Utica’s public schools score below 62% of Wisconsin districts on tests and graduation
The grade covers the three public school districts serving Utica, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Wisconsin, not nationally.
From Wisconsin state tests taken in spring 2022, when 99% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Utica’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 751 Wisconsin towns with household incomes within a quarter of Utica’s, its schools beat 23%, lower than their 38% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 35% of tested students were proficient in reading and 38% in math, against 38% and 39% statewide; 99% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
90% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90% across Wisconsin. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
Ripon Area spends $14,647 per student and Oshkosh Area $15,284, against $16,459 across Wisconsin (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
13 elementary schools, then six middle and four high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is up 9% since 2020–21. 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.
What’s behind Utica’s grade
C+: better than 38% of Wisconsin school districts. Both inputs trail the Wisconsin average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Utica, with each school’s own grade.
To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Three districts serve Utica
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Below the state in reading
Utica vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Wisconsin towns that share Utica’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Utica | C+ | Ripon Area PK–12 · Oshkosh Area PK–12 · Omro PK–12 |
| Nekimi | C | Oshkosh Area |
| Nepeuskun | — | Berlin Area PK–12 · Ripon Area PK–12 |
| Omro | C+ | Omro |
| Rosendale | — | Rosendale-Brandon PK–12 · Ripon Area PK–12 |
| Rushford | B− | Omro PK–12 · Berlin Area PK–12 |
2 of the 5 neighbors share Ripon Area with Utica for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Utica
23 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Wisconsin’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Utica’s schools
Are Utica’s schools good?
On Wisconsin’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Utica children attend score below 62% of Wisconsin’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 23%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Utica in?
Ripon Area School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,705 students in 6 schools (2024–25).
Where do Utica kids go to high school?
One of 4 high schools, depending on your address: West High, North High, Ripon High and Omro High.
What is Utica’s graduation rate?
90% of the class of 2023 in Oshkosh Area School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Wisconsin.
How much does Utica spend per student?
$14,647 in Ripon Area School District, $15,284 in Oshkosh Area School District and $15,600 in Omro School District (FY2024), against $16,459 across Wisconsin. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Wisconsin. Stars are from neighbors.