Enrollment
349
Middle
DISTRICT 292 · STATE 482
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH FORK LOCAL·NCES 390480203088
Utica Middle School
260 N Jefferson St, Utica, OH 43080 · (740) 892-2691 · Licking County
GRADES 05–08MIDDLE42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL349 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 76% of Ohio public middle schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Ohio public middle schools
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 26.6:1 · STATE 17.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
323 students
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 43%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 5 | 2 | 1% |
| Grade 6 | 122 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 115 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 110 | 32% |
Student demographics
8%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 54% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Utica Middle School→Utica High School
Based on grade levels within North Fork Local. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Ohio's State Tests 2024-25 . % Proficient or AboveEnglish Language Arts
62.3%
OH avg 59.8% . +5.4pp since 2021
Math
69.2%
OH avg 56.1% . +6.6pp since 2021
What this means: On the Ohio's State Tests, Ohio's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Ohio schools, those numbers are about 60 and 56. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Ohio's State Tests results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.3% | 69.2% |
| 2023-24 | 59.3% | 69.8% |
| 2022-23 | 62.3% | 64.6% |
| 2021-22 | 56.9% | 62.6% |
% Proficient or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Ohio's State Tests. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of OH schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
65.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.9%
based on OH schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 54% typical for Ohio schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 12 points, placing it in Ohio's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Utica Middle School
Utica Middle School's state test result (65.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utica Middle School this school | 349 | 92.6% | 65.5% |
| Northridge Middle School Johnstown | 270 | 93.0% | 64.1% |
| St. Marys Middle School Saint Marys | 445 | 99.3% | 62.1% |
| Lakeview Middle School Cortland | 370 | 82.4% | 79.2% |
| Madison-Plains Intermediate School London | 269 | 98.9% | 65.8% |
| New London Middle School New London | 204 | 98.5% | 55.1% |
Matched among Ohio middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Utica Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Ohio | In Licking County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.5% | #233 of 316 | #6 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.2% | #295 of 637 ▼ 13 | #8 of 14 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.3% | #365 of 637 ▲ 19 | #8 of 14 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.0pp | #157 of 629 | #7 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 349 | #436 of 654 | #13 of 14 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #161 of 577 | #3 of 14 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 8.3% | #552 of 579 | #14 of 14 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.6% | #9 of 319 | #2 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.5% | #152 of 169 | #7 of 7 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
349
-49 (-12%) vs 2020
+41% since 1990-91, when it was 247
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 17.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 349 | 23.5 | 14.8:1 | 93% (323) |
| 2023-24 | 338 | 25.4 | 13.3:1 | 93% (313) |
| 2022-23 | 352 | 23 | 15.3:1 | 67% (237) |
| 2020-21 | 398 | 23 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 344 | 22.7 | 15.2:1 | 99% (341) |
| 2015-16 | 308 | 18 | 17.1:1 | 99% (305) |
| 2010-11 | 270 | 15 | 18.0:1 | 99% (267) |
| 2000-01 | 298 | 16 | 18.6:1 | 32% (96) |
| 1990-91 | 247 | 13 | 19.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Utica Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (344 to 349); teachers up 4% (22.7 to 23.5).
About Utica Middle School
Utica Middle School is a small middle school in Utica, Ohio. Its enrollment is 349 students, spread over grades 5 through 8. Middle schools in Ohio average about 482 students, which makes this school 28% below average.
The 5 schools in North Fork Local enroll 1,459 students altogether, Utica Middle School among them.
At Utica Middle School, 96% of students are White. After that, the student body is 3% multiracial. Census figures show Licking County is about 86% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Utica Middle School scores 8%.
There are 23.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at Utica Middle School, giving a ratio of 14.8:1. The school's 14.8:1 compares with an average of 17.0:1 for middle schools in Ohio. By family income, 93% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 50 points above the 43% average for public schools in Licking County.
Utica Middle School earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 76% of Ohio public middle schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. Utica Middle School beats its 53.9% prediction with 65.5%, a top-10% result in Ohio.
Licking County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $84,426 a year, roughly 29% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Utica Middle School shares Licking County with 62 other public schools.
Utica High School, less than a tenth of a mile away, is the closest public school. Counting only straight-line distance, 3 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Utica Middle School ranks 3rd in a group of 5 nearby schools.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Distant, meaning it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 12%, from 398 to 349. By 2024-25, the school had 14.8 students per teacher, compared with 17.3 in 2020-21.
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Licking County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
181,837
Census ACS
Median income
$84,426
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
29%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
63
29,815 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in North Fork Local
- Utica High SchoolHigh · 400 students
- Utica Elementary SchoolElementary · 358 students
- Newton Elementary SchoolElementary · 347 students
- North Fork Online AcademyHigh · 5 students
Other schools in Utica
- Utica High SchoolHigh · 400 students
- Utica Elementary SchoolElementary · 358 students
- North Fork Online AcademyHigh · 5 students
Nearby schools
- Utica High School0.0 mi · 400
- North Fork Online Academy0.1 mi · 5
- Utica Elementary School0.2 mi · 358
- Newton Elementary School6.0 mi · 347
- Twin Oak Elementary School8.9 mi · 371
- Northridge Middle School9.1 mi · 270
Frequently asked questions
About Utica Middle SchoolHow large is Utica Middle School?
Utica Middle School enrolls approximately 349 students in grades 05-08.
What age range does Utica Middle School serve?
Utica Middle School serves students from grade 05 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Utica Middle School?
Approximately 14.8:1 students per teacher at Utica Middle School.
How diverse is Utica Middle School?
Utica Middle School reports a student body of 96% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Utica Middle School?
Utica Middle School is overseen by North Fork Local in Licking County.
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