Is Christopher Columbus Elementary School a good school?

Christopher Columbus Elementary School ranks 1832 nd of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Christopher Columbus Elementary School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 636 students attended Christopher Columbus Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Christopher Columbus Elementary School?

Students at Christopher Columbus Elementary School are 30% Hispanic, 28% Asian, 19% African American, 17% White, 7% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Christopher Columbus Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Christopher Columbus Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : John F Kennedy Middle School High : Thomas R Proctor High School

Christopher Columbus Elementary School

Summary:

Christopher Columbus Elementary School is a public magnet elementary school located in Utica, New York, serving grades K-6 with a total enrollment of 639 students. The school is part of the Utica City School District, which is ranked 770 out of 865 school districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Christopher Columbus Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New York elementary schools, with a ranking between 1,500-2,000 out of around 2,400 schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on state assessments is generally below the Utica City School District and New York state averages across grades and subjects, particularly in math. The school's lowest-performing subgroups are Special Education students and Asian students, with rankings in the bottom 25% of New York elementary schools for those subgroups. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 82.16% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2022-2023 school year.

Nearby schools within the Utica City School District, such as Hugh R. Jones Elementary, General Herkimer Elementary, and Thomas Jefferson Elementary, generally perform better than Christopher Columbus Elementary on state assessments, with higher proficiency rates in both English Language Arts and math. However, these nearby schools also have high percentages of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds. In contrast, the Hughes Elementary School in the neighboring New Hartford Central School District, which serves a more affluent student population, significantly outperforms Christopher Columbus Elementary and the other Utica City School District schools on state assessments.

Detail:

Public, Magnet K-6

934 Armory Dr
Utica, NY 13501-5362

(315) 368-6520

District: Utica City School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
1832^nd of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $12,605

Students who attend Christopher Columbus Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	John F Kennedy Middle School
High:	Thomas R Proctor High School

Student/teacher ratio: 13.8

Number of students: 636

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

29.9%

Asian:

27.7%

African American:

18.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 84%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Christopher Columbus Elementary School ranks worse than 74.9% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 4^th among 10 ranked elementary schools in the Utica City School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 27.19. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Christopher Columbus Elementary School has the largest elementary school student body size in the Utica City School District. Student population at Christopher Columbus Elementary School is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (29.9%), Asian (27.7%), African American (18.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 84% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Christopher Columbus Elementary School is 13.8, which is the highest among 10 elementary schools in the Utica City School District! (See more...)

Compare Christopher Columbus Elementary School employs 46 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Christopher Columbus Elementary School is $12,605, which is the 5^th highest among 10 elementary schools in the Utica City School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Christopher Columbus Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Christopher Columbus Elementary School 1832^nd of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See Christopher Columbus Elementary School in the ranking list.)

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Utica City School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Utica City School District 770^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Christopher Columbus Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Christopher Columbus Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	38.50	1590^th	2206	27.9%
2007	51.50	1309^th	2219	41.0%
2008	52.53	1300^th	2227	41.6%
2009	49.12	1418^th	2257	37.2%
2010	40.45	1525^th	2263	32.6%
2011	26.65	1812^th	2286	20.7%
2012	26.72	1827^th	2320	21.3%
2013	20.25	1967^th	2325	15.4%
2014	30.43	1698^th	2345	27.6%
2015	34.72	1584^th	2352	32.7%
2016	35.59	1579^th	2366	33.3%
2017	28.78	1767^th	2386	25.9%
2018	32.37	1685^th	2395	29.6%
2019	32.18	1654^th	2413	31.5%
2021	32.33	1551^st	2201	29.5%
2022	34.08	1654^th	2434	32.0%
2023	34.25	1611^th	2439	33.9%
2024	27.19	1832^nd	2445	25.1%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Christopher Columbus Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2019	45.93	80^th	180	55.6%
2022	35.77	171^st	289	40.8%
2023	35.76	117^th	223	47.5%
2024	34.46	167^th	279	40.1%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Christopher Columbus Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	51.72	354^th	938	62.3%
2019	38.17	497^th	860	42.2%
2021	34.14	310^th	454	31.7%
2022	39.47	584^th	1027	43.1%
2023	39.80	571^st	1001	43.0%
2024	42.02	547^th	1066	48.7%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Christopher Columbus Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	30.20	1488^th	1941	23.3%
2019	41.04	942^nd	1859	49.3%
2021	32.55	726^th	1044	30.5%
2022	32.14	1439^th	2031	29.1%
2023	24.10	1687^th	2016	16.3%
2024	21.24	1915^th	2110	9.2%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Christopher Columbus Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	45.13	1061^st	2045	48.1%
2019	41.83	1124^th	2032	44.7%
2021	49.42	799^th	1678	52.4%
2022	40.53	1206^th	2099	42.5%
2023	44.33	1061^st	2041	48.0%
2024	34.71	1359^th	2078	34.6%

