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Utica Elementary School
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Indiana public elementary schools
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 39 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 87 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 105 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 85 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 93 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 101 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 98 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (87) is 11% smaller than its 5th grade class (98).
Test scores
ILEARN 2024-25 . % At or Above ProficiencyWhat this means: On the ILEARN, Indiana's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Indiana schools, those numbers are about 39 and 41.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% typical for Indiana schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Indiana's top nor bottom 10%.
Schools most like Utica Elementary School
Utica Elementary School's state test result (57.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utica Elementary School this school | 608 | 36.2% | 57.4% |
| Fred H Croninger Elementary School Fort Wayne | 619 | 33.3% | 81.6% |
| Brown Elementary School Brownsburg | 555 | 34.2% | 73.5% |
| Delaware Trail Elementary School Brownsburg | 512 | 37.3% | 74.2% |
| Eagle Elementary School Brownsburg | 539 | 31.2% | 69.1% |
| South Elementary School Danville | 626 | 37.7% | 63.0% |
Where Utica Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Indiana | In Clark County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.4% | #185 of 983 | #1 of 13 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #197 of 986 | #1 of 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.5% | #170 of 986 | #1 of 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 608 | #177 of 1,079 | #4 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.9:1 | #768 of 991 | #11 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.0% | #322 of 996 | #8 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.2% | #845 of 1,058 | #13 of 15 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +13.6% | #134 of 353 | #5 of 8 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 608 | 36 | 16.9:1 | 36% (220) |
| 2023-24 | 567 | 30.3 | 18.7:1 | 32% (180) |
| 2022-23 | 525 | 33 | 15.9:1 | 30% (158) |
| 2020-21 | 553 | 25 | 22.1:1 | 25% (140) |
| 2017-18 | 535 | 23 | 23.3:1 | 28% (152) |
| 2015-16 | 518 | 23 | 22.5:1 | 27% (139) |
| 2010-11 | 520 | 30 | 17.3:1 | 20% (104) |
| 2000-01 | 203 | 13 | 15.6:1 | 25% (50) |
| 1990-91 | 142 | 7 | 20.3:1 | N/A |
About Utica Elementary School
Utica Elementary School is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Jeffersonville, Indiana. The school had 608 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Indiana is about 436, so this school runs 39% bigger than that.
Utica Elementary School sits within Greater Clark County Schools, which has 17 schools and 10,643 students.
By race and ethnicity, Utica Elementary School is 61% White. It is also 13% multiracial, 13% Black, 10% Hispanic, and 2% Asian. For comparison, the population of Clark County is roughly 82% White. By the diversity index, Utica Elementary School comes in at 58%.
Staffing totals 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 16.9:1. That ratio is over the 15.5:1 average for elementary schools in Indiana. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Utica Elementary School is 36%. Compared with the 50% average for public schools in Clark County, the school's rate is lower.
Measured against Indiana public elementary schools, Utica Elementary School receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
A school with Utica Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Indiana is predicted to score 49.9%. Utica Elementary School scores 57.4%, 7.5 points above that line.
According to the American Community Survey, in Clark County, median household income is about $74,214, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 28% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Utica Elementary School is one of 33 public schools in Clark County, which together enroll about 23,765 students.
The closest other public school is Riverside Elementary School, about 1.9 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 36.7% on proficiency, and Utica Elementary School is above that at 57.4%.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 10%, from 553 to 608. The ratio of students to teachers went from 22.1:1 to 16.9:1 over the same years.
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at Utica Elementary School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Clark County at a glance
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One other US public school is named Utica Elementary. Utica Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Utica Elementary SchoolUtica, OH · 358 students
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