Best Utica Public Middle Schools (2025-26)

For the 2025-26 school year, there are 3 public middle schools serving 1,443 students in Utica, NY.

The top ranked public middle schools in Utica, NY are John F Kennedy Middle School and Senator James H Donovan Middle School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.

Utica, NY public middle schools have an average math proficiency score of 41% (versus the New York public middle school average of 51%), and reading proficiency score of 35% (versus the 51% statewide average). Middle schools in Utica have an average ranking of 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of New York public middle schools.

Minority enrollment is 74% of the student body (majority Black and Hispanic), which is more than the New York public middle school average of 63% (majority Hispanic).