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Rank History for Female students at Christopher Columbus Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	35.83	1591^st	2338	32.0%
2019	30.97	1694^th	2357	28.1%
2021	30.48	1444^th	1955	26.1%
2022	38.02	1518^th	2401	36.8%
2023	39.34	1452^nd	2403	39.6%
2024	31.45	1694^th	2413	29.8%

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Rank History for Male students at Christopher Columbus Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	31.15	1726^th	2340	26.2%
2019	36.11	1522^nd	2358	35.5%
2021	31.09	1431^st	1961	27.0%
2022	31.74	1701^st	2400	29.1%
2023	31.23	1685^th	2400	29.8%
2024	25.85	1881^st	2411	22.0%

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Rank History for Asian students at Christopher Columbus Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	25.43	508^th	601	15.5%
2019	13.21	507^th	548	7.5%
2021	9.36	398^th	430	7.4%
2022	14.45	606^th	671	9.7%
2023	15.52	533^rd	605	11.9%
2024	21.92	551^st	662	16.8%

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Rank History for African American students at Christopher Columbus Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	35.08	625^th	948	34.1%
2019	39.16	514^th	891	42.3%
2021	45.02	216^th	427	49.4%
2022	37.15	579^th	936	38.1%
2023	34.81	553^rd	857	35.5%
2024	20.06	811^th	927	12.5%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Christopher Columbus Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	39.15	863^rd	1392	38.0%
2019	35.08	854^th	1315	35.1%
2021	30.61	608^th	818	25.7%
2022	43.85	808^th	1503	46.2%
2023	37.68	905^th	1429	36.7%
2024	25.54	1242^nd	1531	18.9%

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Rank History for White students at Christopher Columbus Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	25.09	1155^th	1408	18.0%
2019	29.51	1016^th	1338	24.1%
2021	49.93	656^th	1224	46.4%
2022	37.16	929^th	1399	33.6%
2023	36.34	889^th	1337	33.5%
2024	26.48	1088^th	1392	21.8%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: NY State Education Department

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by a parent on FaceBook
Thursday, January 19, 2012

this school is terrible state testing is going on and the kids nhave to eat lunch at 1:30 instead of 11 like normal isnt it important for kids to have a full belly during testing for concentration and stuff? Close Quote

