JOHN F HUGHES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

JOHN F HUGHES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates as a close-knit elementary school in UTICA, New York, run under UTICA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT. Current enrollment sits at 347 students spanning grades K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 22% leaner than the state mean of about 443.

UTICA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 13 schools with combined enrollment of 9,075 students; JOHN F HUGHES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among them.

On the student-mix side, JOHN F HUGHES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that 31% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school reports 30% White, 20% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 7% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 6% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

On the resource side, JOHN F HUGHES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting JOHN F HUGHES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 80% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Oneida County (around 47%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

With demographic context factored in, JOHN F HUGHES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 45.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 30.7%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Oneida County indicate median household earnings sit near $70,154, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. JOHN F HUGHES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 72 public schools in Oneida County (combined enrollment of about 32,265 students).

Nearest neighbor: HUGH R JONES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.8 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), JOHN F HUGHES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 8th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 54.4%.

JOHN F HUGHES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a downtown location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 26%: 469 students in 2018 compared to 347 in 2025. Asian enrollment moved from 19% to 10% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 16.2:1 in 2018 to 11.2:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.