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Thomas Jefferson Elementary School

Public, Magnet Grades K-6

1837^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 25% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Thomas Jefferson Elementary School is a public magnet elementary school in Utica, New York, serving 428 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the Utica City School District, which is ranked 742 out of 874 school districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite the school's higher spending per student and lower student-teacher ratio compared to the district and state averages, Thomas Jefferson Elementary consistently underperforms academically. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 19.35% to 53.06% in English Language Arts and 19.35% to 49.02% in Math, significantly lower than the district and state averages. The school's performance also varies greatly across different student subgroups, with Asian and African American students performing the lowest, ranking in the bottom 25% of New York elementary schools.

When comparing Thomas Jefferson Elementary to other nearby schools within the Utica City School District, it becomes evident that the school's performance is generally lower than its counterparts, such as John F. Hughes Elementary and Albany Elementary, which have higher proficiency rates and better overall rankings. The high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at Thomas Jefferson Elementary, ranging from 78.74% to 80.6%, suggests that socioeconomic factors may play a significant role in the school's academic performance, and addressing the needs of economically disadvantaged students could be crucial in improving the school's outcomes.

390

Students ?

10.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$29,103

Per pupil spending ?

79.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

190 Booth St
Utica, NY 13502-1500

(315) 368-6700

District: Utica City School District

Students who attend Thomas Jefferson Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	John F Kennedy Middle School
High:	Thomas R Proctor High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

29.7%

Hispanic:

26.9%

African American:

25.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 17th percentile in 2015 → 25th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (25th 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%

1,837^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 25%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 17% (2015) to bottom 25% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

5^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	27.9	1837 of 2445	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.4	2022 of 2445	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.1	1654 of 2439	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.6	1998 of 2434	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.2	1635 of 2201	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.5	1682 of 2413	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.1	1910 of 2395	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.2	1899 of 2386	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	26.3	1811 of 2366	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.5	1960 of 2352	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	29.5	1721 of 2345	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	29.2	1743 of 2325	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	25.5	1849 of 2320	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	26.9	1807 of 2286	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	43.5	1457 of 2263	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	40.7	1618 of 2257	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	35.2	1673 of 2227	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	38.5	1579 of 2219	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	39.0	1580 of 2206	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	26.0	729 of 928	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.8	699 of 927	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.9	645 of 857	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.8	678 of 936	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	51.0	178 of 427	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	18.5	810 of 891	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.9	795 of 948	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	7.8	653 of 696	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.5	634 of 662	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.7	574 of 605	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.2	649 of 671	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.8	386 of 430	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.0	460 of 548	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.9	566 of 601	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	39.7	644 of 1117	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.2	518 of 1066	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.8	546 of 1001	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.1	755 of 1027	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.0	258 of 454	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.7	167 of 860	80.6%	★★★★☆
2018	50.6	372 of 938	60.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	33.7	1664 of 2409	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.6	1882 of 2413	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.7	1507 of 2403	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.5	2001 of 2401	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.5	1364 of 1955	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.3	1731 of 2357	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.2	1841 of 2338	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	40.1	959 of 1569	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.2	987 of 1531	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.8	788 of 1429	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.7	1113 of 1503	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.1	581 of 818	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.8	805 of 1315	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.8	1164 of 1392	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	21.2	683 of 766	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	38.4	1256 of 2098	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.9	1611 of 2078	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.3	1306 of 2041	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.5	1703 of 2099	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.3	1168 of 1678	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.9	1194 of 2032	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.2	1525 of 2045	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	23.6	1968 of 2407	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	2077 of 2411	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.7	1708 of 2400	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.6	1947 of 2400	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.1	1590 of 1961	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.8	1564 of 2358	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.3	1860 of 2340	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	27.3	193 of 279	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.5	111 of 223	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	27.4	206 of 289	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	23.4	1792 of 2134	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.0	1184 of 2110	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.4	1144 of 2016	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.5	1611 of 2031	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.7	1591 of 1859	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.5	1347 of 1941	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	38.5	902 of 1402	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.0	1131 of 1392	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.6	780 of 1337	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.2	1152 of 1399	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.7	819 of 1224	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.3	933 of 1338	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.4	939 of 1408	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)42nd percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)40th percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)39th percentile+14 vs school

White (2025)36th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)31st percentile+6 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)31st percentile+14 vs school

African American (2025)21st percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)18th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2025)16th percentile-9 vs school

Homeless (2024)11th percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2025)6th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Science59%+14 vs state

English Language Arts37%-17 vs state

Math35%-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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Thomas Jefferson Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Thomas Jefferson Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Thomas Jefferson Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : John F Kennedy Middle School
High : Thomas R Proctor High School

Is Thomas Jefferson Elementary School a good school?

Thomas Jefferson Elementary School ranks in the bottom 24.9% of New York elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Thomas Jefferson Elementary School?

Students at Thomas Jefferson Elementary School are 30% White, 27% Hispanic, 25% African American, 13% Asian, 5% Two or more races.

What district is Thomas Jefferson Elementary School in?

Utica City School District

How many students attend Thomas Jefferson Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 390 students attended Thomas Jefferson Elementary School.

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