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Utica City School District Schools
Utica City School District is a public school district in New York, based in Oneida County (Utica). SchoolGrade grades 13 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Utica City School District on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Utica City School District
13 of 13 schools in Utica City School District carry a SchoolGrade. Grade distribution:
C: 3D: 10
Best schools in Utica City School District
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- C+ Thomas R Proctor High School (High school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C Martin Luther King JR Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- C- Thomas Jefferson Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D+ John F Kennedy Middle School (Middle school, underperforms expectations)
- D+ Albany Elementary School (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- D+ Hugh R Jones Elementary School (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D+ Kernan Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- D Senator James H Donovan Middle School (Middle school, underperforms expectations)
- D Christopher Columbus Elementary School (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- D General Herkimer Elementary School (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
Every school in Utica City School District
High schools (1)
- C+ Thomas R Proctor High School, Utica
Middle and junior high schools (3)
- D+ John F Kennedy Middle School, Utica
- C Martin Luther King JR Elementary School, Utica
- D Senator James H Donovan Middle School, Utica
Elementary and primary schools (9)
- D+ Albany Elementary School, Utica
- D Christopher Columbus Elementary School, Utica
- D General Herkimer Elementary School, Utica
- D+ Hugh R Jones Elementary School, Utica
- D- John F Hughes Elementary School, Utica
- D+ Kernan Elementary School, Utica
- D Roscoe Conkling Elementary School, Utica
- C- Thomas Jefferson Elementary School, Utica
- D Watson Williams Elementary School, Utica
Where Utica City School District schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Utica (13)
About this district
- State: Best schools in New York
- County: Oneida County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: small city (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 9,329 students with 695 full-time-equivalent teachers and 1,559 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 3629370
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Whitesboro Central School District (7 schools, 3 mi)
- New Hartford Central School District (5 schools, 4 mi)
- Frankfort-Schuyler Central School District (3 schools, 5 mi)
- Sauquoit Valley Central School District (3 schools, 7 mi)
- Clinton Central School District (3 schools, 9 mi)
- Westmoreland Central School District (3 schools, 11 mi)
- Holland Patent Central School District (4 schools, 13 mi)
- Central Valley Csd At Ilion-Mohawk (4 schools, 14 mi)
Questions about Utica City School District
How many schools are in Utica City School District?
SchoolGrade grades 13 public schools in Utica City School District, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Utica City School District serve?
The largest by graded schools: Utica.
How good are the schools in Utica City School District?
Across the 13 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is D+, with 40.8% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 45.5%. 31% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Utica City School District?
9,329 students were enrolled in Utica City School District in the 2023-24 school year, about 13.4 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Utica City School District?
Utica City School District is in New York, based in Oneida County, with its district office in Utica. Its boundary covers about 16.7 sq mi.