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Black student results in Utica Community Schools

Across 10 schools in Utica Community Schools, 36.9% of Black students meet proficient. That is 12.3 points above the Michigan average for Black students.

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46.1%
All students
36.9%
Black
44.1%
Hispanic
47.6%
White
65.3%
Asian

Average across the 10 schools in Utica Community Schools with reportable results, giving each school equal weight regardless of size. A group is omitted from a school when too few students were tested to report safely.

The distance inside one district

Among the 7 schools here with at least 25 Black student results, Shelby Junior High School reports 41.7% of Black students meeting the standard. West Utica Elementary School, in the same district, reports 26.5%. That is a 15.2-point spread across schools under one administration, serving one community, funded by one tax base.

Every school in Utica Community Schools

Ranked by the share of Black students meeting proficient. Every group is shown alongside, because a school that serves one group well and another poorly is telling you something too.

SchoolAllBlackHispanicWhiteAsian
Dekeyser Elementary School 51.4% 50% 53.2%
Malow Junior High School 57.1% 45.5% 22.8% 60.2% 73.5%
Shelby Junior High School 54.6% 41.7% 58.5% 55.3% 63.6%
Schwarzkoff Elementary School 43.8% 40.6% 45.8%
Oakbrook Elementary School 52.8% 37.5% 51.2% 68.8%
Graebner Elementary School 44.6% 34.8% 49.5%
Frank Jeannette Jr. High School 37.3% 34.1% 32.5% 36.2% 54.6%
Davis Junior High School 46.4% 32.1% 60% 46.6% 64.8%
Bemis Junior High School 51.8% 26.6% 52.4% 53% 66.7%
West Utica Elementary School 20.8% 26.5% 38.5% 25.2%

Flags show magnet, charter, alternative and virtual schools. Some campuses — early college and specialized academies among them — also admit by application, and this page cannot yet identify all of them. Check with the district before assuming a school is open to your address.

How to read this. Michigan suppresses results for groups with too few students tested. Schools without a reportable Black student result are excluded rather than shown as zero — 754 of Michigan's schools have reportable data. Coverage is grades 3–8; high schools are not included. Because every state sets its own proficiency standard, Michigan figures should not be compared against another state's.

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