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Watson Williams Elementary School

107 Elmwood Pl, Utica, Oneida County, 13501

630
Pupils
13.6
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Watson Williams Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Utica, Oneida County. The school has 630 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Utica City School District school district. It serves grades K–6 in an urban setting. The school employs 46.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1. 29% of students are proficient in reading. 19% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
Utica City School District

Enrollment & staffing

Watson Williams Elementary School enrolls 630 students across grades K–6. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 46.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.

Male students
325 (52%)
Female students
305 (48%)
Teachers (FTE)
46.3
Student-teacher ratio
13.6:1
Grade span
K–6

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 35% Black or African American, 33% Asian and 16% Hispanic or Latino.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Black or African American21835%
Asian20733%
Hispanic or Latino9916%
White548.6%
Two or more races518.1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

556 of the school's 630 students (88%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 545 qualify for free lunch and 11 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

City, SmallGrades K–6Title I

Watson Williams Elementary School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NY At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 47, state house district 119.

School district: UTICA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT

Watson Williams Elementary School is one of 13 schools in UTICA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in UTICA, New York. The district serves 9,375 students district-wide and employs 681 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 630 students, Watson Williams Elementary School is close to the district average of about 721 students per school.

9,375
District students
13
Schools
681
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

29%
Reading proficient
19%
Math proficient
25%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

📶 Fiber internet 📡 Campus Wi-Fi 💻 Provides devices

Setting: City - Small

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