Senator James H Donovan Middle School
1701 Noyes St
Utica NY, 13502, Oneida County
Phone: 315-368-6541
Ranking: (2,903 out of 3,424, bottom 15%)*
Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 7 to Grade 8
School District: Utica City School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
Total Teachers: | 57 | 61 | 69 | 100 | 98 | 78 | 91 | |||||||
Total Students: | 720 | 729 | 674 | 1,008 | 1,005 | 963 | 962 | |||||||
Grade 7: | 350 | 48.6% | 360 | 49.4% | 358 | 53.1% | 324 | 32.1% | 315 | 31.3% | 351 | 36.4% | 306 | 31.8% |
Grade 8: | 351 | 48.8% | 351 | 48.1% | 299 | 44.4% | 310 | 30.8% | 348 | 34.6% | 284 | 29.5% | 314 | 32.6% |
Ungraded: | 19 | 2.6% | 18 | 2.5% | 17 | 2.5% | 20 | 2.0% | 15 | 1.5% | 18 | 1.9% | 14 | 1.5% |
Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
Male: | 380 | 52.8% | 376 | 51.6% | 342 | 50.7% | 525 | 52.1% | 511 | 50.8% | 494 | 51.3% | 497 | 51.7% |
Female: | 340 | 47.2% | 353 | 48.4% | 332 | 49.3% | 483 | 47.9% | 486 | 48.4% | 460 | 47.8% | 461 | 47.9% |
Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
Asian: | 126 | 17.5% | 125 | 17.1% | 100 | 14.8% | 144 | 14.3% | 130 | 12.9% | 115 | 11.9% | 84 | 8.7% |
Hispanic: | 129 | 17.9% | 137 | 18.8% | 111 | 16.5% | 163 | 16.2% | 160 | 15.9% | 142 | 14.7% | 145 | 15.1% |
Black: | 238 | 33.1% | 230 | 31.6% | 218 | 32.3% | 350 | 34.7% | 344 | 34.2% | 339 | 35.2% | 326 | 33.9% |
White: | 201 | 27.9% | 219 | 30.0% | 239 | 35.5% | 348 | 34.5% | 370 | 36.8% | 366 | 38.0% | 407 | 42.3% |
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Two or More Races: | 25 | 3.5% | 17 | 2.3% | 6 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 583 | 81.0% | 568 | 77.9% | 526 | 78.0% | 729 | 72.3% | 682 | 67.9% | 712 | 73.9% | 641 | 66.6% |
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 38 | 5.3% | 50 | 6.9% | 46 | 6.8% | 60 | 6.0% | 100 | 10.0% | 85 | 8.8% | 92 | 9.6% |
Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.67 | 11.99 | 9.76 | 10.04 | 10.30 | 12.40 | 10.60 |
Test Performance
Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
NY State Assessments | ||||||
2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 0% | 60% | 69% |
2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 75% | 78% |
2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 100% | 89% | 86% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 0% | 53% | 67% |
2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 33% | 59% | 68% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 40% | 46% | 61% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 40% | 46% | 63% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 41% | 49% | 67% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 66% | 69% | 81% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 41% | 43% | 54% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 32% | 38% | 56% |
2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 36% | 44% | 60% |
2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 42% | 49% | 71% |
2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 50% | 58% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 60% | 65% | 83% |
2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 38% | 40% | 61% |
2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 32% | 33% | 63% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 44% | 47% | 57% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 49% | 47% | 58% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 57% | 56% | 71% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 63% | 65% | 80% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 27% | 28% | 50% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 28% | 29% | 48% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 30% | 31% | 53% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 15.2% | 15.4% | 31.4% |
2006 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 22% | 34% | 56% |
2007 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 46% | 49% | 66% |
2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 59% | 64% | 79% |
2009 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 79% | 78% | 88% |
2010 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 42% | 41% | 62% |
2011 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 47% | 44% | 64% |
2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 38% | 41% | 65% |
2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 7.4% | 6.2% | 27.7% |
2006 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 42% | 43% | 49% |
2007 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 42% | 46% | 58% |
2008 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 39% | 40% | 56% |
2009 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 55% | 55% | 69% |
2010 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 30% | 36% | 51% |
2011 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 29% | 31% | 47% |
2012 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 35% | 33% | 50% |
2013 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 15% | 14.7% | 33.7% |
2006 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 37% | 35% | 54% |
2007 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 35% | 36% | 59% |
2008 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 56% | 52% | 70% |
2009 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 68% | 64% | 80% |
2010 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 36% | 35% | 55% |
2011 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 42% | 36% | 60% |
2012 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 51% | 43% | 62% |
2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 10.8% | 8.9% | 27.4% |
2006 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 66% | 68% | 63% |
2007 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 65% | 68% | 65% |
2008 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 69% | 70% | 71% |
2009 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 55% | 63% | 69% |
2010 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 52% | 62% | 71% |
2011 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 50% | 63% | 69% |
2012 | Science | 8th Grade | % met std | 60% | 68% | 70% |
2006 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 43% | 46% | 54% |
2007 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 41% | 49% | 57% |
2008 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 51% | 51% | 63% |
2009 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 53% | 51% | 63% |
2010 | Social Studies | 8th Grade | % met std | 49% | 54% | 69% |
Regents | ||||||
2009 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 97% | 59% | 72% |
2010 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 100% | 58% | 72% |
2011 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 100% | 61% | 73% |
2012 | Integrated Algebra | End of course | % met std | 100% | 59% | 72% |
2005 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 100% | 69% | 75% |
2006 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 100% | 72% | 75% |
2007 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 100% | 76% | 75% |
2008 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 100% | 74% | 75% |
2009 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 98% | 73% | 80% |
2010 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 99% | 71% | 79% |
2011 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 100% | 72% | 81% |
2012 | Living Environment | End of course | % met std | 100% | 63% | 78% |
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* Senator James H Donovan Middle School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.