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Watson Williams Elementary School

Public, Magnet Grades K-6

1916^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Watson Williams Elementary School is a public magnet elementary school serving grades K-6 in the Utica City School District in Utica, New York. The school has 602 students and has consistently been ranked in the bottom 20% of New York elementary schools over the past several years, receiving a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Watson Williams Elementary School consistently underperforms compared to the district and the state in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math proficiency rates across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 3rd grade ELA proficiency rate was 34.91% compared to the district's 34.97% and the state's 54.15%. The school also has a very high percentage of students from low-income families, with 86.21% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. When comparing Watson Williams to nearby schools, such as Hugh R. Jones Elementary School, it becomes clear that the school is underperforming compared to its peers.

The high per-student spending at Watson Williams Elementary School, coupled with its low performance, raises questions about the effective allocation of resources and the need for targeted interventions to address the specific challenges faced by the school. Additionally, the significant variations in performance across different student subgroups highlight the need for a more nuanced and targeted approach to addressing the unique needs of each student population. The school's strong performance for English Language Learners and multi-racial students suggests that there may be effective strategies in place for these groups, which could potentially be replicated to support other underperforming subgroups.

590

Students ?

11.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,031

Per pupil spending ?

85.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

107 Elmwood Pl
Utica, NY 13501-4999

(315) 368-6780

District: Utica City School District

Students who attend Watson Williams Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

African American:

34.6%

Asian:

32.5%

Hispanic:

18.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 12th percentile in 2015 → 22nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (38% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg39%

New York avg54%

1,916^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 12% (2015) to bottom 22% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 10Elementary Schools in the Utica City School District

742^nd of 874Utica City School District among New York districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	25.3	1916 of 2445	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	1998 of 2445	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.5	2053 of 2439	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	2043 of 2434	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.4	2017 of 2201	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.8	2237 of 2413	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.1	2216 of 2395	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.9	2219 of 2386	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	20.0	1996 of 2366	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	15.5	2077 of 2352	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	20.1	1958 of 2345	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	16.2	2070 of 2325	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	17.4	2011 of 2320	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	31.0	1728 of 2286	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	40.4	1528 of 2263	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	67.1	827 of 2257	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	74.2	571 of 2227	74.4%	★★★★☆
2007	80.2	312 of 2219	85.9%	★★★★☆
2006	73.9	563 of 2206	74.5%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	28.4	694 of 928	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.7	736 of 927	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	659 of 857	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.3	711 of 936	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.5	341 of 427	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.0	817 of 891	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.7	788 of 948	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	22.0	593 of 696	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	589 of 662	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.6	565 of 605	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.6	635 of 671	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.2	419 of 430	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.5	528 of 548	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.1	588 of 601	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	49.2	454 of 1117	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.4	579 of 1066	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.7	456 of 1001	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.2	750 of 1027	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.6	318 of 454	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.7	441 of 860	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.5	744 of 938	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	25.6	1915 of 2409	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	2171 of 2413	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.8	2132 of 2403	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.3	1944 of 2401	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.4	1764 of 1955	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.6	2247 of 2357	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.3	2160 of 2338	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	26.9	1228 of 1569	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.3	835 of 1531	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.0	1103 of 1429	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.1	974 of 1503	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.0	670 of 818	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.6	1199 of 1315	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.3	1151 of 1392	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	25.9	1656 of 2098	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.4	1492 of 2078	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.3	1777 of 2041	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.0	1658 of 2099	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.5	1776 of 2032	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.6	1859 of 2045	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	27.3	1845 of 2407	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.7	1730 of 2411	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.8	1887 of 2400	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	2051 of 2400	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.8	1851 of 1961	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.1	2121 of 2358	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.1	2159 of 2340	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	37.6	167 of 287	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.2	237 of 279	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.7	139 of 223	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.8	232 of 289	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.6	112 of 143	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.6	178 of 202	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	32.1	1449 of 2134	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.4	1663 of 2110	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.0	1365 of 2016	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.4	1096 of 2031	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.3	924 of 1044	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.1	1689 of 1859	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.1	1737 of 1941	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	9.4	1326 of 1402	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	1312 of 1392	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.8	1226 of 1337	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.5	1210 of 1399	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.2	1027 of 1224	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.5	1347 of 1408	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2025)59th percentile+38 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)42nd percentile+20 vs school

Special Education (2025)32nd percentile+10 vs school

African American (2025)25th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)23rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile~ school

Female (2025)21st percentile~ school

Asian (2025)15th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)5th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts39%-15 vs state

Math39%-17 vs state

Science33%-12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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	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 Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Hughes Elementary School	Public	K-6	340 Higby Rd	New Hartford	13413	Oneida County	New Hartford Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 738-9350	486	37	13.0	11.3%	429 (88.3%)	3 (0.6%)	8 (1.6%)	23 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.7%)	79.9	430^th of 2445 public elementary schools	82.4%		76.2	507^th of 2445 public elementary schools	79.3%	77	75.0	58.3	71.4	71.4	73.2	76.0	76.0	77.1	63.3	99.0	99.2	99.0	99.0	99.0	99.2	99.2	99.2	$25,365	$543	$24,822
Robert L Bradley Elementary School	Public	K-6	33 Oxford Rd	New Hartford	13413	Oneida County	New Hartford Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 624-1220	471	40	11.8	15.5%	420 (89.2%)	4 (0.8%)	13 (2.8%)	21 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.8%)	73.5	597^th of 2445 public elementary schools	75.6%		68.4	693^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	71.7%	96	62.3	66.7	60.9	65.3	71.9	80.0	71.4	63.3	59.2	98.7	98.9	99.4	99.4	99.4	98.9	98.7	99.2	$25,365	$543	$24,822

Frequently Asked Questions about Watson Williams Elementary School

How many students attend Watson Williams Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 590 students attended Watson Williams Elementary School.

What district is Watson Williams Elementary School in?

Utica City School District

What schools do graduates of Watson Williams Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Watson Williams Elementary School usually go on to attend:

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

What is the racial makeup of Watson Williams Elementary School?

Students at Watson Williams Elementary School are 35% African American, 33% Asian, 19% Hispanic, 8% White, 6% Two or more races.

Is Watson Williams Elementary School a good school?

Watson Williams Elementary School ranks in the bottom 21.6% of New York elementary schools.

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