Enrollment information for Christopher Columbus Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1993	270	108	5	34	0	n/a	n/a	0	417
1994	261	117	13	53	0	n/a	n/a	0	444
1995	376	182	13	80	0	n/a	n/a	0	651
1996	376	182	13	80	0	n/a	n/a	0	651
1997	355	176	15	98	0	n/a	n/a	0	644
1998	342	175	19	85	0	n/a	n/a	0	621
1999	431	221	36	97	0	n/a	n/a	0	785
2000	402	207	31	93	0	n/a	n/a	0	733
2001	400	209	37	77	0	n/a	n/a	0	723
2002	426	229	71	76	0	n/a	n/a	0	802
2003	426	229	71	76	0	n/a	n/a	0	802
2004	405	245	76	90	0	n/a	n/a	0	816
2005	348	216	77	89	0	n/a	n/a	0	730
2006	349	212	84	100	0	n/a	n/a	0	745
2007	349	177	80	82	0	n/a	n/a	1	689
2008	323	165	77	93	0	n/a	n/a	0	658
2009	322	174	101	87	0	n/a	n/a	0	684
2010	310	209	104	95	0	n/a	n/a	0	718
2011	323	170	103	112	0	0	11	0	719
2012	249	167	100	119	0	0	15	0	650
2013	223	149	125	112	0	0	26	0	635
2014	197	150	136	122	0	0	25	0	630
2015	191	157	143	110	1	0	26	0	628
2016	176	176	148	103	1	0	27	0	631
2017	162	167	157	129	1	0	26	0	642
2018	152	166	185	136	1	0	29	0	669
2019	153	160	197	140	0	0	29	0	679
2020	148	148	187	144	0	0	36	0	663
2021	146	140	196	166	0	0	36	0	684
2022	126	134	191	172	0	0	38	0	661
2023	118	113	177	186	0	0	45	0	639
2024	109	119	176	190	0	0	42	0	636

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Christopher Columbus Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1993	417	28.1	14.8	n/a
1994	444	27.0	16.4	75.5
1995	651	35.1	18.5	73.9
1996	651	35.1	18.5	73.9
1997	644	38.2	16.9	77.3
1998	621	35.1	17.7	65.1
1999	785	39.6	19.8	74.5
2000	733	43.6	16.8	89.5
2001	723	46.5	15.5	90.7
2002	802	53.3	15.0	87.7
2003	802	53.3	15.0	87.7
2004	816	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	730	46.1	15.8	87.3
2006	745	46.0	16.2	83.6
2007	689	48.4	14.2	82.8
2008	658	49.4	13.3	82.2
2009	684	46.4	14.7	84.4
2010	718	49.0	14.6	83.4
2011	719	51.4	13.9	84.7
2012	650	49.0	13.2	85.5
2013	635	41.4	15.3	85.4
2014	630	34.4	18.3	78.4
2015	628	35.0	17.9	86.6
2016	631	36.0	17.5	88.3
2017	642	38.9	16.4	86.8
2018	669	38.0	17.6	84
2019	679	42.0	16.1	86.7
2020	663	50.0	13.2	85.4
2021	684	46.4	14.7	79.2
2022	661	43.8	15.0	76.2
2023	639	44.4	14.3	82.2
2024	636	46.0	13.8	84

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Christopher Columbus Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1993	417	28.1	14.8	n/a
1994	444	27.0	16.4	75.5
1995	651	35.1	18.5	73.9
1996	651	35.1	18.5	73.9
1997	644	38.2	16.9	77.3
1998	621	35.1	17.7	65.1
1999	785	39.6	19.8	74.5
2000	733	43.6	16.8	89.5
2001	723	46.5	15.5	90.7
2002	802	53.3	15.0	87.7
2003	802	53.3	15.0	87.7
2004	816	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	730	46.1	15.8	87.3
2006	745	46.0	16.2	83.6
2007	689	48.4	14.2	82.8
2008	658	49.4	13.3	82.2
2009	684	46.4	14.7	84.4
2010	718	49.0	14.6	83.4
2011	719	51.4	13.9	84.7
2012	650	49.0	13.2	85.5
2013	635	41.4	15.3	85.4
2014	630	34.4	18.3	78.4
2015	628	35.0	17.9	86.6
2016	631	36.0	17.5	88.3
2017	642	38.9	16.4	86.8
2018	669	38.0	17.6	84
2019	679	42.0	16.1	86.7
2020	663	50.0	13.2	85.4
2021	684	46.4	14.7	79.2
2022	661	43.8	15.0	76.2
2023	639	44.4	14.3	82.2
2024	636	46.0	13.8	84

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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