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Kernan Elementary School

Public, Magnet Grades K-6

1952^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 20% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Kernan Elementary School is a public magnet elementary school in Utica, New York, serving 583 students in grades K-6 as part of the Utica City School District. While the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, it consistently underperforms the district and state averages in English Language Arts and Math proficiency on state assessments.

Kernan Elementary School's academic performance is below that of nearby schools like John F Hughes Elementary, Roscoe Conkling Elementary, and Thomas Jefferson Elementary, which have higher proficiency rates. The school also serves a high percentage of students from low-income families, with 80-83% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. Despite a significant increase in spending per student over the past few years, the impact on student outcomes has not yet been evident.

The challenges faced by Kernan Elementary School present an opportunity for the school and district to implement targeted interventions and strategies to improve student learning and achievement. Collaboration with nearby higher-performing schools and a deeper understanding of the unique needs of the student population could be valuable in developing an effective plan for improvement.

585

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,875

Per pupil spending ?

87.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

929 York St
Utica, NY 13502-3999

(315) 368-6760

District: Utica City School District

Students who attend Kernan Elementary School usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

33.7%

African American:

28.5%

White:

15.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 8th percentile in 2015 → 20th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (36% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!English Language Arts scores 21 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg39%

New York avg54%

1,952^nd of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 20%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 8% (2015) to bottom 20% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

9^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	24.2	1952 of 2445	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	2289 of 2445	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.5	2225 of 2439	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.3	2151 of 2434	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.0	2041 of 2201	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.7	2296 of 2413	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.5	2376 of 2395	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.4	2344 of 2386	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.3	2302 of 2366	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	12.2	2169 of 2352	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	11.7	2177 of 2345	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	18.5	2011 of 2325	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	12.1	2122 of 2320	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	13.3	2070 of 2286	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	34.1	1668 of 2263	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	38.7	1659 of 2257	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	9.8	2095 of 2227	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	10.9	2043 of 2219	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	18.2	1907 of 2206	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	28.7	692 of 928	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	808 of 927	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	749 of 857	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	823 of 936	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.0	389 of 427	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.3	824 of 891	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.8	941 of 948	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	28.0	562 of 696	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.1	600 of 662	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.2	537 of 605	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	604 of 671	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.3	399 of 430	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.6	527 of 548	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.1	594 of 601	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	33.1	788 of 1117	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.3	834 of 1066	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.5	510 of 1001	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.9	574 of 1027	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.1	351 of 454	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.9	562 of 860	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.4	832 of 938	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	33.1	1679 of 2409	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	16.3	2183 of 2413	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	2180 of 2403	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.3	2031 of 2401	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.2	1783 of 1955	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.2	2211 of 2357	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.5	2318 of 2338	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	38.2	1006 of 1569	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.7	1324 of 1531	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.9	1083 of 1429	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.7	1074 of 1503	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.3	692 of 818	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.9	1229 of 1315	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.8	1346 of 1392	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	22.2	675 of 766	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	35.0	1353 of 2098	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.0	1852 of 2078	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.9	1789 of 2041	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.7	1825 of 2032	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	6.9	2025 of 2045	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	18.4	2106 of 2407	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.0	2287 of 2411	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.8	2182 of 2400	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.3	2172 of 2400	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.0	1848 of 1961	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.2	2271 of 2358	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.8	2316 of 2340	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	23.6	212 of 287	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	240 of 279	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.9	200 of 223	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.1	237 of 289	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.2	126 of 143	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.9	165 of 180	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.1	198 of 202	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	29.8	1557 of 2134	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.2	1877 of 2110	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.0	1574 of 2016	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.2	1952 of 2031	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.9	1000 of 1044	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.0	1722 of 1859	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	30.3	1484 of 1941	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	18.4	1210 of 1402	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	6.5	1345 of 1392	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.8	1258 of 1337	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.1	1338 of 1399	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.3	1192 of 1224	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.2	1312 of 1338	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.8	1398 of 1408	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)36th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)36th percentile+15 vs school

Female (2025)30th percentile+10 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)29th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2025)27th percentile+7 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)26th percentile+6 vs school

African American (2025)25th percentile+5 vs school

Asian (2025)19th percentile~ school

White (2025)14th percentile-6 vs school

Male (2025)13th percentile-8 vs school

Homeless (2024)12th percentile+5 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Science46%~ state avg

Math35%-21 vs state

English Language Arts33%-21 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
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
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
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
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
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
Marcy Elementary School	Public	K-5	9479 Maynard Dr	Marcy	13403	Oneida County	Whitesboro Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 266-3422	288	24	11.9	20.5%	247 (85.8%)	2 (0.7%)	10 (3.5%)	6 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (8.0%)	74.9	559^th of 2445 public elementary schools	77.1%		70.3	633^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	74.1%	74	69.1	61.8	64.0		74.6	82.4	66.7		65.3	99.7	99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	100.0	100.0	$32,931	$1,341	$31,589

Frequently Asked Questions about Kernan Elementary School

How many students attend Kernan Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 585 students attended Kernan Elementary School.

What district is Kernan Elementary School in?

Utica City School District

What schools do graduates of Kernan Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Kernan 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 Kernan Elementary School?

Students at Kernan Elementary School are 34% Hispanic, 29% African American, 16% White, 13% Two or more races, 8% Asian.

Is Kernan Elementary School a good school?

Kernan Elementary School ranks in the bottom 20.2% of New York elementary schools.

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