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Senator James H Donovan Middle School

Q: Is Senator James H Donovan Middle School a good school?

Senator James H Donovan Middle School ranks in the bottom 23.4% of New York middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Senator James H Donovan Middle School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 749 students attended Senator James H Donovan Middle School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Senator James H Donovan Middle School?

Students at Senator James H Donovan Middle School are 26% African American, 24% Hispanic, 24% Asian, 18% White, 7% Two or more races.

Public, Magnet Grades 7-8

1149^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,500 New York Middle Schools

Better than 23% of New York middle schools

Summary

Senator James H Donovan Middle School is a public magnet middle school serving grades 7-8 in the Utica City School District in Utica, New York. The school has 763 students and is ranked 1149 out of 1500 New York middle schools, with a 1 out of 5 star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school faces significant challenges, with consistently low test scores compared to the district and state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 31.94% of 7th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 36.09% for the district and 50.99% for the state. Similarly, in math, only 44.84% of 7th graders were proficient or better, compared to 45.68% for the district and 56.47% for the state. The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with Asian students outperforming Hispanic and White students. However, the school performs relatively better in supporting English Language Learners and Special Education students.

Despite these challenges, the school has some bright spots. It performs exceptionally well on Regents exams, with 96-100% of students proficient or better in Algebra I and Living Environment. Additionally, the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 11 to 12.4 over the past few years, which could be an asset in supporting student learning. When compared to nearby middle schools in the Utica City School District and surrounding districts, John F. Kennedy Middle School outperforms Senator James H Donovan Middle School on most test score metrics.

749

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,934

Per pupil spending ?

83.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1701 Noyes St
Utica, NY 13502-3895

(315) 368-6541

District: Utica City School District

Students who attend Senator James H Donovan Middle School usually attend:

High:

Thomas R Proctor High School

Feeder schools for Senator James H Donovan Middle School:

Elementary:	Hugh R Jones Elementary School
	John F Hughes Elementary School
	Kernan Elementary School
	Watson Williams Elementary School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

25.9%

Hispanic:

24.3%

Asian:

24.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 25th percentile in 2015 → 23rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (40% vs 52% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg40%

New York avg52%

1,149^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Bottom 23%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle 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	28.7	1149 of 1500	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.9	1083 of 1504	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.3	1056 of 1500	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.4	1189 of 1479	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.8	1139 of 1242	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.2	1071 of 1439	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.9	1092 of 1438	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.7	1190 of 1455	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	28.3	1059 of 1429	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	26.7	1054 of 1407	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	19.9	1152 of 1401	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	23.6	1061 of 1373	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	27.1	1024 of 1337	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	20.9	1046 of 1295	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	22.3	980 of 1243	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	23.9	986 of 1224	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	23.8	951 of 1185	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	23.9	893 of 1123	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	26.8	848 of 1095	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	25.7	538 of 676	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.4	494 of 705	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.2	558 of 696	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.1	631 of 706	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.6	246 of 253	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.4	565 of 653	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.6	553 of 663	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	22.9	343 of 406	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.6	342 of 396	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	331 of 388	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.5	328 of 381	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	2.9	230 of 236	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.6	345 of 369	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.1	342 of 374	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	49.9	236 of 646	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.7	168 of 615	72.7%	★★★★☆
2023	48.9	214 of 591	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.4	174 of 581	70.1%	★★★★☆
2021	19.5	99 of 118	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.2	201 of 473	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.4	220 of 503	56.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	30.4	1106 of 1457	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.5	1046 of 1465	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.6	971 of 1463	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.0	1150 of 1454	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.4	1006 of 1066	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.0	1048 of 1370	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.4	1044 of 1353	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	10.9	2 of 2	0.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	36.2	643 of 965	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.9	595 of 953	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.1	571 of 943	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.1	740 of 914	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.6	419 of 449	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.7	685 of 826	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	36.9	398 of 603	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.4	390 of 594	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.9	367 of 543	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.3	319 of 487	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	35.0	861 of 1283	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.4	843 of 1296	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.7	860 of 1288	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.5	1032 of 1306	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.4	817 of 935	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.7	811 of 1241	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.1	814 of 1245	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	28.3	1132 of 1455	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.5	1042 of 1464	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.8	1107 of 1464	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.3	1194 of 1455	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.8	976 of 1071	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.4	1036 of 1366	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.1	1059 of 1352	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	29.5	145 of 208	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.4	153 of 190	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.0	80 of 95	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	33.2	888 of 1298	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.9	971 of 1303	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	1095 of 1307	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.9	1163 of 1283	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.4	504 of 522	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.2	1021 of 1139	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.7	923 of 1170	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	24.7	632 of 775	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.7	651 of 778	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.2	621 of 772	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.9	686 of 748	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	26.0	494 of 614	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.9	520 of 716	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.5	665 of 763	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)63rd percentile+40 vs school

