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Schools in Utica

Utica’s public schools

Centennial Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Utica. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/2schools above Nebraska’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Nebraska’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
48%
2021–22
Math proficiency
55%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$20.4K
▲ 31% vs NE $15.6K
FY2024
Students per teacher
9.7
NE 13.8 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
515 students on the public path
In brief

Utica’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Utica’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Nebraska’s 882 public schools. Centennial Elementary School places highest (better than 71%); Centennial Jr.-Sr. High School lowest (63%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Utica, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Centennial Elementary SchoolCentennial Public SchoolsB+
6–8Centennial Middle SchoolCentennial Public SchoolsNo scores
9–12Centennial Jr.-Sr. High SchoolCentennial Public SchoolsB

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Centennial Public Schools.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Centennial Public SchoolsGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 515 students, up 4% since 2022–23 · 9.7 per teacher (NE 13.8)
$20,398NE $15,602 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading48%
State average 47.1% · 220 students tested
Math55%
State average 46% · 220 students tested

Utica vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Nebraska towns that share Utica’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Utica—Centennial

Every school in Utica

4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Nebraska’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Uticain other towns
Centennial Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B+
263 students12:1Rate it →
Centennial Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
101 studentsRate it →
Centennial Jr.-Sr. High School
High · Grades 9–12
B
151 students7:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
St. Paul Lutheran School
Elementary · Grades PK–8
Private · Religious
69 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Utica’s schools

Are Utica’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Utica. Centennial Public Schools has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Utica. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Nebraska’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Utica in?

Centennial Public Schools.

Where do Utica kids go to high school?

Centennial Jr.-Sr. High School.

Are there private schools in Utica?

Yes: St. Paul Lutheran School (grades PK–8, 69 students).

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What Utica families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.