 100% respectively.

The data reveals large performance gaps between the highest and lowest performing schools, both within the Utica City School District and compared to the state averages. For example, on the 3rd grade ELA assessment, proficiency rates range from 5.19% at Kernan Elementary to 69.81% at Deerfield Elementary. The high rates of free and reduced-price lunch recipients across the schools suggest that the Utica City School District serves a predominantly economically disadvantaged student population, which may contribute to the overall low performance.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Chemistry (2025)	Regents Common Core Algebra II (2025)	Regents Common Core English Language Arts (2025)	Regents Common Core Geometry (2025)	Regents Earth Science (2025)	Regents Global History and Geography (2025)	Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents Physics (2025)	Regents U.S. History and Government (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (2025)	Regents Geometry (2025)	Regents Earth and Space Sciences (2025)	NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)						NY State Assessments Math (2025)						NY State Assessments Science (2025)		% Completely Immunized (2020)	% Polio (2020)	% Measles (2020)	% Mumps (2020)	% Rubella (2020)	% Diphtheria (2020)	% Hepatitis B (2020)	% Varicella (2020)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Regents Chemistry End of Course	Regents Common Core Algebra II End of Course	Regents Common Core English Language Arts End of Course	Regents Common Core 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	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology End of Course	Regents Geometry End of Course	Regents Earth and Space Sciences 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 5th 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	5-12	1400 Noyes St	Utica	13502	Oneida County	New York State Office Mental Health (Omh)	No	No	No	No	(315) 738-3745	23				17 (73.9%)	2 (8.7%)	2 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(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	618	48	12.8	79.1%	105 (17.0%)	117 (18.9%)	168 (27.2%)	189 (30.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (6.1%)	27.4	1850^th of 2445 public elementary schools	24.3%		27.2	1832^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	25.1%	18														27.7	48.8	40.8	45.6			48.3	49.4	35.8	26.6			32.5		98.7	99.7	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.7	99.9	99.1	$27,090	$3,545	$23,546
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	590	50	11.7	85.6%	47 (8.0%)	204 (34.6%)	111 (18.8%)	192 (32.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.1%)	25.3	1916^th of 2445 public elementary schools	21.6%		22.1	1998^th of 2445 public elementary schools	18.3%	82														34.9	45.7	35.6	43.5			38.9	39.7	33.7	44.8			32.6		98.9	99.4	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.2	99.7	99.5	$25,031	$3,440	$21,591
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	478	39	12.3	68.4%	212 (44.4%)	87 (18.2%)	82 (17.2%)	67 (14.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.9%)	33.9	1662^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	32.0%		30.5	1731^st of 2445 public elementary schools	29.2%	69														37.9	46.9	48.3	53.6			48.5	40.0	48.3	41.4			28.6		99.1	99.3	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.3	99.7	99.5	$26,377	$4,009	$22,368
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	634	49	12.8	74.1%	206 (32.5%)	158 (24.9%)	125 (19.7%)	108 (17.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	35 (5.5%)	28.4	1818^th of 2445 public elementary schools	25.6%		29	1775^th of 2445 public elementary schools	27.4%	43														38.6	40.5	37.0	42.4			58.0	48.3	41.3	33.7			26.3		99.5	99.9	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.7	99.9	99.7	$27,151	$3,548	$23,603
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	371	36	10.3	60.4%	160 (43.1%)	65 (17.5%)	78 (21.0%)	31 (8.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (9.4%)	31.6	1723^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	29.5%		35.8	1573^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	35.7%	150														58.8	41.3	43.3	30.2			50.9	39.6	38.2	50.0			33.3		98.3	98.9	99.1	99.1	99.1	99.1	99.1	98.9	$29,350	$3,940	$25,410