Homeless (2025)34th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)33rd percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)33rd percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2025)32nd percentile+8 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)30th percentile~ school

Female (2025)24th percentile~ school

Male (2025)22nd percentile~ school

African American (2025)20th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)18th percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2025)16th percentile-8 vs school

Foster Care (2022)<1st percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I96%+40 vs state

Math43%-10 vs state

English Language Arts37%-15 vs state

Science29%-14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (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 Living Environment End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology End of Course	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 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
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
Parkway Middle School	Public	6	65 Oriskany Blvd	Whitesboro	13492	Oneida County	Whitesboro Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 266-3175	246	17	14.6	28.0%	224 (91.1%)	3 (1.2%)	9 (3.7%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.3%)								(n/a)					53.8				67.1					99.2	99.6	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.6	99.6	100.0	$28,990	$465	$28,524
Whitesboro Middle School	Public	7-8	75 Oriskany Blvd	Whitesboro	13492	Oneida County	Whitesboro Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 266-3110	474	42	11.4	33.5%	413 (87.1%)	7 (1.5%)	21 (4.4%)	10 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.6%)	59	577^th of 1500 public middle schools	61.5%		67.2	418^th of 1504 public middle schools	72.2%	159	100.0	100.0				47.9	53.3			65.6	59.4		47.5	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$26,487	$1,262	$25,225
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
Clinton Middle School	Public	6-8	75 Chenango Ave	Clinton	13323	Oneida County	Clinton Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 557-2260	280	27	10.3	28.2%	242 (86.4%)	2 (0.7%)	17 (6.1%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	15 (5.4%)	62.9	503^rd of 1500 public middle schools	66.5%		63.1	486^th of 1504 public middle schools	67.7%	17	98.0	100.0			52.1	56.4	54.3		69.6	71.7	47.1		40.4	98.9	98.9	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.3	99.6	99.6	$25,862	$755	$25,107
Sauquoit Valley Middle School	Public	5-8	2648 Sulphur Springs Rd	Sauquoit	13456	Oneida County	Sauquoit Valley Central School District	No	No	No	No	(315) 839-6371	276	26	10.4	34.4%	251 (90.9%)	1 (0.4%)	14 (5.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.3%)	74	329^th of 1500 public middle schools	78.1%		81.6	214^th of 1504 public middle schools	85.8%	115	94.4	100.0		67.8	52.6	56.4	73.4	58.2	67.3	73.1	62.5	67.9	57.1	99.7	99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	99.7	100.0	$24,415	$86	$24,328
Holland Patent Middle School	Public	6-8	9601 Main St	Holland Patent	13354	Oneida County	Holland Patent Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 865-8152	261	27	9.6	38.7%	261 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44.9	811^th of 1500 public middle schools	45.9%		39.9	921^st of 1504 public middle schools	38.8%	110		100.0	100.0		58.2	36.8	53.6		47.7	46.4	40.8		38.8	95.3	99.1	99.4	99.4	99.4	99.7	99.7	99.1	$29,477	$1,601	$27,876
Frankfort-Schuyler Middle School	Public	6-8	605 Palmer St	Frankfort	13340	Herkimer County	Frankfort-Schuyler Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 895-7461	183	15	11.9	37.7%	164 (89.6%)	1 (0.5%)	6 (3.3%)	4 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.4%)	38.1	946^th of 1500 public middle schools	36.9%		33.7	1045^th of 1504 public middle schools	30.5%	99	100.0	100.0			50.0	43.8	17.9		43.9	63.5	27.0		38.6									$25,695	$2,043	$23,651
Lyndon H Strough Middle School	Public	7-8	801 Laurel St	Rome	13440	Oneida County	Rome City School District	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 338-5201	817	74	11.0	57.3%	621 (76.0%)	78 (9.5%)	72 (8.8%)	11 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (4.2%)	13	1395^th of 1500 public middle schools	7.0%		14.9	1382^nd of 1504 public middle schools	8.1%	13		100.0	95.7			21.4	26.9			31.1	21.0		29.2	99.8	99.8	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	$23,543	$679	$22,864
Gregory B Jarvis Middle School	Public	5-8	28 Grove St	Mohawk	13407	Herkimer County	Central Valley Central School District At Ilion-Mohawk	No	No	No	Yes	(315) 866-2620	618	58	10.7		561 (90.8%)	11 (1.8%)	21 (3.4%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.2%)	43.9	833^rd of 1500 public middle schools	44.5%		39.9	920^th of 1504 public middle schools	38.8%	87	100.0	100.0		55.3	45.3	41.7	36.8	43.8	46.4	58.0	42.5	39.5	51.4	99.7	99.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	99.7	99.7	99.8	$27,091	$1,337	$25,754

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