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	347	31	11.2	80.1%	104 (30.0%)	109 (31.4%)	71 (20.5%)	35 (10.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (7.5%)	24.4	1940^th of 2445 public elementary schools	20.7%		17.3	2136^th of 2445 public elementary schools	12.6%	196														45.2	28.6	31.7	43.8			43.8	28.1	40.5	52.1			21.4		99.5	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.8	99.8	100.0	$28,244	$3,846	$24,399
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	687	57	12.1	78.5%	214 (31.1%)	152 (22.1%)	148 (21.5%)	118 (17.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	52 (7.6%)	36.6	976^th of 1500 public middle schools	34.9%		39.2	934^th of 1504 public middle schools	37.9%	42										100.0								40.5	51.4					46.9	38.8		31.3	99.0	99.3	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	$28,226	$3,798	$24,428
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	585	49	12.0	87.5%	93 (15.9%)	167 (28.5%)	197 (33.7%)	49 (8.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (13.3%)	24.2	1952^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	20.2%		12.2	2289^th of 2445 public elementary schools	6.4%	337														22.1	27.0	47.4	35.2			22.5	46.7	45.6	27.3			46.2		98.7	99.8	99.3	99.3	99.3	99.8	99.3	98.7	$25,875	$3,668	$22,207
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	28	10.7	90.1%	31 (10.2%)	102 (33.7%)	73 (24.1%)	77 (25.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.6%)	42.1	1417^th of 2445 public elementary schools	42.0%		25.9	1874^th of 2445 public elementary schools	23.4%	457														34.1	35.9	69.7	47.2			55.3	47.5	50.0	46.6			52.9		98.6	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	99.2	$27,278	$3,882	$23,395
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School	Public, Magnet	K-6	190 Booth St	Utica	13502	Oneida County	Utica City School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(315) 368-6700	390	38	10.2	79.5%	116 (29.7%)	98 (25.1%)	105 (26.9%)	50 (12.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.9%)	27.9	1837^th of 2445 public elementary schools	24.9%		21.4	2022^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	17.3%	185														30.0	48.9	53.1	22.6			29.2	49.0	49.0	19.4			58.8		97.7	99.6	99.5	99.5	99.5	99.3	99.6	99.6	$29,103	$3,424	$25,679
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	749	62	12.0	83.4%	134 (17.9%)	194 (25.9%)	182 (24.3%)	180 (24.0%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	55 (7.3%)	28.7	1149^th of 1500 public middle schools	23.4%		31.9	1083^rd of 1504 public middle schools	28.0%	66										96.0								31.9	41.1					44.8	40.6		29.4	99.3	99.3	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	99.9	$27,934	$3,634	$24,299
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	2,820	170	16.5	58.4%	653 (23.2%)	737 (26.1%)	613 (21.7%)	634 (22.5%)	4 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	178 (6.3%)	45	703^rd of 1234 public high schools	43.0%		36.8	784^th of 1242 public high schools	36.9%	81	59.5	80.4	86.2	23.0	23.1	75.9	27.4	42.9	72.3	35.7	49.3	39.0	75.9															99.6	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.9	99.8	99.9	$26,216	$3,416	$22,800
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	503	46	10.9	79.3%	100 (19.9%)	85 (16.9%)	119 (23.7%)	169 (33.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (6.0%)	20.4	2065^th of 2445 public elementary schools	15.5%		17.9	2126^th of 2445 public elementary schools	13.0%	61														31.9	36.9	30.0	36.3			36.1	41.8	25.4	37.8			35.2		99.3	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$26,660	$3,868	$22,793
Deerfield Elementary School	Public	K-5	5604 Trenton Rd	Utica	13502	Oneida County	Whitesboro Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 266-3412	320	28	11.5	22.8%	289 (90.3%)	6 (1.9%)	9 (2.8%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.1%)	82.7	358^th of 2445 public elementary schools	85.4%		84.6	321^st of 2445 public elementary schools	86.9%	37														69.8	67.4	72.2				82.1	76.6	81.5				73.6		97.7	97.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$28,747	$1,616	$27,131

Cities Near Utica

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
New Hartford	2.02 mi	6	120^th
New York Mills	2.91 mi	1
Frankfort	3.34 mi	4	576^th
Whitesboro	3.59 mi	4	300^th
Marcy	3.93 mi	2	113^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.

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